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51 Shakti Peetha, 18 Maha Shakti Peetha, 4 Adi Shakti Peetha

and 12 Jyotir Lingas

(51 Shakti Peetha :: India: 38, Bangla Desh: 5, Nepal: 3, Pakistan: 2, Bhutan: 1, Sri Lanka: 1, Tibet: 1,)
(18 Maha Shakti Peetha :: India: 16, Pakistan: 1, Sri Lanka: 1)
(4 Adi Shakti Peetha :: all in India)
( 12 Jyotir Lingas :: all in India)
Sl. Shakti Bhairava Place District State Country Body Part or 4 Adi 18 Maha 51 Collocated
No
Ornament Shakti Shakti Shakti one of the 12
fell here Peetha Peetha (*) Peetha Jyotir Linga
1 Kamakhya Umanand Kamgiri, Kamakhya Guwahati Assam India Yoni Adi Shakti Maha Shakti Shakti
(Kamarupa (in the Neelachal hills khanda /Vulva/ Peetha Peetha Peetha
devi) near Guwahati) Genital Organ

2 Dakshina Kalighat Kolkata West Bengal India Mukha khanda Adi Shakti
Kalika Peetha
3 Tara Tarini Berhampur Berhampur Odisha India Sthana Adi Shakti
(Breasts) Peetha
4 Vimala Jagannath Jagannath Temple Puri Odisha India Pada Adi Shakti
/Bimala complex Peetha
5 Avanti/ Lambkarna Bhairavparvat (at Ujjain Madhya India Upper Lips Maha Shakti Shakti Mahakaleshwa
Mahakali Bhairav hills on the Pradesh Peetha Peetha r (Ujjain)
devi banks of Shipra river)
6 Lalita Bhava Prayag (near Sangam) Allahabad Uttar Pradesh India Finger (Hand) Maha Shakti Shakti
/Madhaves Peetha Peetha
wari devi/
Alopi Mata
7 Vishalaksh Kalbhairav Manikarnika Ghat (on Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India Earring Maha Shakti Shakti Kashi
i& banks of (Kundal) and in Peetha Peetha Vishvanath
Manikarni the Ganges at Kashi) the last Chest (Varanasi)
8 Bhramara Shrishailam Kurnool Andhra India Neck part Maha Shakti
mba devi Pradesh Peetha
9 Biraja/ Jajpur, Utkal Jajpur Odisha India Navel Maha Shakti
Viraja/ Peetha
Girija Devi
10 Chamunde Mysore Mysore Karnataka India Hair Maha Shakti
shwari Peetha
devi
11 Ekaveerika Mahur Nanded Maharashtra India Head Maha Shakti
Devi Peetha
12 Jogulamba Alampur Mahaboob Andhra India Upper teeth Maha Shakti
devi Nagar Pradesh Peetha
(Yogamba
devi)
13 Kamakshi Kanchi Kanchi Tamil Nadu India Back part Maha Shakti
Devi Peetha
14 Mahalaksh Kolhapur Kolhapur Maharashtra India Eyes Maha Shakti
mi devi Peetha
15 Manikyam Draksharamam East Godavari Andhra India Left cheek Maha Shakti
ba devi Pradesh Peetha
16 Puruhutika Pithapuram East Godavari Andhra India Foot(Paadagaya Maha Shakti
devi Pradesh ) Peetha
17 Saraswathi Sharada Peeth Muzaffrabad Pakistan Pakistan Right hand Maha Shakti
devi Occupied Peetha
Kashmir
18 Sarvamang Gaya Gaya Bihar India Breast part Maha Shakti
ala devi Peetha
19 Shankari Trincomalee Trincomalee Northern Sri Lanka Groin Maha Shakti
devi Province Peetha
20 Shrikkhala Pandua Hooghly West Bengal India Stomach Maha Shakti
Devi Peetha
/Srigala
Devi
21 Vaishnavi Jwalamukhi Kangra Himachal India Tongue Maha Shakti
devi Pradesh Peetha
22 Ambika Amriteshwar Virat (near Bharatpur) Bharatpur Rajasthan India Left Feet Shakti
Fingers Peetha
23 Arpana Vaman Bhabanipur union, Bogra Bangladesh Bangla Left Anklet Shakti
Karatoyatat, Ratnapore Desh (Ornament) Peetha
(28 km distance from
interior Sherpur upazila
)
24 Bahula Bhiruk Bahula (on the banks Burdwan West Bengal India Left Arm Shakti
of Ajay river Peetha
at Ketugram, 8 km
from Katwa)
25 Bhawani Chandrashek Near Sitakunda station Chittagong Bangladesh Bangla Right Arm Shakti
har (On Chandranath hill). Desh Peetha
Also,
famous Chandranath
Bhairava Temple on
the top of this hill.
26 Bhraamari Ambar Bhramari Devi, village Jalpaiguri West Bengal India Left Leg Shakti
Boda (Near Jalpesh Peetha
temple, on the bank of
river Teesta or Tri-
shrota - combination of
three flows mentioned
in Puranas)
27 Bhramari Vikritaksh Vani, Jansthan (at Nasik Maharashtra India Chin (Two Shakti Trimbakeshwa
Godavari river valley Parts) Peetha r (Nasik)
near Nasik)
(Goddess Saptashrungi
with 18 arms)
28 Chandrabh Vakratund Prabhas (4 km Junagadh Gujarat India Stomach Shakti Somnath
aga from Veraval station Peetha (Prabhas
near Somnath temple) Patan)
29 Chhinnam Rudra Chintpurni Una Himachal India Feet Shakti
astika Mahadev Pradesh Peetha
30 Dakshayan Amar Manas a piece of Stone Lake Tibet Tibet Right Hand Shakti
i (at the foot of Mount Mansarovar Peetha
Kailash in Lake
Mansarovar)
31 Gandaki Chakrapani Muktinath temple, Pokhara Nepal Nepal Temple Shakti
Chandi Gandaki (about 125 km Peetha
from Pokhra on the
banks of Gandaki river)
32 Gayatri Sarvanand Manibandh (at Gayatri Ajmer Rajasthan India Two Bracelets Shakti
hills Peetha
near Pushkar 11 km
north-west of Ajmer)
33 Indrakshi Rakshasesh Nainativu, Jaffna Northern Sri Lanka Silambu Shakti
(Nagapoos war Manipallavam Province (Anklets) Peetha
hani (Nayanair) (Located 36 km
/Bhuvanes from Nallur).
wari) (The murti was
worshipped by Lord
Indra, Lord Rama and
Ravana also offered
obeisance
here. Nāga and Garuda
also worshiped here
resolved their
longstanding feuds)
34 Jassoreshw Chanda Yashor,, Khulna Bangladesh Bangla Palms of Hands Shakti
ari/ Ishwaripur, Shyamnaga Desh and Soles of the Peetha
Yashoresh r feet
wari (Temple complex built
by Maharaja
Pratapaditya whose
capital was Ishwaripur)

35 Jaya Durga Baidyanath Baidyanath Dham Deoghar Jharkhand India Heart Shakti Baidyanathdha
Peetha m (Deoghar)

36 Jayadurga Abhiru Karnat, Brajeshwari Kangra Himachal India Both Ears Shakti
Devi Pradesh Peetha
37 Jayanti Kramadishw Jayanti, Nartiang Jaintia Hills Meghalaya India Left Thigh Shakti
ar village (Peeth also Peetha
known as the Nartiang
Durga Temple)
38 Jugaadya/ Ksheer Khirgram Burdwan West Bengal India Great Toe Shakti
Yogaadya Khandak (Right) Peetha
39 Kali Asitang Kalmadhav (on the Anuppur Madhya India Buttock (Left) Shakti
banks of Shon river in Pradesh Peetha
a cave over hills near
to Amarkantak)
40 Kalika Nakuleshwar Kalipeeth, Kalighat Kolkata West Bengal India Right Toe Shakti
Peetha
41 Kankalital Ruru Kankalitala (on the Birbhum West Bengal India Bone Shakti
a banks of Kopai Peetha
/Devgarbh River, 10 km north-east
a/ of Bolpur station)
Kankalesh
wari
42 Kapalini Sarvanand Vibhash, Tamluk Purba West Bengal India Left Ankle Shakti
(Bhimarup Medinipur Peetha
a)
43 Kottari Bhimlochan Hinglaj / Hingula. ( Gawadar Baluchistan Pakistan Bramharandhra Shakti
North-east (Part of the Peetha
of Gawadar and about head)
125 km towards North-
west from Karachi)
44 Kumari Shiva Anandamayee Temple, Hooghly West Bengal India Right Shoulder Shakti
Ratnavali (on the banks Peetha
of Ratnakar river
at Khanakul-
Krishnanagar)
45 Mahalaxmi Sambaranan Shri Shail, Joinpur Sylhet Bangladesh Bangla Neck Shakti
d village, Dakshin Desh Peetha
Surma, near Gotatikar
(3 km north-east
of Sylhet town)
46 Mahamaya Trisandhyes Amarnath (from Pahalgam Jammu and India Throat Shakti
hwar Chandanwari 16 km by Kashmir Peetha
walk)
47 Mahashira Kapali Guhyeshwari Temple, Kathmandu Nepal Nepal Both Knees Shakti
near Peetha
Pashupatinath Temple
48 Mahishmar Vakranath Bakreshwar (on the Birbhum West Bengal India Portion between Shakti
dini banks the eyebrows Peetha
of Paaphara river,
24 km distance from
Siuri Town & 7 km
from Dubrajpur Rly
Station)
49 Mahishmar Krodhish Shivaharkaray Karachi Sindh Pakistan Eyes Shakti
dini (near Sukkur Station) Peetha
50 Mangal Kapilambar Ujaani (16 km Burdwan West Bengal India Right Wrist Shakti
Chandika from Guskara station) Peetha
51 Nandini Nandikeshw Sainthia (Known as Birbhum West Bengal India Necklace Shakti
ar Nandikeshwari temple) Peetha
(1.5 km from the
railway station)
52 Narayani Sanhar Shuchi (Shiva temple Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu India Teeth (Upper Shakti
at Suchindrum 11 km Jaw) Peetha
on Kanyakumari Triva
ndrum road)
53 Narmada Bhadrasen Shondesh (at the source Anuppur Madhya India Buttock (Right) Shakti Mamleshwar
point of Narmada Pradesh Peetha (Omkareshwar
River in Amarkantak) , Narmada
Island))

54 Paropit Birajong Paro Paro Bhutan Bamonbonsham Shakti


Peetha
55 Phullara/ Vishvesh Attahas village of Birbhum West Bengal India Lips Shakti
Fullara Dakshindihi (near Peetha
Labhpur Railway
station)
56 Rakini Vatsnabh or Sarvashail or Godavarit Rajahmundry Andhra India Cheeks Shakti
(Vishwesh Dandpani ir, Pradesh Peetha
wari) Kotilingeswar temple
(on the banks
of Godavari river)
57 Sarvani Nimish Kanyashram of Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu India Back Shakti
Balaambika Peetha
(The Bhagavathy templ
e)
(Another Belief :
Peeth situated in
Yunnan province,
China)

58 Savitri/ Sthanu Thanesar ancient Kurukshetra Haryana India Ankle Bone Shakti
BhadraKal Sthaneshwar (i.e. Peetha
i Kurukshetra town)
59 Shivani Chanda Ramgiri Chitrakuta Uttar Pradesh India Right Breast Shakti
(at Chitrakuta on Peetha
the Jhansi Manikpur rai
lway Line)
60 Shrisundar Sundaranand Srisailam (in Shriparvat Kurnool Andhra India Right Anklet Shakti Mallikarjuna
i hill) Pradesh (Ornament) Peetha (Srisailam)
(Another Belief: Shri
Parvat,
near Ladak, Jammu
and Kashmir)
61 Siddhida Unmatta Jwalaji, Kangra (20 km Kangra Himachal India Tongue Shakti
(Ambika) Bhairav from Jwalamukhi Road Pradesh Peetha
Station. Neareast Major
Town Pathankot)

62 Sugandha/ Trayambak Shikarpur, Gournadi Barisal town Bangladesh Bangla Nose Shakti
Sunanda (20 km Desh Peeth
from Barisal town, on
the banks of Sondh
River)
63 Tripura Tripuresh Udaipur (at the top of Udaipur Tripura India Right Leg Shakti
Sundari the hills Tripura Peeth
Sundari temple,
Radhakishorepur villag
e)
64 Tripurmali Bhutesh/ Devi Talav (near Jalandhar Punjab India Left Breast Shakti
ni Bhishan Jalandhar Cantonment Peeth
Station)
65 Uma Bhutesh Vrindavan (near new Mathura Uttar Pradesh India Ringlets of Hair Shakti
bus stand, within Peeth
Bhuteshwar Mahadev
Temple,
Katyayanipeeth. Vrinda
van)
66 Uma Mahodar Mithila Janakpur Nepal Nepal Left Shoulder Shakti
(near Janakpur railway Peeth
station near Indo Nepal
Border)
67 Varahi Maharudra Panchsagar (near Haridwar Uttrakhand India Teeth (Lower Shakti
Haridwar) Jaw) Peeth
68 Vimla Sanwart Kireet, Murshidabad West Bengal India Crown Shakti
Kireetkona village Peeth
(3 km from Lalbag
Court Road station)

Jyotir Linga Locations


Sl. Jyotir Bhairava Place District State Country Body Part or 4 Adi 18 Maha 51 Shakti 12 Jyotir
No
Linga Ornament Shakti Shakti Peetha Linga
fell here Peetha Peetha (*)
1 Mahakal Lambkarna Mahakaleshwar Ujjain Madhya India Maha Shakti Shakti Jyotir Linga
eshwar Jyotirlinga temple Pradesh Peetha Peetha
(Ujjain) Collocated Collocated
2 Kashi Kalbhairav on banks of Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India Maha Shakti Shakti Jyotir Linga
Vishvanath the Ganges at Kashi Peetha Peetha
(Varanasi) Collocated Collocated
3 Trimbakes Vikritaksh Nasik Nasik Maharashtra India Shakti Jyotir Linga
hwar Peetha
(Nasik) Collocated
4 Somnath Vakratund Prabhas (4 km Junagadh Gujarat India Shakti Jyotir Linga
(Prabhas from Veraval station Peetha
Patan) Collocated
5 Baidyanath Baidyanath Baidyanath Dham Deoghar Jharkhand India Shakti Jyotir Linga
dham Peetha
(Deoghar) Collocated
6 Mamleshw Bhadrasen Mamaleshwar temple. Anuppur Madhya India Shakti Jyotir Linga
ar Pradesh Peetha
(Omkaresh Collocated
war,
(Narmada
Island)
7 Mallikarju Sundaranand Srisailam (in Shriparvat Kurnool Andhra India Shakti Jyotir Linga
na hill) Pradesh Peetha
(Srisailam) Collocated
8 Ghrishnes Ellora Rock Temple Aurangabad Maharashtra India Jyotir Linga
hwar
(Ellora,
Aurangaba
d)
9 Rameshw Rameswaram Ramanathapura Tamil Nadu India Jyotir Linga
ar m
(Ramanath
apuram )
10 Nageshwa Dwarka Dwarka Gujarat India Jyotir Linga
r (Dwarka)
11 Bhimasha Sahyadri Range Pune Maharashtra India Jyotir Linga
nkar
(Sahyadri
Range,
Pune)
12 Kedarnath Kedarnath Temple, Chamoli, Uttrakhand India Jyotir Linga
Uttrakhand Rudraprayag
)
Total 4 18 51 12
(*) mentioned in Adi Shankara's Ashta Dasa Shakthi Peetha Stotram

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