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The Shakta pithas, also called Shakti pithas or Sati pithas (Sanskrit: शाक्त पीठ, Śakta Pīṭha, seats of Shakti [1]), are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the mother goddess denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of Adi Shakti.
The wild, grief-stricken Shiva wandered the universe with Sati's corpse. Finally, the god Vishnu dismembered the body of Sati into 51 parts, each of which became a Shakti Pitha, temple to a form of the Goddess. Shiva is also worshipped at each Shakti Pitha in the form of Bhairava, the male counterpart or guardian of the presiding goddess of the ...
It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in India. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Every year lakhs of visitors visits the temple. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The two most prominent festivals celebrated at Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi Temple are Navratri and Diwali .
Chandika Sthan is a Hindu temple situated in Munger, in the India state of Bihar. [1] It is one of the fifty-one Shakti Peethas , places of worship consecrated to the goddess Shakti . On the Northeast corner of Munger, Chandika Sthan is just two kilometers away from the Munger town.
The Shakti Peetha (Sanskrit: शक्ति पीठ, Śakti Pīṭha, [5] seat of Shakti is a place of worship consecrated ashes of the goddess Shakti or Sati, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent.
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It is believed that the heart and navel of goddess Sati fell in the region where the temple stands today and thus it is sometimes referred to as a Shakti Peetha. [1] [2] Goddess Maya is the Adhisthatri deity of Haridwar. She is a three-headed and four-armed deity who is believed to be an incarnation of Shakti.