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51 Shakti Peeths

 https://www.thedivineindia.com/51-shakti-peeths/5918 According to Hindu mythology, wherever the pieces of body parts, clothes and ornaments worn by Sati fell, a Shakti Peetha came into existence.  These are scattered all over Indian subcontinent. There are 51 Shakti Peethas in Devi Purana. Whereas Devi Bhagavad suggests 108 Peeths and Devi Gita suggest 72 Shakti Peeths, while  Tntrcudamani suggest 52 Shakti Peeths. Devi Purana definitely discussed about 51 Peethas.  Some are abroad from these Peeths.  At present India has 42, Pakistan has 1, Bangladesh has 4, Sri lanka has 1, Tibet has 1 and Nepal has 2 Shakti Peetha. read story of  the Shakti Peeths Shakti Peeths in detail: 1. Kirit Shaktipeeth : situated on the Lalbagh coat bank of Hooghly river in West Bengal. Kirat means Sirabhushan or crown of Sati mata was dropped there. Idols are Devi as Vimala(Pure) and Shiva as Sangbarta. 2. Katyayani Shaktipeeth : situated in Bhooteshwar in Vrindavan, Mthura, where Sati’s hairs