Shakti Peethas

Having mentioned of Dwadasha Jyotir Lingas, intermittent references also provide about the Shakti Peethas; here are fuller details of Shakti Peethas at one Place as follows: These facts are given in Maha Peetha Purana in fuller detail with Place-Organ/Ornament-Embodiment name of Devi and name of Maha Bhairava:

1) Chandanwadi to Amarnath in J& K- Throat-Maha Maya-Trisandheswara 2) Attahas village of Dakshindihi, Bardhaman near Katwa in West Bengal- Left Arm- Lips-Phullara Devi-Vishwesha 3) Bahula on the banks of Ajay River at Ketugram near Katwa, Burdwan in West Bengal-Left arm-Bahula Devi-Bhiruk Bhairava 4) Bakreshwar on the banks of Paap hara River, District Bhirbhum near Dubrajpur Railway Station, West Bengal-Bhrikuti or the middle part of Eye Brows-Mahishasura Mardini-Vakranath 5) Bharava Parvat, near Kshipra River in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh-Upper Lip- Devi Avanti-Lambakana Bhairava 6) Bhavanipur Union at Karatoya tata, 28km from Sherpur, Bogra Dist, Bangladesha-Left anklet ornament-Arpana Devi-Vamana Bhirava 7) Gandaki, Pokra, Muktinatha Mandir, Nepal- Body Part temple on fore head-Gandaki Chandi Devi-Chakrapani Bhairava 8) Saptashringi Mandir at Vani in Nasik, Maharashtra- both chins-Bhramari Devi-Vikritaksha Bhairava 9) Hingula in Southern Baluchistan, some 125 km towards North West from Karachi, Pakistan-Brahma randhra of Sati Devi’s head- Devi Kattari- Bhimalochana Bhairava 10) Jayanti at Nartiang village in Jaintiya Hills Dt., locally popular as Nartiang Durga Temple in Meghalaya-Left thigh-Devi Jayanti-Kramadishwar Bhairava 11) Jessoreshwari at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar in Bangladesh-Palms of hands and soles of the feet-Devi Jessoreshwari-Chanda Bhairava 12) Jwalaji, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh-Tongue-Devi Siddhida (Ambika)-Unmatta Bhairava-13) Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal-Right toes-Devi Kalika-Nakuleshwar Bhairava 14) Kalmadhava on the banks of Shon River in a cave over hills near Amarakantak, Madhya Pradesh-Left buttock-Kali Devi- Asitanga Bhairava 15) Kamgiri, Kamakhya in Neelachala hills near Guwahati in Assam-genitals-Devi Kamakhya-Unmaada Bhairava 16) Kankali tala on Kopai River banks north east of Bolpur Station in Birbhum Dt; and locally known as Kankaleshwari Mandir, in West Bengal-Bone is the part of body fallen-Devi Devagarbha-Ruru Bhairava 17) Kanyashram Balambika BhagavatiTemple in Kanyakumari of Tamilnadu / also presumed to be in Chittagong, Bangladesh- back the body part-Devi Sharvani-Nimisha Bhairava 18) Karnat, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh- both ears- Devi Jaya Durga-Abhiru Bhairava 19) Kiteetkona village, Lalbagh Court Rd Station, Murshidabad Dt. West Bengal-Ornament of Kireeta or Crown-Devi Vimla-Sanvart Bhairava 20) Anandamani Temple at Ratnavali on the banks of Ratnakar River at Khanakul-Krishna nagar, Hoogly Dt. West Bengal-Right shoulder-Devi Kumari- Shiva Bhairava 21) Bhramari Devi Temple in Jalpaiguri near Boda Village on the banks of Teesta or Tri-Shrota or the Sangam of three water flows, West Bengal-Left leg- Devi Bhramari-Ambara Bhairava  22) Manas under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in the Lake Manasarovara-Tibet-Right hand-Devi Dakshayani- Amara Bhairava 23) Manibandh at Gayatri hills near Pushkar, Rajasthan-Sati Devi’s bracelet ornaments fell off there and the Devi’s specific name is Devi Gayatri and Sarvanad Bhairava is Maha Deva’s specific name 24) Mithila near Janakpur railway station on the Indian border of Nepal-Left shoulder- Devi Uma-   Mahodara Bhairava 25) Nainativu/Manipallavaram, Northern Province of Sri Lanka-Devi’s anklets- Indrakshi/ Nagapooshani/ Bhuvaneshwari worshipped by Indra, Rama and Ravana too, besides Garuda and Naga devas too-Rakshasheswar/Nayanair Bhairava 26) Nalhati/ Nalateshwari Temple, Birhum Dt. West Bengal-body part fallen being the Devi Sati’s vocal chord-Devi’s name is Kalika Devi- Yogesh Bhairava 27) Guhyeshwari Temple, near Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal- both the knees-Devi Maha shira- Kapali Bhairava 28) On Chandranatha hill in the famed Chandranatha Temple in Chittagong Dt. Bangladesh- Right arm-Devi Bhavani-Chandrashekhara Bhairava 29) Panchasagara near Hardwar, Uttarakhanda-Lower teeth-Devi Varahi-Maharudra Bhairava 30) Prabhasa Kshetra near Veraval and Somnatha Mandir, Gujarat-Stomach- Devi Chandrabhaga- Vakratunda Bhairava 31) Prayag near Sangam at Alhabad, Uttar Pradesh- Finger is the body part fallen-Devi Lalita-Bhava Bhairava 32) Kurukshetra toen or Thaneswar /Staneshwar, Haryana-Ankle bone, Savitri / Bhadrakali Devi-Sthanu Bhairava 33) Ramgiri at Chitrakuta on Jhansi-Manikpur Railway Line, Uttar Pradesh- right beast-Devi Shivani-Chanda Bhairava 34) Saintiya’s Nandikeshwari Temple under a banyan tree, Birbhum Dt. West Bengal- necklace- Devi Nandini-Nandikeshwara Bhairava 35) Kotilingeshwar Temple on the banks of Godavari River, near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh- cheeks- Rakini Devi / Vishweswari- Vatsnabh / Dandapani Bhairava 36) Shivaharakaraya nearv Sukkur station from Karachi, Pakistan-Eyes-Mahishasura mardini-Krodhish Bhairava 37) Shondesh at source point of Narmada River in Amarantak, Madhya Pradesh- Right bottock-Narmada Devi- Bhadrasena Bhairava- 38) Shri Parvat, near Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir or alternatively believed as Srishailam on Shiva Parvat hills, Karnool Dt. Andhra Pradesha-Right anklet ornament- Devi Sundari- Sunderanada Bhairava 39) Shri Shail, Dakshina surma near Gotatikar, Sylhet Town, Bangladesh- neck got dropped- Devi’s name Maha Lakshmi- Sambaranand Bhairava 40) Shuchi, Shuchindram Temple near Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu- Upper teeth- Devi Narayani-Sanhara Bhairava 41) Sugandha, Shikarpur, Barisal town on the banks of Sonda river, Bangladesh- nose- Sugandha Devi- Trayambika Bhairava 42) Tripura Sundari Temple at Udaipur, Tripura- Right leg- Tripura Sundari- Tripuresha Bhairava 43) Ujaani near Guskara, Burdwan Dt. West Bengal- Right wrist- Devi Mangala Chandika- Kapilambara Bhairava 44) Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on the banks of Ganga- Ear ring- Devi Vishalaakshi / Manikarni- Kalabhairava 45) Vibhash, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal-Left ankle- Devi Kapalini (Bhima rupa)- Sarvananda Bhairava 46) Virat near Bhratpur, Rajastan- left toe- Devi Ambika- Amriseshwar Bhairava 47) Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Katyayani Peeth, Brindavan, Uttar Pradesh- Hair ringlets- Devi Uma- Bhutesha Bhairava 48) Jalandhar’s Devi Talaab, Punjab- Lefr breast- Tripuramalini- Bhutesha Bhairava 49) Baidyanath dhaam, Jarkhand- Heart- Jaya Durga- Baidyanatha bhairava 50) Puri, Biraja in Jagannatha Temple, Odisha- navel- Bimala Devi-Jagannaath Bhairava 51) Burdwan, West Bengal-Greart toe- Jugaadya- Kshera Kandaka Bhairava.] Having mentioned of Dwadasha Jyotir Lingas, intermittent references also provide about the Shakti Peethas; here are fuller details of Shakti Peethas at one Place as follows: These facts are given in Maha Peetha Purana in fuller detail with Place-Organ/Ornament-Embodiment name of Devi and name of Maha Bhairava:
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