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The shrines are dedicated to various forms of Adi Shakti. [a] Various Puranas such as Srimad Devi Bhagavatam state the existence of a varying number of 51, 52, 64 and 108 Shakta pithas [2] [3] of which 18 are named as Astadasha Maha (major) in medieval Hindu texts. [2]
This is a 15th-century Hindu temple and a symbol of ancient Shakti Pithas of Kalinga. The temple is situated on the eastern bank of holy river Prachi which was named Saraswati before. Maa Mangala is a Hindu goddess who is one of the manifestations of Shakti. In ancient times, Buddhist monks used to symbolize Mangala as goddess Tara.
The Vimala temple or Mãā Bimåḷā Deuḷå (Odia - ମାଁ ବିମଳା ଦେଉଳ) is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Vimala or Bimala (ବିମଳା), located within the Jagannath Temple complex in Puri in the Indian state of Odisha. It is generally regarded as a Shakta pitha, among the holiest temples dedicated to the Hindu ...
Tara Tarini Mandir is a Hindu temple of Adi Shakti at the Kumari hills on the bank of Rushikulya river [1] near Purushottampur in Ganjam district of Odisha, around 28km from Brahmapur city. Description of temple
Bhattarika Temple is located on the bank of Mahanadi River, at Sasanga village in the tehsil Baramba, (formerly Athgarh), Cuttack district, Odisha, India.It is dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Maa Bhattarika worshipped as a manifestation of Shakti.
Charchika Temple is one of the oldest Shakti places in Odisha, India. It is located in a town of Banki of Cuttack district in Odisha. The presiding deity is an eight-armed goddess Chamunda, locally known as Maa Charchika Devi. She is seated on a prostrate human body and wearing a garland of human skulls.
Chhinnamasta Devi Temple (Odia:ଛିନ୍ନମସ୍ତା ଦେବୀ ମନ୍ଦିର ; also called as Biswanahakani Temple) is a Shakti Pitha of Goddess Kali located at Haladibasanta village, Tangi block of Cuttack District in Odisha, India. This type of temple is very rare in India.
Maa Tarini is one of the embodiments of Shakti and is one of the chief presiding Goddesses in Odia culture. Maa Tarini is the presiding deity for all Shakti and Tantra peeths or shrines in Odisha. The origin of Shakti or worship of the Earth as a female embodiment of power is found across many cultures all over the world.