February 03, 2014: Legend has it that in Satya Yuga, King Daksha performed a yagna with a desire of taking revenge on Lord Shiva, his son-in-law. Daksha was angry because his daughter Sati had married the ‘yogi’ Lord Shiva against his wishes. He invited all the deities to the yagna except Shiva and Sati.

Despite not being invited, Sati went to her father’s yagna where she was insulted. Unable to bear her father’s insults toward her husband, she ended her life by jumping into the yagna fire.

The furious Lord Shiva destroyed oblation site and killed Daksha. He then carried the body of Sati and started wandering all over the universe. Lord Vishnu severed the body with his chakra. Various organs fell at different places that came to be known as Shaktipeeths in due course of time.

List of Shakti Peeths

1. Kalika, West Bengal

2. Yugdha, West Bengal

3. Tristrota, West Bengal

4. Bahula, West Bengal

5. Vatkeshwar, West Bengal

6. Nalhati, West Bengal

7. Nandipur, West Bengal

8. Atahas, West Bengal

9. Kirit, West Bengal

10. Yashor, West Bengal

11. Chatal, West Bengal

12. Katoyapatat, West Bengal

13. Vibhash, West Bengal

14. Sugandha, West Bengal

15. Bhairavparvat, Madhya Pradesh

16. Ramagiri ,Madhya Pradesh

17. Ujjaini, Madhya Pradesh

18. Shoandesh, Madhya Pradesh

19. Shuchi ,Tamil Nadu

20. Ratanavali ,Tamil Nadu

21. Kanyakashram, Tamil Nadu

22. Kanchi ,Tamil Nadu

23. Mithila, Bihar

24. Vaidhanath, Bihar

25. Magadh, Bihar

26. Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

27. Varanasi , Uttar Pradesh

28. Prayag, Uttar Pradesh

29. Manivedik ,Rajasthan

30. Virat, Rajasthan

31. Prabhas ,Gujarat

32. Godavari Tat, Andhra Pradesh

33. Shri Shail ,Andhra Pradesh

34. Karvir, Maharashtra

35. Jansthan ,Maharashtra

36. Shriparvat, Kashmir

37. Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir

38. Jalandhar ,Punjab

39. Utakal, Orissa

40. Jawalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh

41. Kamrupkamakhiya, Assam

42. Jayanti, Meghalaya

43. Tripursundari, Tripura

44. Kurukshetra, Haryana

45. Kalmadhav, Madhya Pradesh

46. Ganhaki, Nepal

47. Guheshwari, Nepal

48. Hingula (Hingalaj), Pakistan

49. Indrakshi, Sri Lanka

50. Manas, Tibet

51. Panchsagar, Tibet