Thursday, November 23, 2006

Asthadasa Sakthi Peethas

durga godess
There are 18 very powerful sakthi peethas for godess durga all over old, ancient India. Now, they are almost spread across india, except for one in nepal and one in sri lanka.
This is the list of sakthi peethas, astha dasa sakthi peethas , from the ancient asthadasa sakthi peetha varnam sloka.
Sankari devi lanka srilanka
kamakshi devi Kanchi, tamilnadu
sringala devi pradumnam
chamundi krouncha patnam
jogulamaba devi alampur
Bhramarambika sri sailam, Andhra pradesh
Mahalakshmi kolhapur, maharashtra
Eka veerika Aahuryam
Maha kali ujjaini , mp
puruhuthika devi pithapur
Girija devi orissa
maanikya devi daksha vatika
kaama roopa devi harikshetram
Maadhaveswari Prayaga
vaishnavi devi jammu kashmir
mangala gowri gaya
visalakshi varanasi, kasi, UP
saraswathi kashmir
some people count the following way, though 18 are not counted.

Shankari Temple:temple at Nainativu,Sri Lanka.
The Mangalambikai :Near Kumbhakonam,Tanjavur.
Kaasi Visalakshi:At Benares Varnasi,Kaasi.
Tiru Aalavaai(meenakshi):Madurai.
Tiru Aanaikkaa(Akilandeswari):Near Srirangam
Kamakshi Amman:at Kanchipuram.
Kaali(Sahasrabhuja Kaali, Sarvamangala,
Tarasundari and Simhavaahini):Kaalighat,Calcutta.
Chottanikkara(Bhagawati):Ernakulam,Kerala.
Maariamman:Tiruchirappalli,Tamilnadu.
Ambika Shakti Peeth:Arasur near Mount Abu.
Bala at Chunval.
Mahakali ujjaini
bhramarambika sri sailam
kanaka durga vijayawada
Kali at Pavagadh near Champaner.
Kamakhya(Kamarupa):Guwahati in Assam
Vaishnao Devi:Jammu and Kashmir.
Kanyakumari : Cape Commorin

5 Comments:

Blogger PriyaKiran said...

this is truly a good work.
i suggest u to put upon more details regarding these peethalu. like which part of mahashakti is there in that peetham.....

10:59 AM  
Blogger varunkarthik said...

Actually i have a different list of Ashtadasa Shakti Peetams
i have got that from a ansiant book
and one of grand father told regarding this he is 96 years old i want to know how can go to Srilanka and jammu kashmir?
a breif discussion regarding this.
let me know the details.

10:30 PM  
Blogger varunkarthik said...

Actually i have a different list of Ashtadasa Shakti Peetams
i have got that from a ansiant book
and one of grand father told regarding this he is 96 years old i want to know how can go to Srilanka and jammu kashmir?
a breif discussion regarding this.
let me know the details.

10:31 PM  
Blogger Madhav Kopalle said...

I think you need to update the list a bit. The location of temples are as follows.

1.Sankari Temple - Sri Lanka (trincomalee town, up in hills, original destroyed by Portuguese.
2.Kamakshi Temple - Kanchipuram - Tamilnadu.
3.Sringaladevi -pradummnam
4.Chamundi-krounchpatanam, now Mysore. Chamundi temple in Mysore.
5.Jogulamba devi-alampuram- near Kurnool town Andhrapradesh.
6.Bhramarambika srisailam, Andhrapradesh.
7.Mahalalshmi Kolhapur- Maharashtra.
8.Ekaveerika, Mahuryam-Maharashtra
9.Mahakali Ujjain.
10.Puruhuthika devi; Pithapuram- near Rajahmundry, Andhrapradesh.
11.Girija Devi, cuttack Orrisa.
12.Maanikya Devi; daksha vatika-disputed.
13.Kaa aroopa devi - Khamakya temple, Assam.
14.Maadhavesvari Prayag- U.P
15.Visalakshi, Kashi
16.Mangalaya Gowri, Gaya
17.Saraswathi, kashmir
18.

12:46 AM  
Blogger Sri Rama Industries said...

Nice compilation.
For those who are interested in additional information:
Visit Shaktipeethas.org website. There you can find detailed description on each Shaktipeeth. You can also find Google maps of 18 shaktipeethas, and 51 shaktipeethas.

5:06 AM  

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