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    The Shakta pithas, Shakti pithas or Sati pithas (Sanskrit: शाक्त पीठ, Śakta Pīṭha, seats of Shakti) are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations...
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    a mercantile community from Tamil Nadu It is generally regarded as a Shakti Pitha, the most sacred temples dedicated to the Hindu Divine Mother. The earrings...
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    Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam (category Shakta pithas)
    one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and as one of the eighteen Shakti pithas, centres of the Hindu goddess. Shiva is worshiped as Mallikarjuna and...
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    The legend forms the liturgical basis of the establishment of the Shakti Pithas, the temples of Mahadevi, the supreme deity of Shaktism. It also becomes...
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    and 60 days. The Amarnath cave, abode of the Mahamaya Shakti Pitha, is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas, the temples of the Indian subcontinent that commemorate...
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    Tara Tarini Mandir (category Shakta pithas)
    small murti of the Buddha in the garbhagriha. It is believed that the Shakti Pithas are the locations where the body parts of Maa Sati fell, after being...
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  • The Shri Guru Charitra is a book based on the life of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati (a.k.a Narasimha Saraswati), written by the 15th-16th century poet Shri Saraswati...
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    Vaishno Devi Temple (category Shakti temples)
    mountain at 5,000 feet / 1,500 meters elevation. The Shakti tradition considers it to be a Shakti Pitha. The temple is governed by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi...
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    energy of Shakti, which is prakriti, 'nature'. The term Shakta is used for the description of people associated with Shakti worship. The Shakta pithas are shrines...
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  • Osmanabad district of Maharashtra and is considered as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas. It is situated 45  km from Solapur. The temple was built in c. 12th...
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    yoni fed by a perennial stream. The temple is primary amongst the 51 Shakti Pithas, and is one of the most important Shakta temples. Kamakhya's iconography...
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    Vindhyachal Temple (category Shakta pithas)
    at Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the Shakti Pitha temples in India. According to scriptures, Vindhyachal city is also believed...
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    Shiva is said to guard each of the Shakti Pithas (A group of temples dedicated to the goddess Shakti). Each Shakti Pitha is accompanied by a temple dedicated...
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    Maa Mangala Mandir, Kakatpur (category Shakti temples)
    Shakti Pitha located in Kakatpur of Odisha, on the eastern coast of India. This is a 15th-century Hindu mandir and a symbol of ancient Shakti Pithas of...
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    Kalighat Kali Temple (category Shakta pithas)
    Bengal, India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in eastern India. The term Kalighat originated from the goddess Kali...
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    Tulja Bhavani Temple (category Shakta pithas)
    district of Maharashtra, India, and is considered as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas. It is situated 45 km from Solapur. The temple was built in 12th century...
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    Dhams (Char Dham) and 12 Jyotirlings devoted to the Lord Shiva, 51 Shakti Pithas devoted to the feminine manifestation of the god, the eight swayambhu...
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    (Hinduism) Shaktism Shakti Pitha Saundarya Lahari Shakti Mahadevi - supreme goddess in Hinduism Prakṛti – Nature in Hinduism Shakti Pitha – Shrines in Shaktism...
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    in the universe which became Shakti Peethas, temple to a form of the Goddess. Shiva is also worshiped at each Shakti Pitha in the form of Bhairava, the...
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    he is received in India with respect and performs pilgrimage to all Shakti Pitha. In August 2022, a representative for Nithyananda wrote to Sri Lankan...
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    Rapti River. Balrampur is known for the temple of Pateshwari Devi, a Shakti Pitha, and for the ruins of the nearby ancient city of Sravasti, now a pilgrimage...
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    one's sins. Mahurgad Renuka, Parashurama Nanded District Maharashtra Shakti Pitha shrine Parashurama Temple Parashurama Chiplun, Ratnagiri District Maharashtra...
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    Tripura Sundari Temple (category Shakta pithas)
    Shakti temple, hence also bestowing the name of Kurma Pīṭha. The Goddess is served by traditional Brahmin priests. The temple is one of the 51 Shakti...
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    by thousands of pilgrims every year. It is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Pithas in India. A model of the Amarnath Temple, dedicated to God Shiva, is...
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  • Shiva here, followed by Surya and Indra. Manikyamaba devi, one of 18 Shakti Pithas, is present here. Somarama (in Bhimavaram): The Someswara Swami temple...
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    Renuka Goddess of the Fallen The Mahur shrine of Renuka, venerated as a Shakti Pitha in Shaktism Devanagari रेणुका Sanskrit transliteration Rénûka Affiliation...
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    Mata Mansa Devi Mandir (category Shakti temples)
    outside Chandigarh. It is one of the prominent Shakti Pitha temples of North India involving 7 Shakti goddesses, namely Mata Mansa Devi, Naina Devi, Jawalamukhi...
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    Kundalini (redirect from Kundalini shakti)
     'coiled snake', pronunciation) is a form of divine feminine energy (or Shakti) believed to be located at the base of the spine, in the muladhara. It is...
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    Aranya Devi Temple, Arrah (category Shakta pithas)
    recognized from Satya Yuga to Kali Yuga, is also a Siddh Pitha along with 108 Shakti Pithas. The building of the temple is not very old but there is a...
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    Temple also known as Kangra Devi Mandir is a Hindu temple, one of the 51 Shakti Pithas dedicated to the goddess Vajreshvari, a form of Goddess Durga located...
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