52 Shakti Peetha of Maa Durga

In Satya Yuga, Daksha performed a yagna with a desire of taking revenge on Lord
Shiva. Daksha was angry because his daughter Sati had married Lord Shiva against his
wishes. Daksha invited all the deities to the yagna except for Shiva and Sati. The fact that
she was not invited did not deter Sati from attending the yagna. But Sati, being an
uninvited guest, was not given any respect. Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Sati was
unable to bear her father’s insults toward her husband, so she committed suicide by
jumping into the pyre. When Lord Shiva heard about her death he became furious. He went
to the place where Daksha was performing his yagna and destroyed the area. Daksha was
killed by Shiva’s ganas.

Lord Shiva then carried Sati’s body all over the world in a state of wild grief. At the request
of all other gods, Lord Vishnu severed Sati’s body into 52 pieces with his Sudarshan
Chakra, so that Lord Shiva could return to his sanity and once again take up his duties.
Various parts of Sati’s body fell at different places which became known as Shakti
Peethas. At all Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord Bhairava (a
manifestation of Lord Shiva).

List of 52 Shakti Peetha of Goddess Durga

Sr. Organ or
Place Shakti Bhairava
No. Ornament
KanchiPuram, Kamatchi Ottiyana
temple,Kamakoti Peetam (Ornament
1 Kamakshi Kala Bhairav
mentioned in Lalita covering
Sahasram,Trishati,Astothram etc. stomach)
Indrakshi / Rakshaseshwar /
2 Sri Lanka, in Nainativu, Jaffna Hand
Nagapooshani Naayanar
Naina, a little distance from
3 Sukkur Station from Karachi, Eyes Mahishmardini Krodhish
Pakistan
Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur,
Gournadi, about 20 km from
4 Nose Sunanda Trayambak
Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the
banks of Sonda river.
Amarnath in Kashmir, India from J&K
Srinagar through Pahalgam 94
5 Throat Mahamaya Trisandhyeshwar
km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km
by walk
Jwalamukhi, Kangra, India from HP
6 Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Tongue Siddhida (Ambika) Unmatta Bhairav
Road Station from there 20 km.
7 Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat, India Heart Ambaji Gujarat
Nepal, near Pashupatinath
8 Both Knees Mahashira Kapali
Temple at Gujyeshwari Temple
Manas, under Tibet at the feet of
9 Mount Kailash in Lake Right Hand Dakshayani Amar
Mansarovar, a piece of Stone
 Biraja in Utkal present Orissa, Orissa
10 Navel Girija/Viraja/Biraja Jagannath
India
Gandaki from Pokhara, Nepal
about 125 km on the banks of
11 Temple Gandaki Chandi Chakrapani
Gandaki river where Muktinath
temple is situated
Bahula, on the banks of Ajay W
river, at Ketugram 8 km from Bengal
12 Left Arm Goddess Bahula Bhiruk
Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal,
India.
Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara W
13 Station under Burdwan district of Right Wrist Mangal Chandika Kapilambar Bengal
West Bengal, India
Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of Assam
the hills known as Tripura
Sundari temple near
14 Right Leg Tripura Sundari Tripuresh
Radhakishorepur village, a little
distance away from Udaipur town
of Tripura, India
On the Chandranath hill near
Sitakunda station of Chittagong
District, Bangladesh. The famous
15 Chandranath Temple on the top Right Arm Bhawani Chandrashekhar
of the hill is the Bhairav temple
of this Shakti Peetha, not the
Shakti Peeth itself.
Trisrota, at Salbari village under W
16 Boda division of Jalpaiguri Left Leg Bhraamari Ambar Bengal
district, West Bengal, India
Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the Assam
17 Neelachal hills near Guwahati, Genital Organ Kamakhya Umanand
capital of Assam, India
yogaadya at Khirgram under W
Great Toe
18 Burdwan district, West Bengal, Jugaadya Ksheer Khandak Bengal
(Right)
India
Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), W
19 Right Toes Kalika Nakuleesh
India Bengal
Prayag near Sangam at UP
20 Finger (Hand) Lalita Bhava
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Jayanti at Kalajore Baurbhag
village of Falzur Pargana under
Jayantia Thana of Sylhet district,
21 Left Thigh Jayanti Kramadishwar
Bangladesh. This Shakti Peetha
is locally known as Falizur
Kalibari.
Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km W
from Lalbag Court Road station Bengal
22 Crown Vimla Sanwart
under district Murshidabad, West
Bengal, India
 Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on UP
Vishalakshi &
23 banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Earring Kalbhairav
Manikarni
Pradesh, India
Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the TN
Bhadrakali temple within the
precincts of Kumari temple,
24 Back Sarvani Nimish
Tamil Nadu, India (also thought
to be situated in Chittagong,
Bangladesh)
Present day Kurukshetra town or Haryana
25 Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, Ankle Bone Savitri Sthanu
at Haryana, India
Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Raj
Pushkar 11 km towards north-
26 Two Bracelets Gayatri Sarvanand
west from Ajmer, Rajasthan,
India.
Shri Shail, at Jainpur village,
near Gotatikar, towards north-
27 Neck Mahalaxmi Sambaranand
east 3 km from Sylhet town,
Bangladesh
Kankalitala, on the banks of W
Kopai river 10 km towards north- Bengal
east from Bolpur station of
28 Bone Devgarbha Ruru
district Birbhum, Devi locally
known as KankaleshwariWest
Bengal, India
Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon MP
river in a cave over hills near to
29 Buttock (Left) Kali Asitang
Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh,
India
Shondesh, at the source point of MP
30 Narmada river in Amarkantak, Buttock (Right) Narmada Bhadrasen
Madhya Pradesh, India
Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the UP
31 Jhansi Manikpur Railway line in Right Breast Shivani Chanda
Uttar Pradesh, India
Vrindavan, near new bus stand UP
on Bhuteshwar road within
32 Ringlets of Hair Uma Bhutesh
Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple,
Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India
Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at TN
Shuchitirtham 11 km on Teeth (Upper
33 Narayani Sanhar
Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Jaw)
Tamil Nadu, India
Panchsagar place not known Teeth (Lower UK
34 Varahi Maharudra
(thought to be near Haridwar) Jaw)
Karatoyatat, at Bhabanipur
Left Anklet
35 village 28 km distance from Arpana Vaman
(Ornament)
interior Sherpur. Alight at Bogra
 station under district Bogra,
Bangladesh
Shri Parvat, near Ladak, AP
Kashmir, India. Another belief: at
Right Anklet
36 Srisailam in Shriparvat hills Shrisundari Sundaranand
(Ornament)
under Karnool district, Andhra
Pradesh, India
Vibhash, at Tamluk under district WB
Kapalini
37 Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, Left Ankle Sarvanand
(Bhimarupa)
India
Prabhas, 4 km distance from Gujarat
Veraval station near Somnath
38 Stomach Chandrabhaga Vakratund
temple in Junagadh district of
Gujarat, India
Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on MP
the banks of Shipra river a little
39 Upper Lips Avanti Lambkarna
distance from Ujjaini town,
Madhya Pradesh, India
Jansthan, at Godavari river Mah
Chin (Two
40 valley near Nasik, Maharasthra, Bhramari Vikritaksh
Parts)
India
Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at AP
Kotilingeswar temple on the
Rakini or Vatsnabh or
41 banks of Godavari river near Cheeks
Vishweshwari Dandpani
Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh,
India
Birat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Left Feet Raj
42 Ambika Amriteshwar
India Fingers
Ratnavali, on the banks of W
Ratnakar river at Khanakul- Bengal
43 Right Shoulder Kumari Shiva
Krishnanagar, district Hooghly,
West Bengal, India
Mithila, near Janakpur Railway
44 station on the boarder of India- Left Shoulder Uma Mahodar
Nepal
Nalhati,known as "Nalateshwari W
Temple" near Nalhati station of Tubular Bones Bengal
45 Kalika Devi Yogesh
Birbhum district by rickshaw, of the Feet
West Bengal, India
46 Karnat place not known Both Ears Jayadurga Abhiru
Bakreshwar, on the banks of W
Paaphara river, 24 km distance Bengal
Portion between
47 from Siuri Town, district Mahishmardini Vakranath
the eyebrows
Birbhum,7km from Dubrajpur
Rly. Station West Bengal, India
Jessoreswari, situated at
Palms of Hands
48 Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, district Jashoreshwari Chanda
& Feet
Satkhira, Bangladesh. The
 temple complex was built by
Raja Pratapaditya, whose capital
was Ishwaripur.
Attahas village of Dakshindihi in W
the district of Bardhaman, near Bengal
49 Lips Phullara Vishvesh
the Katwa Rail Station, in West
Bengal, India
Sainthia, locally Known as W
"Nandikeshwari" temple. Earlier Bengal
Nandipur/Now in Sainthia Town.
50 only 1.5 km from Railway Station Necklace Nandini Nandikeshwar
under a banyan tree within a
boundary wall, Birbhum district,
West Bengal, India
Hinglaj (Or Hingula), southern
Baluchistan a few hours North- Bramharandhra
51 east of Gawadar and about 125 (Part of the Kottari Bhimlochan
km towards North-west from head)
Karachi, Pakistan
Danteshwari ( Kuldevi Of Baster Chhattis
State ), Dantewada Baster 80 garh
52 Daant (Teeth) Danteshwari Kapalbhairv
km's from Jagdalpur
Chhattisgarh