Shaktipeetha

				Shaktipeetha Sati, the daughter of Daksha prajapathi, is the first wife of Lord Shiva. Daksha dislikes Shiva. Once, Daksha sets to perform a Yagna. He invites all deities except Shiva (His Son-in-law) for the Yagna. Sati though uninvited, attends the Yagna as its being performed by her father. There, she not only was ill-treated but also had to hear ill-talks about lord Shiva (her husband). Dishonored by her parents and others, Sati bųrnt herself in the Yogagni and ied. Knowing this, Lord Shiva, destroys Daksha yagna. In this exalted state, Shiva carries the bųrnt body of Sati on his shoulders and wanders round the world. The whole world was scared of this act of Lord Shiva. To control Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, followed him and made the body of Sati in to pieces with his Chakrayudha. After the whole body disappears from his shoulders Lord Shiva was back to normal state and blesses the world. He told that “The places where the parts of Sati (Devi) had fallen will become Shakti peethas”. At all the Shakti peethas, Lord Shiva also appeared in different forms and performed Tapasya.
				Bhadrakali Temple in holy city Kurukshetra(Haryana) is also considered as one of the 51 holy Shakti peethas. The temple is dedicated to Bhadrakali a form of shakti. This is considered to be one of the fifty one Shakti pithas of India. It is believed that the right ankle of Sati fell here in the well. The "consort of Savtri is called Sthanu". Hence, the city is called "Staneshwar" meaning abode of Shiva. It is believed that the mundun (hair removing) ceremony of Srikrishna and Balarama was also performed in this temple.
				Sr. No. Shakti Body Part or Ornament Bhairava Place 1 Kamakshi Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach) Kala Bhairav KanchiPuram, Kamatchi temple,Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram,Trishati,Astothram etc. 2 Indrakshi / Nagapooshani Hand Rakshaseshwar / Naayanar Sri Lanka, in Nainativu, Jaffna 3 Mahishmardini Eyes Krodhish Naina, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi, Pakistan 4 Sunanda Nose Trayambak Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river. 5 Mahamaya Throat Trisandhyeshwar Amarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walk 6 Siddhida (Ambika) Tongue Unmatta Bhairav Jwalamukhi, Kangra, Devi’s tongue fell here and the idols are Devi as Ambika (Mother) and Shiva as Unmatta (Furious). This is located near Pathankot, H.P., Jwalamukhi Road. 7 Ambaji Heart Ambaji , at Anart, Gujarat, India 8 Mahashira Both Knees Kapali Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Gujyeshwari Temple 9 Dakshayani Right Hand Amar Manas, under Tibet at the feet of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone 10 Girija/Viraja/Biraja Navel Jagannath Biraja in Utkal present Orissa, India 11 Gandaki Chandi Temple Chakrapani Gandaki from Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated 12 Goddess Bahula Left Arm Bhiruk Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river, at Ketugram 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India. 13 Mangal Chandika Right Wrist Kapilambar Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara Station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India 14 Tripura Sundari Right Leg Tripuresh Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Tripura Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from Udaipur town of Tripura, India 15 Bhawani Right Arm Chandrashekhar On the Chandranath hill near Sitakunda station of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The famous Chandranath Temple on the top of the hill is the Bhairav temple of this Shakti Peetha, not the Shakti Peeth itself. 16 Bhraamari Left Leg Ambar Trisrota, at Salbari village under Boda division of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India 17 Kamakhya Genital Organ Umanand Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India 18 Jugaadya Great Toe (Right) Ksheer Khandak yogaadya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India 19 Kalika Right Toes Nakuleesh Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India 20 Lalita Finger (Hand) Bhava Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India 21 Jayanti Left Thigh Kramadishwar Jayanti at Kalajore Baurbhag village of Falzur Pargana under Jayantia Thana of Sylhet district, Bangladesh. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as Falizur Kalibari. 22 Vimla Crown Sanwart Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India 23 Vishalakshi & Manikarni Earring Kalbhairav Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India 24 Sarvani Back Nimish Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in Chittagong, Bangladesh) 25 Savitri Ankle Bone Sthanu Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India 26 Gayatri Two Bracelets Sarvanand Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km towards north-west from Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. 27 Mahalaxmi Neck Sambaranand Shri Shail, at Jainpur village, near Gotatikar, towards north-east 3 km from Sylhet town, Bangladesh 28 Devgarbha Bone Ruru Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai river 10 km towards north-east from Bolpur station of district Birbhum, Devi locally known as KankaleshwariWest Bengal, India 29 Kali Buttock (Left) Asitang Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India 30 Narmada Buttock (Right) Bhadrasen Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada river in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India 31 Shivani Right Breast Chanda Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur Railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India 32 Uma Ringlets of Hair Bhutesh Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India 33 Narayani Teeth (Upper Jaw) Sanhar Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Shuchitirtham 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India 34 Varahi Teeth (Lower Jaw) Maharudra Panchsagar place not known (thought to be near Haridwar) 35 Arpana Left Anklet (Ornament) Vaman Karatoyatat, at Bhabanipur village 28 km distance from interior Sherpur. Alight at Bogra station under district Bogra, Bangladesh 36 Shrisundari Right Anklet (Ornament) Sundaranand Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Karnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India 37 Kapalini (Bhimarupa) Left Ankle Sarvanand Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India 38 Chandrabhaga Stomach Vakratund Prabhas, 4 km distance from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India 39 Avanti Upper Lips Lambkarna Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India 40 Bhramari Chin (Two Parts) Vikritaksh Jansthan, at Godavari river valley near Nasik, Maharasthra, India 41 Rakini or Vishweshwari Cheeks Vatsnabh or Dandpani Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India 42 Ambika Left Feet Fingers Amriteshwar Birat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India 43 Kumari Right Shoulder Shiva Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India 44 Uma Left Shoulder Mahodar Mithila, near Janakpur Railway station on the boarder of India-Nepal 45 Kalika Devi Tubular Bones of the Feet Yogesh Nalhati,known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati station of Birbhum district by rickshaw, West Bengal, India 46 Jayadurga Both Ears Abhiru Karnat place not known 47 Mahishmardini Portion between the eyebrows Vakranath Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum,7km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station West Bengal, India 48 Jashoreshwari Palms of Hands & Feet Chanda Jessoreswari, situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, district Satkhira, Bangladesh. The temple complex was built by Raja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur. 49 Phullara Lips Vishvesh Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa Rail Station, in West Bengal, India 50 Nandini Necklace Nandikeshwar Sainthia, locally Known as "Nandikeshwari" temple. Earlier Nandipur/Now in Sainthia Town. only 1.5 km from Railway Station under a banyan tree within a boundary wall, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India 51 Kottari Bramharandhra (Part of the head) Bhimlochan Hingula (Hinglaj) Devi’s mind or brain fell here and the idols are Devi as Kotari (Durga) and Shiva as Bhimlochan (Terrible eyed or the third eye). The location is towards 125 km from Karachi, Pakistan. 52 Danteshwari Daant (Teeth) Kapalbhairv Danteshwari ( Kuldevi Of Baster State ), Dantewada Baster 80 km's from Jagdalpur Chhattisgarh