Navaratri, a festival in Hinduism, marks the beginning of Sharad Navaratri on the Pratipada tithi of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Ashwin.
This year, Navaratri starts on October 15th and concludes on October 23rd. Devotees worship Goddess Durga in temples and revered Shakti Peeths during this auspicious period.
Navaratri holds special significance in Hinduism, where devotees believe that all their prayers to the Mother Goddess are answered.
Journey to the 52 Shakti Peeths
Shakti Peeths in India
During Navaratri, devotees visit the 52 sacred Shakti Peeths, powerful temples dedicated to Goddess Durga. Here are some of them:
1. Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
2. Mata Lalita Devi Shaktipeeth, Prayagraj
3. Ramgiri, Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
4. Uma Shaktipeeth (Katyayani Shaktipeeth) in Vrindavan
5. Devi Patan Temple, Balrampur
6. Harsiddhi Devi Shaktipeeth, Madhya Pradesh
7. Shondev Narmata Shaktipeeth, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
8. Naina Devi Temple, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh
9. Jwala Ji Shaktipeeth, Kangra, Himachal
10. Tripuramalini Mata Shaktipeeth, Jalandhar, Punjab
11. Mahamaya Shaktipeeth, Pahalgaon of Amarnath, Kashmir
12. Shaktipeeth of Mata Savitri, Kurukshetra, Haryana
13. Maa Bhadrakali Devikup Temple, Kurukshetra, Haryana
14. Manibandh Shaktipeeth, Pushkar, Ajmer
15.Birat, Shaktipeeth of Maa Ambika, Rajasthan
16. Ambaji Temple Shaktipeeth- Gujarat
17. Maa Chandrabhaga Shaktipeeth, Junagadh, Gujarat
18. Shaktipeeth of Bhramari form of Mother, Maharashtra
19. Matabadi Mountain Peak Shaktipeeth, Tripura
20.Temple of Goddess Kapalini, Purba Medinipur District, West Bengal
21.Mata Devi Kumari Shaktipeeth, Ratnavali, Bengal
22.Shaktipeeth of Mata Vimala, Murshidabad, Bengal
23. Bhramari Devi Shaktipeeth Jalpaiguri, Bengal
24. Bahula Devi Shaktipeeth- Vardhaman, Bengal
25. Mangal Chandrika Mata Shaktipeeth, Vardhaman, Bengal
26. Shaktipeeth of Maa Mahishmardini, Vakreshwar, West Bengal
27. Nalhati Shaktipeeth, Birbhum, Bengal
28. Phullara Devi Shaktipeeth, Atthahas, West Bengal
29. Nandipur Shaktipeeth, West Bengal
30. Yugadha Shaktipeeth- Vardhaman, Bengal
31. Kalika Devi Shaktipeeth, Bengal
32. Kanchi Devgarbha Shaktipeeth, Kanchi, West Bengal
33. Bhadrakali Shaktipeeth, Tamil Nadu
34. Shuchi Shaktipeeth, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu
35. Vimala Devi Shaktipeeth, Utkal, Orissa
36. Sarvasail Ramhendri Shaktipeeth, Andhra Pradesh
37. Srisailam Shaktipeeth, Coornoor, Andhra Pradesh
38. Karnataka Shaktipeeth, Karnataka
39. Kamakhya Shaktipeeth, Guwahati, Assam
40. Mithila Shaktipeeth, – India Nepal border
41.Chattal Bhawani Shaktipeeth, Bangladesh
42. Sugandha Shaktipeeth, Bangladesh
43. Jayanti Shaktipeeth, Bangladesh
44. Srishail Mahalakshmi, Bangladesh
45. Yashoreshwari Mata Shaktipeeth, Bangladesh
46. Indrakshi Shaktipeeth, Sri Lanka
47. Guheshwari Shaktipeeth, Nepal
48. Aadya Shaktipeeth, Nepal
49.Dantkali Shaktipeeth- Nepal
50. Mansa Shaktipeeth, Tibet
51. Hingula Shaktipeeth-Pakistan
52. Naina Devi Temple, Nainital
