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  2. Shakta pithas - Wikipedia

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    Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple is one of the 64 and 108 Maha (Major) Shakta pithas and is also the most visited among all. It attracts more than 15 million people annually. [4] Legends abound about how the Shakta pithas came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of Sati, a deity according to Hinduism. Shiva carried ...

  3. Tarapith Temple - Wikipedia

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    Tarapith Temple is a 13th century Hindu temple in Tarapith, Birbhum, West Bengal in India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Tara, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in Hinduism. [4] [5] It is one of the 108 Shakti Pithas in India.

  4. Three and a half Shakti Peethas - Wikipedia

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    The Kolhapur Shakti Peetha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. Kolhapur Peeth is also known as Karvir Peeth or Shree Peetham. Lakhs of devotees visit the temple every year, from all over Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.

  5. Kalighat Kali Temple - Wikipedia

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    Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in the Hindu tantric tradition and the supreme deity in the Kalikula worship tradition. [1]

  6. Nartiang Durga Temple - Wikipedia

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    The Nartiang Devi Temple is believed to be a Shakti Peetha, one of the most revered shrines of Shaktism as Shakti Peethas are Holy abodes of Parashakti. The Shakti Peethas have originated from the mythology of Daksha yagna and Sati's self immolation Shiva carried the corpse of Sati Devi and 51 body parts of the corpse fell in the path He had ...

  7. Manibandh Shaktipeeth - Wikipedia

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    Manibandh Shaktipeeth also known as Manivedika Shaktipeeth or Rajarajeshwari Puruhuta Manivedic Shaktipeeth, is one of the 51 sacred Shaktipeeths in Hinduism. It is located in Pushkar, Rajasthan, near Ajmer, India.

  8. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    The shrine is revered as one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peetham. [11] [12] [13] [not specific enough to verify] Shakti Peethas are shrines that are believed to have enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Shiva carried it. Each of the 51 Shakti Peethas has shrines for Shakti and ...

  9. Bhairabkunda Shiva Mandir - Wikipedia

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    Bhairabkunda Shiva Mandir or Daifam Shiv Mandir is one of the most important Hindu temples in Bhutan.It is the only Shakti Peetha in Bhutan. [1] It is located in the south east corner of Bhutan near the town of Jomotsangkha (Daifam) [2] and it shares border with the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to East and Assam to the South. [3]