There are many questions, facts, and confusions existing regarding the “Shakti Peetha” in Hindu religion. You have also heard many stories about the Shakti Peethas. One of the most famous stories is the death of the goddess Sati. According to this story, the lord Shiva carried Sati’s body, remembering their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it. Because the Vishnu had cut her body into 51 parts by using Sudarshana Chakra. All these parts fell on the Earth and every part of the Sati now became a very prominent place for Hindus.
About 51 Shakti Peethas
Let’s start with the meaning of Shakti Peetha’s word so the meaning of Shakti Peeth is “Seat of Shakti”. As per the Hindu religion, the place is associated with the sacred place of eternal power. Hindu mythology says that all the Shakti paths are related to the place of significant shrines or pilgrimages.
Because all the people believed that, all the locations where parts of Maa Devi Sati’s or pieces of her jewelry fell on the earth holy place for us. This is a post only for those people who do have not much information about the 51 Shakti Peethas. Even, all the devotees of Hinduism should check the list of Shakti Peeth. Hindu mythology says that there are 51 Shakti Peethas out of which 18 are Maha Shakti Peethas.
List of 51 Shakti Peethas
This section only tells you the name of 51 Shakti Peethas. We have created a Separated List of the 51 Shakti Peethas which are located in India:-
- Amarnath
- Katyayani
- Vishalakshi
- Lalita
- Jwala Devi
- Tripurmalini
- Savitri
- Magadha
- Dakshayani
- Mahishasuramardini
- Bhramari
- Ambaji
- Gayatri
- Ambika
- Sarvashail
- Sravani
- Bhramaramba
- Narayani
- Mahishmardini
- Dakshina Kali
- Devgarbha
- Ramgiri
- Vimla
- Kumari Shakti
- Bhramri
- Nandini
- Mangal Chandika
- Kapalini
- Khamakya
- Jayanti
- Tripura Sundari
- Biraja
- Jai Durga
- Nagapooshani
- Avanti
- Narmada
- Gandaki Chandi
- Maharashtra
- Hinglaj
- Sugandha
- Aparna
- Jeshoreshwari
- Bhavani
51 Shakti Peeth Name List and Place with Body Parts
As you know, the 51 Shakti Peethas are associated with the parts of Maa Durga Sati. If you are curious to know about all 51 Shakti Peethas’ names with locations and body parts check the below-mentioned table only:-
| S/N | Name of Shakti Peeth | Place Name | Body Part |
| 1 | Amarnath Temple from Srinagar
Shri Parvat in Ladakh |
Jammu and Kashmir | Throat
Anklet |
| 2 | Attahas Temple, Birbhum District | West Bengal | Lips |
| 3 | Bahula at Ketugram in Purba Bardhaman | West Bengal | Left Arm |
| 4 | Bakreshwar, Birbhum District | West Bengal | Portion between the eyebrows |
| 5 | Bhairavparvat, Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | Elbow |
| 6 | Bhabanipur, Rajshahi Division | Bangladesh | Left anklet |
| 7 | Biraja Temple in Jajpur District | Odisha | Navel |
| 8 | Chhinnamastika Shaktipeeth at Chintpurni, in Una District | Himachal Pradesh | Foot |
| 9 | Muktinath Temple | Nepal | Right cheek |
| 10 | Goddess Bhadrakali on the banks of Godavari in Nashik city | Maharashtra | Chin |
| 11 | Hinglaj Mata Temple | Pakistan | Bramharandhra (Part of the head) |
| 12 | Jayanti Jaintia Hills district | Meghalaya | Left thigh |
| 13 | Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple | Bangladesh | Palms of hands and soles of the feet |
| 14 | Jwalaji Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | Tongue |
| 15 | Kalipeeth, Kolkata | West Bengal | Right Toes |
| 16 | Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills in Guwahati | Assam | Womb |
| 17 | Kankalitala, Birbhum district | West Bengal | Pelvis |
| 18 | Kanyashram of Balaambika
Temple in Yunnan Province China Gourikunda Temple Chattogram |
Tamil Nadu
Yunnan China Bangladesh |
Back |
| 19 | Bajreshwari Temple, Nagarkot, District Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | Left Breast |
| 20 | Kiriteswari Temple in Murshidabad district | West Bengal | Crown |
| 21 | Ratnavali district Hooghly | West Bengal | Right Shoulder |
| 22 | Bhramari Devi in Jalpaiguri
Malai Chandi Temple at Amta, Howrah |
West Bengal | Left leg
Part of the Left Knee |
| 23 | Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash | China | Right hand |
| 24 | Manibandh, at Gayatri hills Ajmer | Rajasthan | Wrists |
| 25 | Mithila, near Janakpur railway station | Nepal | Left shoulder |
| 26 | Nainativu (Manipallavam) Northern Province | Sri Lanka | Silambu (Anklets) |
| 27 | Guhyeshwari Temple | Nepal | Both knees |
| 28 | Chandranath Temple | Bangladesh | Right arm |
| 29 | Panchsagar Near Lohaghat | Uttarakhand | Lower teeth/ Navel |
| 30 | Kali Mandir, Triveni Sangam | Gujarat | Stomach |
| 31 | Alopi Devi Mandir near Sangam at Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | Finger |
| 32 | Present-day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar | Haryana | Ankle bone |
| 33 | Sharda Peeth on top Trikoot Hill, at Maihar | Madhya Pradesh | Necklace |
| 34 | Nandikeshwari Temple is located in Sainthia city | West Bengal | Necklace |
| 35 | Kotilingeswar Ghat temple Rajamundry | Andhra Pradesh | Cheeks |
| 36 | Naina Devi Temple | Himachal Pradesh | Right eye |
| 37 | Shondesh Amarkantak | Madhya Pradesh | Right buttock |
| 38 | Sri Sailam at Nallamala hills | Andhra Pradesh | Neck |
| 39 | Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum | Tamil Nadu | Upper teeth |
| 40 | Sugandha in Shikarpur | Bangladesh | Nose |
| 41 | Tripura Sundari temple Udaipur | Tripura | Right leg |
| 42 | Ujaani in Purba Bardhaman district | West Bengal | Right wrist |
| 43 | Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat | Uttar Pradesh | Face or Earring |
| 44 | Bargabhima temple, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur | West Bengal | Left ankle |
| 45 | Virat Nagar district, Alwar | Rajasthan | Fingers of Left Leg |
| 46 | Katyayani Shaktipeeth, Vrindavan, district Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | Ringlets of hair |
| 47 | Devi Talab Mandir | District Jalandhar Punjab | Left Breast |
| 48 | Baidyanath Dham | Jharkhand | Heart |
| 49 | Kamakshi Amman Temple situated at Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Odyanam (Navel) |
| 50 | Jogadya Burdwan district | West Bengal | Great toe |
| 51 | Pithapuram under Kakinada Port Town | Andhra Pradesh | Hip part |