![]() One of the fieriest incarnations of Goddess Sati is Maa Kamakhya. Kamakhya: Shakti Kamakhya, Body part-Genitals Devi appears in the form of Shakti Kali.ġ5. Left buttock of Goddess Sati fell in Kalmadhav, Amarkantak in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. Kalmadhav: Shakti Kali, Body part-Left Buttock The goddess resides here as Shakti Kalika.ġ4. Kalighat is the site where Maa Sati's toes of the right foot had fallen. This Hindu temple is in Kolkata, West Bengal. Kalighat: Shakti Kalika, Body part-Right Toes She sits in the form of a flame, which miraculously keep burning, even under the layer of rocks.ġ3. Tongue of Sati is said to have fallen here. Discovered by the Pandavas, here the Goddess Sati resides in form of Devi Ambika or Siddhida. Situated 30 km south to the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh is the Jwala Shakti Peeth. Jwala: Shakti Ambika/Siddhida, Body part-Tongue The goddess resides here in the form of Devi Jashoreshwari and Lord Shiva appears as Chanda.ġ2. Yogeshwari: Shakti Yogeshwari, Body part-Palms of Hand & Soles of Feetĭedicated to Maa Kali, this Shakti Peeth is located in Iswaripur village, in the Khulna District in Bangladesh. Located in Kalajore, Bourbhag village in Bangladesh, Devi resides here in the form of Jayanti Shakti.ġ1. Locally known as Nartiang Durga Temple, the Jayanti Shakti Peeth is where the left thigh of Sati fell. Jayanti: Shakti Jayanti, Body part-Left Thigh The goddess here is in the form of Shakti Kottari.ġ0. Sati's Bhrahmarandhra (top of the head) fell in Hinglaj, around 125 kms away from north-east of Karachi. Hinglaj: Shakti Kottari, Bodypart-Top of the head Devi is known as Shakti Bhramari or Chibuka (meaning Chin) here.ĩ. In the Godavari river valley in the Nasik city fell both parts of the chin of Goddess Sati. Janasthaan: Shakti Bhramari, Body part-Chin Here, her forehead had fallen and hence, the importance of this holy land can also be found in Vishu Purana which is an ancient text of Hinduism.Ĩ. Maa Sati resides here in the Gandaki Chandi form with Chakrapani as the Bhairav. Near the bank of Gandaki river, lays the Muktinath, Dawalagiri Peeth in Nepal. ![]() Gandaki: Shakti: Gandaki Chandi, Body part-Forehead Here, the left anklet (ornament) of Sati had fallen.ħ. Goddess Sati appears as Devi Aparna with Vaman as Lord Shiva in the Bhavani Pur peeth, located in the Sherpur Village of Bangladesh. Bhavanipur: Shakti Aparna, Body part-Left anklet In this temple, goddess's upper lip had fallen.Ħ. This peeth is located near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh at the Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra River. Maa Sati resides here in the form of Goddess Avanti. Bhairavparvat: Shakti Avanti, Body part-Elbow The centre portion of Goddess Sati had fallen here and she is worshipped in the form of Shakti Mahishmardini The temple is renowned for its eight natural hot springs which are enriched with healing powers.ĥ. This Peeth is located on the banks of Paaphara River, approximately 24 kms south west of Siuri town. Bakreshwar : Shakti Mahishmardini, Body part-Centre portion between eyebrows To save the universe and bring back Shiva's sanity, Lord Vishnu cut Sati's lifeless body using Sudharshan Chakra into 51 pieces.Ĥ. Meanwhile, mourning his beloved soulmate's death, Shiva tenderly held Sati's body and started his dance of destruction (taandav). ![]() Veerbhadra created havoc in Daksha's palace and killed him.Īlso Read: Dress up right this Navratri, just like Kareena, Alia and Deepika When Shiva's attendants informed him about the demise of his wife, he grew enraged and created Veerbhadra from a lock of his hair. Unable to bear anything against her husband, a devastated Goddess Sati threw herself in the glowing scared fire of yajna. ![]() ![]() Haughty and proud King Prajapati Daksha called him all sorts of names right from a dishevelled god who hung out in graveyard to the supposed 'lord of the beasts'. When she entered Daksha's palace, she was bombarded with insults directed towards the Shiva. Hurt by her father's decision, Sati decided to visit her father and demand the reason for not inviting them. So when Daksha organized a great yajna, he invited all the deities, gods and sages-but consciously excluded his son-in-law Shiva to insult him. The legend goes that Sati and Shiva were happy in their marital bliss, but their marriage had not gone down too well with King Daksha, who considered ascetic Shiva nothing short of an uncouth lad who lives a hermit's life not worthy of his daughter. ![]()
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