June 19, 2021June 28, 2021Shakti Peeth- connect to the divineThe best joy of life is peace and satisfaction which is associated with spirituality. Temples have always been the centre of spiritual growth for all as most temples are free from the hassle of city life and give the opportunity to connect to nature. From a Yogi to an Emperor or the common man, Shakti Peethas are a way to connect to Maa Durga to fulfil their earthly desires with spiritual development. The 51 Shakti Peethas or Devi Sthan are temples dedicated to Maa Shakti (Goddess Shakti- wife of Lord Shiva) spread across the Indian subcontinent. They are a pilgrimage for Hindus and have played a significant role in developing the Indian culture As per Hindu mythology, after Lord Shiva and Goddess Sati- daughter of Prajapati Daksha got married, Prajapati Daksha organized a yajna, where he invited all the deities, gods and sages except for Shiva, as he did not deem him worthy to marry his daughter. Sati attended the yajna despite Shiva uninvited and asked Daksha the reason for it. Daksha insulted Shiva, which was unbearable for Sati, so she sacrificed her life. Lord Shiva was enraged by this incident. To mourn his wife Sati, he began ‘Rudra Tandava’. Lord Vishnu used Sudarshan Chakra to chop the body of Sati into 51 pieces. The places where organs fell became sacred and the temples (each temple has a different manifestation of Goddess Durga) built there are known as Shakti Peeth. At all Shakti Peethas, Goddess Durga is accompanied by Bhairava, who is also in his various manifestations. The following table mentions the location and deities of the Shakti Peethas.Sr. NoTempleDeviBhairavCityState-Country1Amarnath Cave TempleMahamayaTrisandhyeshwarPahalgamJammu and Kashmir- India2Kalighat TempleKalikaNakuleshwarKolkataWest Bengal- India3Attahas TemplePhullaraVishveshBirbhumWest Bengal- India4Bahula TempleBahulaBhirukPurba BardhamanWest Bengal- India5Bakreshwar TempleMahishmardiniVakranthSiuriWest Bengal- India6Bhairavparvat TempleAvantiLambkarnaUjjainMadhya Pradesh- India7Bhabanipur TempleAparnaVamanSherpurBangladesh8Biraja TempleBirajaJagannathJajpurOdisha-India9NainativuIndrakshi/ NagapooshaniRakshaseshwar/ NaayanarJaffnaSri Lanka10Muktinath TempleGandaki ChandiChakrapaniMustangNepal11Saptashringi Temple or Jansthan TempleBhadrakaliVikritakshNashikMaharashtra- India12Hinglaj Mata TempleKottariBhimlochanHingulaPakistan13Jayanti Temple (locally known as Nartiang Durga Temple)JayantiKramadishwarJaintia HillsMeghalaya- India14Jeshoreshwari Kali TempleJashoreshwariChandaSatkhiraBangladesh15Jwalamukhi Devi TempleSiddhida (Ambika)Unmatta BhairavKangraHimachal Pradesh- India16Kamakhya TempleKamakhyaUmananda or BhayaanandGuwahatiAssam- India17Kankalitala TempleDevgarbhaRuruBirbhumWest Bengal- India18Kanyashram TempleSarvaniNimishKanyakumariTamil Nadu- India (also thought to be in Chittagong Bangladesh)19Bajreshwari TempleJayadurgaAbhiruKangraHimachal Pradesh- India20Kiriteswari TempleVimlaSanwartMurshidabadWest Bengal- India21Ratnavali Temple (locally known as Anandamayee Temple)KumariGhanteshwarHooghlyWest Bengal- India22Trisota TempleBhraamariAmbarJalpaiguriWest Bengal- India23Manas TempleDakshayaniAmarLake ManasarovarTibet24Chamunda Mata Temple or Manibandh TempleGayatriSarvanandPushkarRajasthan- India25Mithila TempleUmaMahodarNear JanakpurNepal26Kamakshi TempleKamakshiKala BhairavKanchi PuramTamil Nadu- India27Guhyeshwari TempleMahashiraKapaliKathmanduNepal28Naina TempleMahishmardiniKrodhishSukkarKarachi- Pakistan29Sugandha TempleSunandaTryambakShikarpurBangladesh30Ambaji TempleAmbajiBatuk BhairavAnartGujarat- India31Ujani TempleManngal ChandikaKapilambarBardhamanWest Bengal- India32Tripura Sundari TempleTripura SundariTripureshUdaipurTripura- India33Yugadya TempleYugadyaKseer KhandakBardhamanWest Bengal- India34Alopi Devi TempleLalitaBhavaPrayagUttar Pradesh- India35Shri Vishalakshi Mata TempleVishalakshi & ManikarnikaKaal BhairavVaranasiUttar Pradesh- India36Shri Devikoop Bhadrakali TempleSavitriSthanuKurukshetraHaryana- India37Shri Shail TempleMahalaxmiSambaranandSylhetBangladesh38Kalmadhav TempleKalikaAsitangKalmadhav near AmarkantakMadhya Pradesh- India39Shondesh TempleNarmadaBhadrasenShondesh in AmarkantakMadhya Pradesh- India40Chitrakuta Shaktipeeth TempleShivaniChandaChitrakutaUttar Pradesh- India41Shri Katyayani TempleUmaBhuteshVrindavanUttar Pradesh- India42Shuchi TempleNarayaniSanharShuchitirthamTamil Nadu- India43Panchasagar TempleVarahiMaharudraVaranasiUttar Pradesh- India44Shri Paravat TempleShrisundariSundaranandSri ParvatLadakh- India (also believed to be at Srisailam in Karnool of Andhra Pradesh45Chandrabhaga TempleChandrabhagaVakratundJunagadhGujarat- India46Vibhash TempleKapalini (Bhimrupa)SarvanandPurba MedinipurWest Bengal- India47Maa Ambika TempleAmbikaAmriteshwarBharatpurRajasthan- India48Vishweshwari TempleVishweshwari or RakiniDandpani or VatsnabhSarvshail or GodavaritirAndhra Pradesh- India49Danteshwari TempleDanteshwariKapalbhairavDantewadaChhattisgarh- India50Nandikeshwari TempleNandiniNandikeshwarBirbhumWest Bengal51ChandranathBhawaniChandrashekharNear Sitakunda in ChittagongBangladeshThe data has been compiled from various sourcesSelect your reaction+1 2+1 0+1 0+1 0+1 0 Facebook Twitter Email Telegram Related Temples Temple Circuits BhairavDeviDevi DurgaSatiShakti PeethShiva and ShaktiTemplesTemples of India
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