Tracking all the Shakti Peetha Traveled So Far By Me
There are 108 Shakti Peeth and I’m tracking from 2023 visits:
# | Name of the Peeth | Where | Latest Visit | Type | Counter |
1. | Gadh Kalika | Ujjain, MP | March 2023 | From Tripura Rahasya Mahatamya | 1/2 |
2. | Chamundeshwari Devi | Mysore, Karnataka | May 2023 | Shakti Peeth | 1/53 |
3. | Harsiddhi Temple | Ujjain, MP | May 2023 | Shakti Peeth | 2/53 |
4. | Vimla Devi Temple | Puri, Odisha | February 2016 | Shakti Peeth | 3/53 |
Maya Devi | Haridwar, Uttarakhand | Planned in July 2023 | Sam Shakti Peeth | 1/21 | |
Brahmarambika Devi Temple | Shri Shailam, AP | Planned in August 2023 | Shakti Peeth | ||
Dakshina Kali (Jaya Durga Devi), Kalighat Temple | Kolkata, West Bengal | Planned in 2023 | |||
Total Visited | 4/108 |
(There are probably more Shakti Peetha I’ve visited, especially in childhood or without knowing / remembering about it. Like in Gujarat when I was 1-2 years old. I probably missed visiting some too like when I was in Nepal. Regardless, I’d like to visit them again and so I’m not mentioning them.)
Legend Used to Categorize the Shakti Peetha:
- 53 Shakti Peetha – Considered main across scriptures like Purana
- 21 Sam Shakti Peetha – Where there are differences on exact locations of the Shakti Peetha
- 23 Up Shakti Peth – Where Devi Maa’s ornaments fell. Originally 29, 6 no longer exist.
- 9 Shakti Peetha from Ashta Dash, written by Adi Shankaracharya. Out of 18 mentioned, 9 of these are not part of the main 53 Shakti Peetha.
- 2 Shakti Peetha from Tripura Rahasya Mahatamya, there are many mentioned here, out of which 2 are not part of the main 53 Shakti Peetha.
- Total 108 Shakti Peeth
Some Shakti Peetha are considered to be lost or no longer accessible by ordinary people.