Explore sacred temples across India, from the 12 Jyotirlingas to the Char Dham and Shakti Peethas. Filter by state, deity, or pilgrimage circuit, or find temples near you.
Showing 23 of 47 temple(s)
📍 Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
A Shakti Peetha at the southern tip of India where the virgin goddess Kanya Kumari gazes out to the meeting of three seas. Her diamond nose-ring is said to shine far out at sea.
📍 Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
A Shakti Peetha in Vrindavan (Uma Shakti Peeth) where ringlets of Sati's hair are said to have fallen, with the goddess worshipped as Katyayani, the deity the gopis prayed to for Krishna.
📍 Murshidabad, West Bengal
A Shakti Peetha near the old capital of Murshidabad where the crown (kirit) of Sati is said to have fallen, celebrated as one of India's finest tourism villages.
📍 Kolhapur, Maharashtra
The ancient Ambabai temple of Kolhapur, revered as a Shakti Peetha and one of the great abodes of Goddess Mahalakshmi in western India.
📍 Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
The second Jyotirlinga, set amid the forested Nallamala Hills on the banks of the Krishna River. It is one of the rare shrines that is simultaneously a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peetha.
📍 Gaya, Bihar
The sixteenth of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, on the Mangalagauri hill in Gaya, where the breast of Sati is said to have fallen. The goddess is worshipped as the nurturing mother.
📍 Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh
The twelfth of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, within the great Draksharama temple, where the left cheek of Sati is said to have fallen. The goddess is worshipped as Manikyamba.
📍 Panchkula, Haryana
A popular Shakti shrine on the Shivalik foothills near Chandigarh, dedicated to the wish-fulfilling goddess Mansa Devi. Its Navratri fairs are among the largest in North India.
📍 Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
A hilltop Shakti Peetha where the eyes (nain) of Sati are said to have fallen, overlooking the vast blue Govind Sagar lake. It is one of the most beloved Devi shrines of the Himalayan foothills.
📍 Birbhum, West Bengal
A Shakti Peetha at Nalhati in Birbhum where the 'nala' (throat pipe / vocal tube) of Sati is said to have fallen, giving the town its name. The goddess is worshipped as Kalika (Nalateswari).
📍 Birbhum, West Bengal
A Shakti Peetha at Sainthia in Birbhum where the necklace of Sati is said to have fallen, with the goddess worshipped as Nandini.
📍 Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
The Jayanti Shakti Peetha in the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya, where the left thigh of Sati is said to have fallen — the only Shakti Peetha in India's northeast beyond Kamakhya.
📍 Panchmahal, Gujarat
A revered Shakti Peetha atop Pavagadh hill above the UNESCO-listed Champaner archaeological park, dedicated to Goddess Mahakali.
📍 Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
The tenth of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, at Pithapuram (Padagaya), where the back or the left hand of Sati is said to have fallen. The goddess is worshipped as Puruhutika.
📍 Nashik, Maharashtra
A hilltop Shakti shrine among seven peaks near Nashik, revered as a half (ardha) Shakti Peetha and the family goddess of countless Maharashtrian households.
📍 Sharda (Neelam Valley), Jammu & Kashmir
The eighteenth of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, the ancient Sharada Peeth on the Kishanganga (Neelam) river, where the right hand of Sati is said to have fallen. It was once among the greatest centres of learning in the subcontinent.
📍 Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
The first of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, at Trincomalee in Sri Lanka, where the groin (or an anklet) of Sati is said to have fallen. The original shrine stood beside the Koneswaram temple on Swami Rock.
📍 Hooghly, West Bengal
The third of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, at Pradyumnapuram (Pandua) in Bengal, where the stomach or the girdle (shrinkhala) of Sati is said to have fallen.
📍 Birbhum, West Bengal
A celebrated Shakti Peetha and centre of Tantric sadhana in Bengal, where the third eye of Sati is believed to have fallen. It is inseparable from the memory of the saint Bamakhepa.
📍 Madhubani, Bihar
A Shakti Peetha in the Mithila region of Bihar, associated with the falling of Sati's left shoulder, and famed in tradition as the place where the poet Kalidasa received the goddess's grace.
📍 Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal
A Shakti Peetha at Ujaani in Purba Bardhaman where the right wrist of Sati is said to have fallen, with the goddess worshipped as Mangal Chandika.
📍 Katra, Jammu & Kashmir
One of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world, set in a cave shrine at around 1,585 m in the Trikuta Mountains. Millions climb here each year chanting 'Jai Mata Di'.
📍 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
A Shakti Peetha beside the Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, where an earring (or the eyes) of Sati is said to have fallen. The goddess Vishalakshi, the 'wide-eyed one', is the presiding Devi of Kashi.
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