18 MAHA SHAKTHI PEETAM

Sr. No. Place Part of the body fallen Name of Shakti

1 Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) Groin Shankari devi
2 Kanchi (Tamil Nadu) Back part Kamakshi Devi
3 Pandua (West Bengal) Stomach Srigala Devi
4 Mysore (Karnataka) Hair Chamundeshwari devi
5 Alampur (Andhra Pradesh) Upper teeth Jogulamba devi (Yogamba devi)
6 Shrishailam, (Andhra Pradesh) Neck part Bhramaramba devi
7 Kolhapur (Maharastra) Eyes Mahalakshmi devi
8 Mahur (Nanded District, Maharastra) Head Ekaveerika Devi
9 Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) Upper lip Mahakali devi
10 Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh) Left hand Puruhutika devi
11 Jajpur (Odisha) Navel Biraja Devi
12 Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh) Left cheek Manikyamba devi
13 Guwahati (Assam) Vulva Kamarupa devi
14 Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh) Fingers Madhaveswari devi
Kangra, Jwalamukhi (Himachal
15 Tongue Vaishnavi devi
Pradesh)
16 Gaya (Bihar) Breast part Sarvamangala devi
17 Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) Wrist Vishalakshi devi
18 Sharada Peeth (Kashmir) * Right hand Saraswathi devi

[*]Sharada Peeth:This temple is currently non-existent*. Only ruins are found in these places. Its ruins are near the Line
of Control (LOC) between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of the former princely state of Kashmir and
Jammu. Instead, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri in Karnataka even though not a Shakti Peetha is this aspect of the
goddess, Requests are been made by the Hindu community in Pakistan to the Pakistani government to renovate the
temple, the issue was raised by former Indian Home minister L. K. Advani to the Pakistan authorities as a confidence
building measure, by increasing the people to people interaction cross border.

Among these, the Shakti Peethas at Kamakhya, Gaya and Ujjain are regarded as most sacred as they symbolise three
most important aspects of mother Goddess viz. Creation (Kamarupa Devi), Nourishment (Sarvamangala
Devi/Mangalagauri) and Annihilation (Mahakali Devi).

When observed carefully one can see that they lie in a perfect straight line from Kamakhya to Ujjain via Gaya
symbolizing that every creation in this universe will annihilate one day without fail.