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  2. Shakta pithas - Wikipedia

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    The following shrines are not recognised as the Shakti Peethas, but are still claimed by the devotees and priests, for various reasons. 1. Jwala Devi Temple in Jobner, Rajasthan, India 2. Jayanti Kali Temple (location disputed) 3. Asamai Devi Temple in Kabul, Afghanistan. 4. Juranpur Kali Temple in West Bengal, India 5.

  3. 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]

  4. 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 ...

  5. Chandika Sthan - Wikipedia

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    The Chandika Sthan Temple is believed to be a Shakti Peetha, [6] the divine shrine of Shaktism. The mythology of Daksha Yaga and Sati's self-immolation and Shiva carrying the corpse of Sati Devi is the story of origin behind the Shakti Peetha shrines. It is believed that Sati Devi's left eye has fallen here.

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Mahamaya Temple - Wikipedia

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    Mahamaya Temple is a Hindu temple, dedicated to Goddess Durga, Mahalaksmi located at Ratanpur of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh, India and is one of the 52 Shakti Peethas, shrines of Shakti, the divine feminine, spread across India. Ratanpur is a small city, full of temples and ponds, situated around 25 km from district Bilaspur of ...

  9. Bhimakali Temple - Wikipedia

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    The temple was built in 13th century as a shrine dedicated to goddess Durga, locally known as Bhimakali, and is revered as one of the 51 sacred shakti peethas. She is the kuldevi of the rulers of the erstwhile Bushehr state. The temple is a popular pilgrimage site in Himachal Pradesh.