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आदि शंकराचार्य के अष्टादश शक्ति पीठ स्तोत्र में वर्णित अठारह देवी धाम — "लंकायां शंकरी देवी" से "काश्मीरे तु सरस्वती" तक।

1 शांकरी देवी (त्रिंकोमाली, श्रीलंका)Trincomalee, श्रीलंकाThe Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram opens with 'Lankayam Shankari Devi'. Devotees worship her as Shankari Devi in the Koneswaram temple complex on Swami Rock, a cliff j…
2 कांची कामाक्षीKanchipuram, तमिलनाडुSeated in padmasana, Kamakshi is the presiding goddess of the whole city of Kanchipuram. Adi Shankara is said to have installed the Sri Chakra before her, and the Kanchi…
3 शृंखला देवी (प्रद्युम्न)Pandua (traditional identification), पश्चिम बंगालWhere 'Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi' stood is not settled. Many identify Pradyumna with Pandua in West Bengal's Hooghly district, where no ancient temple survives today.
4 मैसूर चामुंडेश्वरीChamundi Hills, Mysuru, कर्नाटक'Krauncha pattane Chamunda': on Chamundi Hills overlooking Mysuru, she is the family deity of the Mysuru royal house and the heart of the city's famous Dasara.
5 आलमपुर जोगुलांबाAlampur, तेलंगानाNear the meeting of the Tungabhadra and Krishna, Alampur is Telangana's only Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha, and its seventh-century Nava Brahma temples of the Badami Chalukya…
6 श्रीशैलम मल्लिकार्जुन – भ्रमरांबाSrisailam, आंध्र प्रदेशHigh on a hill in the Nallamala forest above the Krishna river (Patala Ganga), Srisailam is the rare shrine that is both a Jyotirlinga and a Shakti Peetha. Telugu devote…
7 कोल्हापुर महालक्ष्मीKolhapur, महाराष्ट्रLovingly called Ambabai, Kolhapur's Mahalakshmi faces west in a dark-stone Chalukya-era temple. On a few days each year the setting sun's rays fall straight on her, cele…
8 माहुर एकवीरा देवी (रेणुका माता)Mahur (Mahurgad), महाराष्ट्र'Mahurye Ekaveerika': on the hills of Mahur in Nanded district the goddess is worshipped as Renuka, mother of Parashurama. A Dattatreya shrine stands on the same hills.
9 उज्जैन महाकालीUjjain, मध्य प्रदेश'Ujjayinyam Mahakali': in Ujjain, the city of the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, devotees honour the peetha goddess at the Harsiddhi Mata temple and at Gadkalika, the goddes…
10 पिठापुरम पुरुहूतिका देवीPithapuram, आंध्र प्रदेशPuruhutika Devi, tenth of the eighteen peethas, sits in the Kukkuteswara Swamy temple complex. Pithapuram is also revered as the birthplace of Sripada Srivallabha by Dat…
11 जाजपुर गिरिजा (विरजा) देवीJajpur, ओडिशा'Odhyane Girija Devi': in Jajpur, Odisha, she is worshipped as Biraja Devi on the banks of the Baitarani; the place is also known as Nabhi Gaya.
12 द्राक्षाराम भीमेश्वर – माणिक्यांबाDraksharamam, आंध्र प्रदेशBoth a Pancharama and one of the 18 Shakti Peethas in one temple, held to be Daksharama, the site of Daksha's sacrifice. The linga, about 14 feet tall, rises through a t…
13 गुवाहाटी कामाख्याNilachal hill, Guwahati, असम'Harikshetre Kamarupa': on Nilachal hill above the Brahmaputra, Kamakhya is a great centre of Shakta worship. There is no image in the sanctum: a rock in a natural sprin…
14 प्रयाग माधवेश्वरी (अलोपी देवी)Prayagraj, उत्तर प्रदेश'Prayage Madhaveshwari': in Prayagraj, city of the Triveni Sangam, the Alopi Bagh shrine has no image; a wooden cradle (doli) is worshipped as the goddess.
15 ज्वालामुखी (कांगड़ा)Jwalamukhi, हिमाचल प्रदेश'Jwalayam Vaishnavi Devi': there is no image here. Natural flames burning steadily from clefts in the rock are worshipped as the goddess.
16 गया मंगला गौरीGaya, बिहार'Gayayam Mangalya Gaurika': on a small hill in Gaya, the city of ancestral rites, Mangala Gauri is visited by pilgrims who offer pinda at the Vishnupad temple.
17 काशी विशालाक्षीMir Ghat, Varanasi, उत्तर प्रदेश'Varanasyam Vishalakshi': consort of Kashi Vishwanath, near Manikarnika Ghat. The temple is in the South Indian style and is a must for Telugu and Tamil pilgrims.
18 कश्मीर शारदा पीठSharda village, Neelum valley, जम्मू-कश्मीर'Kashmire tu Saraswati': Sharada Peeth was once among the greatest seats of learning in the subcontinent, and gave the Sharada script its name. The ancient ruins now lie…

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