There are 51 Shakti Peethas of the Goddess in India which are located at different places. They have great importance in Hindu religion. But do you know how all these Shakti Peethas were established? According to the legend, Daksh Prajapati, the father of Lord Shiva’s first wife Sati, had performed a great yagya named Brihaspati Sarva.(51 Shakti Peeth and where which body part)

In which Brahma, Vishnu, Indra and other gods and goddesses were invited but Lord Shiva was not invited. But still Lord Shiva joined the yagya without being invited. Due to the disrespect of Lord Shiva, Sati sacrificed her life by jumping into the pond. After which Goddess Sati’s body broke into 52 pieces, which fell at different places. This place is called Shaktipeeth. See here the names of 51 Shakti Peethas and where which body part fell-(51 Shakti Peeth and where which body part)

1) Amarnath, Jammu Kashmir- Gala

2) Jwala Devi, Kangra- Tongue

3) Katyayani, Mathura- Baal

4) Vishalakshi, Varanasi- Kundal

5) Lalita, Prayagraj – Fingers

6) Tripuramalini, Jalandhar- Left Breast

7) Savitri, Kurukshetra- Ankle of straight leg

8) Magadha, Patna- Right side of the body

9) Dakshayani, Burang (Tibet) – Right palm

10) Mahishasurmardini, Kolhapur – Third Eye

11) Bhramari, Nashik – Chin

12) Ambaji, Gujarat- Heart

13) Gayatri, Pushkar- Kalai

14) Ambika, Bharatpur- Left foot

15) Sarvashail East, Godavari- Left Cheek

16) Shravani, Kanyakumari- Spinal cord

17) Bhramaramba, Kurnool- Right Anklet

18) Narayani, Kanyakumari – Upper teeth

19) Phulara, West Bengal- Lower Lip

20) Bahula, West Bengal- Left Hand

21) Mahishamardini, West Bengal – Part of the head between the eyebrows

22) Dakshina Kali, Kolkata – Fingers

23) Devgarbha, Birbhum- Bone

24) Vimala Murshidabad- Mukut

25) Kumari Shakti, Hooghly-Khandha

26) Narmada, Amarkantak- Right Buttock

27) Nagpushani, Sri Lanka – Payal

28) Gandaki Chandi, Nepal- Cheek

29) Mahashira, Kathmandu – Hip

30) Hinglaj, Pakistan- Head

31) Sugandha, Bangladesh- Nose

32) Aparna, Bangladesh- Anklet on left foot

33) Jessoreshwari, Bangladesh – Palm

34) Bhavani, Bangladesh- Right Hand

35) Maha Lakshmi, Bangladesh- Neck

36) Shri Parvat, Ladakh – Anklet on right foot

37) Panch Sagar, Varanasi – Lower molar

38) Mithila, Darbhanga – Left Shoulder

39) Ratnavali, Chennai- Right Shoulder

40) Kalamadhav, Annupur- Left Buttock

41) Ramgiri, Chitrakoot – right chest

42) Bhramari, Jalpaiguri – left leg

43) Nandini, West Bengal- Defeat

44) Mangal Chandika, West Bengal- Right Wrist

45) Kapalini Purba, West Bengal – Left Ankle

46) Kamakhya, Guwahati – Yoni

47) Jayanti, Meghalaya – Left Thigh

48) Tripura Sundari, Tripura- Right Leg

49) Biraja, Odisha – Navel

50) Jai Durga, Jharkhand- Kan

51) Avanti, Ujjain- Upper Lip