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  2. Shakta pithas - Wikipedia

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    The original holy gem of Goddess Sati was lost long before (the factual date is unknown). So for the actual idol, visit the Kumartoli shrine. 2) The Shrinkhala Shaktipeeth (one of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas) in Hooghly , West Bengal , is a disputed site.

  3. Tarapith Temple - Wikipedia

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    The shrine gets its name being a Sidhha Pith - Sidhha Pith holy temple of Tara Maa. [21] [16] They are believed to have originated due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered in sorrow. There are 51 Shakti Peeth all over South Asia is linked to the 51 letters in Sanskrit.

  4. Attahas, Katwa - Wikipedia

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    The temple of Attahas, is believed to be one of the 51 Shakti Peethas at which the body parts and jewelry of the Hindu goddess Shakti fell to Earth. [1] The goddess is so large that the lower lip is about 15 to 18 feet wide. The temple is a site of Hindu pilgrimage throughout the year. December is a particularly popular time for visitors to ...

  5. List of Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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    List of Indus Valley Civilization sites (Proto-haivism and Proto-Shaktism) Shaktism. List of 51 Shakti Pitha; List of Mansa Devi temples; List of Shakti peeth in Bengal; List of Indus Valley Civilization sites (Proto-haivism and Proto-Shaktism) Vaishnavism. Divya desam; Worship of sacred objects: Sacred rivers. Rigvedic rivers; Sapta Sindhu

  6. Three and a half Shakti Peethas - Wikipedia

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    Renuka's temple at Mahur in Maharashtra is considered one of the shakti peethas. Another temple of Renuka mata is in Konkan, also worshipped as Padmakshi Renuka. It is also shakti peeth among 108 peethas but not considered in main 1/3 shaktipeeth of Maharashtra. Renuka is also called "Renu", which means "Atom/Mother of the Universe". [7]

  7. Kalighat Kali Temple - Wikipedia

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    The temple is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. [2] According to the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Kalika Purana and Shakti Peetha Stotram, the toes of the right foot of Goddess Sati fell here, after Lord Vishnu's Sudarshan Chakra splintered her body into many parts to calm down Mahadev's rage during his cosmic dance. [3]

  8. Tripura Sundari Temple - Wikipedia

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    Shakti Peethas are shrines or divine places of the Mother Goddess. These are places that are believes to have enshrined with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow. There are 51 Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit.

  9. Chintpurni - Wikipedia

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    Shakta pithas are holy shrines of Shakti associated with a story that says about the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered in sorrow. There are 51 Shakta pithas associated with the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit. It is believed that Sati Devi's FEET (चरण) fell here in this place. [2]