|
Part of the body
|
Name of the deity
|
Place of Pilgrimage
|
State / Country
|
1
|
Kali gajjalu
|
Sri Sshnakari Devi
|
Trinkomali
|
Srilanka
|
2
|
Veepu
|
Kamakshi Devi
|
Kanchi
|
Tamil Nadu
|
3
|
Udaram
|
Shrunkhala Devi
|
Ganga Sagar
|
West Bengal
|
4
|
Tala Ventrukalu
|
Chamudeswari Devi
|
Mysore
|
Karnataka
|
5
|
Danta Pankti
|
Jogulamba Devi
|
Alampuram
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
6
|
Meda
|
Bhramarambika Devi
|
Sri Sailam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
7
|
Moodu Kallu
|
Mahalakshmi Mata
|
Kolhapur
|
Maharashtra
|
8
|
Kudi Hastam
|
Eka Veerika Devi
|
Mahu
|
Maharashtra
|
9
|
Pai Pedavi
|
Sri Mahakali
|
Ujjaini
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
10
|
Yedama Hastam
|
Sri Puruhutika Devi
|
Pithapuram
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
11
|
Nabhi Bhagam
|
Sri Girija Devi
|
Jajipur
|
Orissa
|
12
|
Yedama Chekkili
|
Manikyamba Devi
|
Draksharamam
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
13
|
Yoni
|
Sri Kamaroopi Devi
|
Guwahati
|
Assam
|
14
|
Hastanguli
|
Sri Madhaveswari Devi
|
Prayaga
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
15
|
Sirassu
|
Sri Vaishnavi
|
Kangra
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
16
|
Vakshojalu
|
Sri Sarvamangala Devi
|
Gaya
|
Bihar
|
17
|
Manikarnika
|
Sri Visalakshi
|
Varanasi
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
18
|
Dakshina Hastam
|
Sri Saraswati
|
Kashmir
|
J&K
|
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Ashtadasha Punyakshetras and their location
I came across a very informative document regarding the famous mythological story where the body of Sati is cut asunder by the Sudarshan of Lord Vishnu and the various pieces of the body fell in and around India.
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