There are 51 Shakti Peethas of Goddess in India which are at different places. They have great importance in Hinduism. But do you know how all these Shakti Peethas were established? According to the mythological story, Daksh Prajapati, the father of Lord Shiva’s first wife Sati, performed a great yagya named Brihaspati Sarva. In which Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and other gods and goddesses were invited but Lord Shiva was not invited. But still Lord Shiva attended the yagya without being invited. Sati sacrificed her life by jumping into the pond due to disrespect of Lord Shiva. After which Goddess Sati’s body broke into 52 pieces, which fell at different places. These places are called Shakti Peethas. See here the names of 51 Shakti Peethas and which part fell where-
1) Amarnath, Jammu and Kashmir- Gala
2) Jwala Devi, Kangra- Tongue
3) Katyayani, Mathura- child
4) Vishalakshi, Varanasi – Kundal
5) Lalita, Prayagraj- Fingers
6) Tripura Malini, Jalandhar – Left Breast
7) Savitri, Kurukshetra- Ankle of right leg
8) Magadha, Patna- Right side of the body
9) Dakshayani, Burang (Tibet) – Right palm
10) Mahishasuramardini, Kolhapur – The Third Eye
11) Bhramari, Nasik – chin
12) Ambaji, Gujarat- the heart
13) Gayatri, Pushkar- Kalai
14) Ambika, Bharatpur- Left foot
15) Sarvaseila East, Godavari- Left cheek
16) Shravani, Kanyakumari- Spine
17) Bhramaramba, Kurnool- Right Anklet
18) Narayani, Kanyakumari – Upper Teeth
19) Phulara, West Bengal- Lower lip
20) Bahula, West Bengal- Left hand
21) Mahishmardini, West Bengal – Part of the head between the eyebrows
22) Dakshina Kali, Kolkata- Fingers
23) Devgarbha, Birbhum- bone
24) Vimala Murshidabad- Crown
25) Kumari Shakti, Hooghly-Kandha
26) Narmada, Amarkantak- Right buttock
27) Nagpushani, Sri Lanka – Payal
28) Gandaki Chandi, Nepal- Cheek
29) Mahashira, Kathmandu- hip
30) Hinglaj, Pakistan- Head
31) Sugandha, Bangladesh- Nose
32) Aparna, Bangladesh- Anklet on left foot
33) Jessoreswari, Bangladesh – Palm
34) Bhavani, Bangladesh- Right hand
35) Maha Lakshmi, Bangladesh – Neck
36) Shri Parvat, Ladakh – Anklet on right foot
37) Panch Sagar, Varanasi- Lower molar
38) Mithila, Darbhanga – Left shoulder
39) Ratnavali, Chennai- Right shoulder
40) Kalmadhava, Annupur – Left buttock
41) Ramgiri, Chitrakoot – right chest
42) Bhramari, Jalpaiguri – Left foot
43) Nandini, West Bengal- Necklace
44) Mangal Chandika, West Bengal- Right wrist
45) Kapalini Purba, West Bengal- Left Ankle
46) Kamakhya, Guwahati – vagina
47) Jayanti, Meghalaya- Left Thigh
48) Tripura Sundari, Tripura – Right Leg
49) Biraja, Odisha- Navel
50) Jai Durga, Jharkhand- Ear
51) Avanti, Ujjain – Upper lip
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