18 Maha Shakti Peethas

The modern cities or towns that correspond to these 64 locations can be a matter of dispute, but there are a few that are totally unambiguous, these are mentioned in the Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram by Adi Shankara.[6] This list contains 18 such locations which are often referred to as Maha Shakthi Peeths[7]. Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Place Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) Kanchi (Tamil Nadu) Praddyumnam (Gujarat) Mysore (Karnataka) Alampur (Andhra Pradesh) Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh) Kolhapur (Maharastra) Nanded (Maharastra) Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh) Jajpur (Orissa) Guwahati (Assam) Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh) Jwala (Himachal Pradesh) Gaya (Bihar) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Dantewada (Chattisgarh) Kashmir Part of the body fallen Groin Back part Stomach part Hair Upper teeth Neck part Eyes Right hand Upper lip Left hand Navel Vulva Fingers Head part Breast part Wrist Tooth Right hand Name of Shakti Shankari devi Kamakshi Devi Sri Srunkhala devi Chamundeshwari devi Jogulamba devi Bhramaramba devi [Mahalakshmi devi][8] Eka Veerika devi Mahakali devi Puruhutika devi Biraja devi Manikyamba devi Kamarupa devi Madhaveswari devi Vaishnavi devi Sarvamangala devi Vishalakshi devi Danteswari devi Saraswathi devi

Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh) Left cheek