Names of the 51 Shakti Peethas
🛕 King Daksha had invited only his daughter Shakthi to the Yagna (fire ritual) but did not invite his son-in-law, Lord Shiva. Infuriated by this, Shakthi angrily confronted her father Daksha. During that argument, when Daksha insulted Lord Shiva, an enraged Shakthi immolated herself in the Yagna Kunda (sacrificial fire pit).
🛕 Upon hearing this news, Lord Shiva arrived in a fury, took Shakthi’s body from the fire, and performed the Rudra Tandava (cosmic dance of destruction). This caused the entire universe to tremble. All the Devas (celestial beings) were terrified and pleaded with Lord Vishnu.
🛕 Immediately, Lord Vishnu used his Chakra (discus weapon) on Goddess Shakthi’s body. As a result, Goddess Shakthi’s body was severed into pieces and scattered across various places on Earth. These scattered parts are revered as the Shakti Peethas. Check the below 51 Shakti Peeths list by state.
Sakthi Peethas in Tamil Nadu
| S.No. |
Shakti Peethas Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Kamakshi |
Kanchipuram – (Kamakodi Peedam) |
| 2 |
Meenakshi |
Madurai – (Mantrini Peedam) |
| 3 |
Parvathavarthini |
Rameswaram – (Sethu Peedam) |
| 4 |
Akilandeswari |
Thiruvanaikka – (Gnana Peedam) |
| 5 |
Abeedhakujambal |
Thiruvannamalai – (Arunai Peedam) |
| 6 |
Kamalambal |
Thiruvarur – (Kamalai Peedam) |
| 7 |
Bhagavathi Amman |
Kanyakumari – (Kumari Peedam) |
| 8 |
Mangalambikai |
Kumbakonam – (Vishnu Shakti Peedam) |
| 9 |
Abhirami |
Thirukadaiyur – (Kala Peedam) |
| 10 |
Mahakali |
Thiruvalangadu – (Kali Peedam) |
| 11 |
Parasakthi |
Thirukutralam – (Parasakthi Peedam) |
| 12 |
Lalitha |
Eengoy Malai, Kulithalai – (Chaya Peedam) |
| 13 |
Vimalai, Ulakanayaki |
Papanasam – (Vimalai Peedam) |
| 14 |
Ganthimathi |
Tirunelveli – (Ganthi Peedam) |
| 15 |
Brahmavidya |
Thiruvenkadu – (Pranava Peedam) |
| 16 |
Dharmasamvarthini |
Thiruvaiyaru – (Dharma Peedam) |
| 17 |
Tripurasundari |
Thiruvottriyur – (Ishi Peedam) |
| 18 |
Mahishamarthini |
Devipattinam – (Veerashakti Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Orissa
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Bhairavi |
Puri – (Bhairavi Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Maharashtra
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Bhavani |
Tuljapur – (Utpala Peedam) |
| 2 |
Triyambaka Devi |
Triyambakam – (Trikoonapeedam) |
| 3 |
Mahalakshmi |
Kolhapur – (Karaveera Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Gujarat
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Chandrabhaga |
Somnath – (Prabhasa Peedam) |
| 2 |
Ambaji, Bhadrakali |
Dwarka – (Shakti Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Nepal
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Bhavani Pashupati |
Kathmandu – (Shakti Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Rajasthan
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Gayatri |
Pushkaram near Ajmer – (Gayatri Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Himachal Pradesh
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Sri Lalitha |
Prayagai – (Prayagai Peedam) |
| 2 |
Neelambikai |
Shimla – (Shyamala Peedam) |
| 3 |
Naguleswari |
Nagulam – (Uddiyana Peedam) |
| 4 |
Markadayini |
Rudrakodi – (Rudra Shakti Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Karnataka
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Chamundeswari |
Mysore – (Sambaprada Peedam) |
| 2 |
Bhadrakarni |
Gokarna – (Karna Peedam) |
| 3 |
Mookambikai |
Kollur – (Ardhanari Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Uttar Pradesh
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Visalakshi |
Kasi – (Manikarnika Peedam) |
| 2 |
Viraja Stambeswari |
Hajipur – (Viraja Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Madhya Pradesh
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Shankari |
Mahakalam – (Mahotphala Peedam) |
| 2 |
Mahakali |
Ujjaini – (Rudrani Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Andhra Pradesh
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Bhramarambal |
Sri Sailam – (Saila Peedam) |
| 2 |
Gnanambikai |
Kalahasti – (Gnana Peedam) |
| 3 |
Manikkambal |
Draksharama – (Manikka Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Kerala
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Bhagavathi |
Kodungallur – (Maha Shakti Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Haryana
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Sthanupriyai |
Kurukshetra – (Upadesha Peedam) |
| 2 |
Mukthi Nayaki |
Hastinapuram – (Jayanthi Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Assam
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Kamakhya |
Guwahati – (Kamagiri Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Mirzapur
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Nanda Devi |
Vindhyachalam – (Vindhya Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in West Bengal
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Pradhana Kali |
Kolkata – (Uttara Shakti Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Bihar
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Mantrini |
Gaya – (Triveni Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Punjab
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Tripura Malini |
Gurjaram – (Jalandhara Peedam) |
Sakthi Peethas in Kashmir
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Vaishnavi |
Jammu – (Vaishnavi Peedam) |
| 2 |
Shambunatheswari |
Srinagar – (Jwalmukhi Peedam) |
Sakthi Peetha in Tibet
| S.No. |
Shakti Peedam Name |
Place & Peedam Name |
| 1 |
Dakshayini |
Manasarovar – (Tyaga Peedam) |
