Shakti Peethas

The Shakti Peetha is located in Trincomalee, Sri Lankan. It is thought to be the location of Goddess Sati's groin. There is little information about the goddess iconography because the original temple was destroyed by Portuguese invaders. However, a popular internet calendar image of the goddess depicts her with eight hands carrying a chakra, stick, mace, beads, sword, bow, and trident, as well as one hand in the Abhay mudra.

The Shakti Peeth is located in the Mysuru region of Karnataka, where Sati's hair had fallen. The goddess is a form of Chamunda or Mahishasurmardini, depicted with eight hands carrying a sword, a dagger, a serpent, a trident, a bowl, a bell, a shield, and a damaru.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, where Sati's eye had fallen. The presiding goddess is Mahalakshmi, also called Ambabai.  She is depicted with four hands holding a citron, mace, shield, and drinking vessel, as well as Linga and Yoni adorning her head. 

The Shakti Peeth is located in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh. Sati's Back had fallen here. The name of the residing goddess, Puruhutika, means, "The one who is worshipped by Lord Indra". The goddess is shown with four hands carrying a bag of seeds, an axe, a lotus and a bowl.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Guwahati, Assam where Sati's womb had fallen. The shrine is also one of the most revered centres of Tantric traditions. The goddess Kamakhya is regarded as the goddess of desire and a form of the goddess Kubjika or goddess Kali. She is depicted with twelve arms, six heads of varying colours and seated upon a lotus coming out from the navel of Shiva, who in turn lies atop a lion. She carries a lotus, trident, sword, bell, discus, bow, arrows, club, goad, bowl, shield and one hand in Abhaya mudra. 

The Shakti Peeth is located in Gaya, Bihar where Sati's breast had fallen. Mangla Gauri, a form of Parvati, is the governing deity who is worshipped as goddess of benevolence.

The Shakti Peethas is situated in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. The navel of Sati is believed to have fallen at this location. The presiding goddess Kamakshi is a form of Lalita, popularly portrayed with four arms carrying a goad, a noose, a cane, and a bouquet of flowers. (Read: Mahavidya). Her earlier form represents her as a fierce goddess. She has a black complexion and has four arms, carrying a noose, goad, bowl, and shows the abhaya mudra. She is seated on three severed heads.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Alampuram, Telangana, where Sati's teeth had fallen. The goddess is also known as Yogamba, which means "Mother of Yogis." She is shown naked and seated on a corpse, with a skull, scorpion, bat, owl, and lizard on her head. She has a frightening appearance, with a stretched tongue and sharp protruding canines. She has four hands carrying Akshamala, a sword, an axe, and a drinking vessel.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Mahur, Maharashtra, where Sati's left hand had fallen. The presiding goddess Ekvira is a form of Renuka, a goddess who is predominantly worshipped in Maharashtra and the South Indian states. (Read: Regional Goddesses)

The Shakti Peeth is located in Jajpur, Odisha. Sati's back had fallen here. The goddess who resides in the Shakti Peeth is depicted as Mahishasurmardini. She has two hands and holds a trident in her right hand while lifting the tail of the buffalo demon with her left hand. She has Ganapati, yoni, linga, crescent moon, and the serpent on her head.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh where Sati's fingers had fallen. Madhaveshvari, a form of Lalita, is the governing goddess. In this temple, there is no deity idol or yantra; instead, a wooden carriage is worshipped as the Goddess's seat.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, where Sati's noses had fallen. Vishalakshi, which means "one with large eyes," is the ruling goddess. She is depicted standing in tribhanga posture with four hands holding water lilies with Ganesha and Shiva in the upper hands, as well as a rosary and a kamandal in the lower hands. 

According to the Stotram, the Shakti Peeth is located in Pradyumna, West Bengal, where Sati's stomach had fallen. There is currently no shrine at the location mentioned; instead, ruins of what was once the temple can be found. The goddess is depicted holding a goad, a noose, and two hands in the Abhaya and Varada mudras.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, which is also one of the twelve Jyotirlingas temples. Sati's neck had fallen on this site. Bhramaramba, also called Bhramari, is a form of shakti associated with bees and wasps. The goddess residing in the Shakti Peeth is depicted in the form of Mahishasurmardini, with eight hands carrying various attributes and slaying Mahisasura. (Read: Durga)

The Shakti Peeth is located in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. Sati's elbow had fallen here. The presiding goddess is Mahakali. (Read: Kali)

The Shakti Peeth is located in Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh. Sati's left cheek had fallen here. The goddess     Manikyamba is depicted with two hands holding a lotus and one hand in Abhaya mudra.

The Shakti Peeth is located in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh where Sati's head had fallen. The goddess Jawalamukhi is worshipped in the form of flames that emerge from the rock crevices in the shrine.

The Shakti Peeth is in Sharda, Kashmir, where Sati's right hand fell. The ruling goddess is Sharada, a form of Saraswati or Parvati. She is the goddess of learning, and it is said that on the ninth day of the seventh month of the year, Ashwin, which falls in Sharada (autumn), she enlightened other deities, earning her the name Sharada. She appears as a fierce goddess with three eyes and six arms. She carries Shakti (weapon), a bow, an arrow, a bell, a pot of gemstones, and a pot of nectar. Her mount is a lion.