Thursday, December 10, 2015

Shaktipeeth - Part 2

In previous part we mentioned that we will cover consolidated list of 51 Shakti Peethas. Since the list is big we are dividing it in two articles Shaktipeeth Part 2 (1 to 26 of 51) and Shaktipeeth Part 3 (27 to 51 of 51).

List (1 to 26 of 51)


Sr. No
Place
State in India
Body Part or Ornament
Shakti
Bhairava
1
Amarnath, from Srinagar through 
Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 
16 km by walk
Throat
Mahamaya
Trisandhyeshwar
2
Attahas village of 
Dakshindihi in the 
district of Birbhum,
West Bangal
Lips
Phullara
Vishvesh
3
Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km fromKatwa, Burdwan
Left arm
Goddess Bahula
Bhiruk
4
Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum, 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station
Portion between the eyebrows
Mahishmardini
Vakranath
5
Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav 
hills on the banks 
of Shipra river in the city of Ujjaini
Elbow
Avanti
Lambkarna
6
Bhabanipur, located in the Upazilla of Sherpur, Bogra,Rajshahi Division. Also located at Karatoyatat, it is about 28 km distance from the town of Sherpur.
Left anklet (ornament)
Arpana
Vaman
7
Chhinnamastika Shaktipeeth at Chintpurni, in Una District ofHimachal Pradesh
Feet
Chhinnamastika
Rudra Mahadev
8
Gandaki, Pokhara about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated
Temple
Gandaki Chandi
Chakrapani
9
Goddess Bhadrakaali on banks of Godavari in Nasik city
Chin (2 parts)
Bhramari
Vikritaksh
10
Hinglaj (Or Hingula), southern Baluchistan a few hours North-east of Gawadar and about 125 km towards North-west fromKarachi
Bramharandhra (Part of the head)
Kottari
Bhimlochan
11
Jayanti at Nartiang village in the Jaintia Hills district. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as the Nartiang Durga Temple.
Left thigh
Jayanti
Kramadishwar
12
Jessoreswari, situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar Upazila,Khulna Division. The temple complex was built by Maharaja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur.
Palms of hands and soles of the feet
Jashoreshwari
Chanda
13
Jwalaji, Kangra from 
Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi 
Road Station from there 20 km
Tongue
Siddhida (Ambika)
Unmatta Bhairav
14
Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata)
Right Toes
Kalika
Nakuleshwar
15
Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in 
a cave over hills near to Amarkantak
Left buttock
Kali
Asitang
16
Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills near Guwahati
Genitals
Kamakhya
Umanand
17
Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east ofBolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari
Bone
Devgarbha
Ruru
18
Kanyashram of Balaambika - The Bhagavathy temple inKanyakumari
the southernmost tip of mainland India, 
Tamil Nadu (also thought to be situated in Yunnan province, China)
Back
Sarvani
Nimish
19
Karnat, Brajeshwari Devi, 
Kangra
Both ears
Jayadurga
Abhiru
20
Kireet at Kireetkona village, 
3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad
Crown
Vimla
Sanwart
21
Locally known as 
Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, 
on the banks of Ratnakar river 
 district Hooghly
Right Shoulder
Kumari
Shiva
22
Locally known as Bhramari Devi. In Jalpaiguri near a small village Boda on the bank 
of river Teesta or Tri-shrota (combination of three flows) mentioned in Puranas
Left leg
Bhraamari
Ambar
23
Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone
Right hand
Dakshayani
Amar
24
Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west ofAjmer
Two Bracelets
Gayatri
Sarvanand
25
Mithila, near Janakpur railway station on the border of Indiaand Nepal
Left shoulder
Uma
Mahodar
26
Nainativu (Manipallavam), 
 Located 36 km from the ancient capital of the Jaffna kingdom,Nallur. The murti of the Goddess is believed to have been consecrated and worshipped by Lord Indra. The protagonist,Lord Rama and antagonist, Ravana of the Sanskrit epicRamayana have offered obeisances to the Goddess. Nāgaand Garuda of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata; resolved their longstanding feuds after worshipping this Goddess.
Silambu(Anklets)
Indrakshi (Nagapooshani /Bhuvaneswari)
Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair)

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