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  2. Shakta pithas - Wikipedia

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    2) The Shrinkhala Shaktipeeth (one of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas) in Hooghly, West Bengal, is a disputed site. The original shrine was destroyed during the partition of India in 1947 and an Islamic Minar was built there by the Muslims.

  3. Jogulamba Temple, Alampur - Wikipedia

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    Jogulamba temple is regarded as a Shakti Peetha where Sati Devi's upper teeth fell. The mythology of Daksha yagna and Sati's self immolation is the origin story of Shakti Peethas. The original temple was reportedly built in seventh century CE. It was grounded by Bahmani Sultans in 1390 CE.

  4. Kukkuteswara Temple - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the eighteen Maha Sakthi Peethas considered the most significant pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism. [1] The presiding deity of the temple is Lord Kukkuteswara, a form of Lord Siva as a rooster and his consort Rajarajeswari Devi. [2] The temple of Puruhutika Devi, one of the Maha Shakti Peethas is on the premises of Kukkuteswara ...

  5. Three and a half Shakti Peethas - Wikipedia

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    The temple is also known popularly as one of the "three and half Shakti Peethas" of Maharashtra. The temple is also one among the 51 Shakti Peethas located on the Indian subcontinent and is a location where one of Sati's (first wife of Lord Shiva) limbs, her right arm is reported to have fallen. Its half shaktipeeth among three and half ...

  6. Jyotirlinga - Wikipedia

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    It is a place where Shakti Peetha and jyotirlingam are together. 4 Omkareshwar: Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa: Omkareshwar is in Madhya Pradesh on an island in the Narmada River and home to a jyotirlinga shrine and the Mamaleshwar temple. 5 Baidyanath: Jharkhand: Deoghar: Baidyanath Temple also known as Baba Baidyanath Dham, is a Hindu temple ...

  7. Pithapuram - Wikipedia

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    The town hosts the Kukkuteswara Temple complex, which houses several significant shrines, including the Puruhutika Devi Temple—one of the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas. This temple is venerated in Shaktism as a major pilgrimage site, marking it as the 10th Shakti Peetha.

  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. Jawalamukhi - Wikipedia

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    The shrine is regarded as a Shakti Peetha. It is believed that Sati's tongue fell here. Shakti Peethas are the shrines of Adi Parashakti, the primordial Mother Goddess. Each Shakti Peetha has a shrine for Shakti and Bhairava, an incarnation of Shiva, the consort of Shakti. Here, Jwalamukhi is the Shakti and Unmatta Bhairava is the Bhairava.