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Shakta pitha
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Shakta pithas.
List of 4 Adi Shakta Pithas
The scriptures, which include the Devi Bhagvatam Purana, Kalika Purana, recognize four Shakta pithas as sites where most of the energy is. The first pitha is Kamakhya (Assam, Yoni Khaṇḍa - genitals), Vimala (Puri, Pada Khaṇḍa - feet/lower limbs), Kalighat (West Bengal, Dakṣiṇa Padāṅguli - toes of right foot) and Tara Tarini (Berhampur, Stana Khaṇḍa - breasts). Apart from these 4 there are 48 other famous pithas recognized by religious texts. According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 51 pithas are in the present day countries of India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan and Pakistan. The Shivacharita besides listing 51 maha-pithas, speaks about 26 more upa-pithas. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too describes the 51 pithas including the present modified addresses. A few of the several accepted listings are given below. In South India, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd-century temple.