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1. Hinglaj/ Charchika: Hingula (Kottari):

Pakistan>Baluchistan>Near (Las)bela>n the banks o! Hingol ri"er>#n the $ountain ca"e Hinglaj.

%he !a$ous Hinglaj &atra (' K.$) starts !ro$ Karachi cit&. *e shoul+ go b& roa+ !or about 1' K.$, on $ain -Karachi uetta- High0a&, uto 2ero oint, then,to0ar+s *est through L&ari to0n, then, to signal 3auji ca$ sto. Last sto is -4sha Pura- 5arai. Hinglaj &atra is a har+ ilgri$age, 0e ha"e to cross t0o ri"ers

(4ghore an+ 6oongi), an+ enroute a $u+ "olcano (Chan+ra 6oo!, 0hich is 0orshie+ as Lor+ 5hi"a7s Jata), in the journe&.

'. Kolhaur: 4$ba bai/ 8aha laksh$i/ Kara"ira "asini: 8ahisha $ar+ini (5harkara/ 5harkarara):

#n+ia>8aharashtra>Kolhaur.a) 4ll t&es o! tra"el !acilities are a"ailable to Kolhaur. -5hree Kar"eer Ni"asini 8ahalaksh$i %e$le- is situate+ in the heart o! the cit&, 9 K.$ !ro$ both

Central Bus 5tation an+ ail0a& 5tation.b) 5o$e belie"e it as 5hi"aharkara& (Kara"iur), near Karachi in Pakistan. Nearest train station is Parkai. Here, Lor+ 5hi"a is 0orshie+ in agi !or$.c) 5o$e consi+er it as an ancient te$le locate+ in 5ukkur cit& o! Pakistan, on the banks o! 5in+h ri"er.

;. 5unan+a (5ugan+ha):

Bangla +esh>Barisal +istrict>6ourna+i thana>arkhan+>=eogarh +istrict>=eogarh>%e$le o! ai+&anath (Baba $an+ir).

%he nearest rail0a& station is =eoghar, 0hich is a ter$inal station o! a K.$ branch line, originating at asi+ih junction on the Ho0rah=elhi $ain line.

ai+urga 5haktieeth is resent eDactl& oosite to the $ain te$le o! ai+&anath, in the sa$e ca$us.

E. Khat$an+u: 6ures0ari/ 6uhjes0ari/ 6uh&es0ari/ 8aha $a&a (Neala):

Neal>Khat$an+u>Near %e$le o! Pashuati nath.

Pashuatinath te$le is s "er& big te$le o! Lor+ 5hi"a locate+ on the banks o! the Bag$ati i"er in the eastern art o! Kath$an+u. 6uh&esh0ari te$le is also

resent in the sa$e ca$us.

F. 8ansaro"ar: =akshaini (8anasa):

%ibet>8anas saro"ar

Kailash 8ansaro"ar &atra is organiGe+ b& 8inistr& o! Dternal a!!airs, #n+ia. #t reIuires both robust health an+ goo+ a$ount o! $one&. 5o$e tourist agencies are

o!!ering Helicoter &atra, !or those intereste+.

1. Puri: i$ala (rissa>Puri>Near the te$le o! agannatha.

a) i$ala 5haktieeth is locate+ in the 5outh*estern corner o! the agannath te$le !acing the east.4 5ata $atrika te$le is also resent in Puri, near Markandaon+. 5o$e eole call it as 5haktieeth, but, i$ala te$le is the original one.

b) 5o$e call it as iraja 5hakti eeth, 0hich is locate+ at ajur o! rissa.

11. 8uktinath/ 5aligra$a: 6an+aki chan+i (6an+aki):

Neal>=ha0alagiri>8uktinath.

Basicall& the tri to 8uktinath can be +i"i+e+ in t0o arts: !ro$ Kath$an+u to o$so$, an+, !ro$ o$so$ to 8uktinath. Near u+ra sagar.a) Chittagong +istrict>Near 5itakun+a station>Chottogra$>n Chan+ra nath hill.

%rains an+ Buses are a"ailable to Chittagong, !ro$ =haka ( hours), 5&lhet ( hours) an+ other cities. #t has an international airort too, !lights a"ailable !ro$ =haka,

Kolkata etc.


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5atiAs right ar$ !ell near a no0eDtinct hot sring at the Chan+ranth eak in 5itakun+a. %he site is $arke+ b& the te$le o! 5a$bhunath just belo0 the Chan+ranath

te$le on to o! the eak.

19. %riura sun+ari:

#n+ia>%riura>Near a+ha kishore ur "illage.

4llahaba+>Near 4ksha& "at.

4loi =e"i 8an+ir is situate+ at 4llahaba+ !ort, in 4loi bagh (9 K.$ !ro$ cit& center). #t is "er& near to the hol& 5anga$ (Con!luence o! 6anga, a$una an+

5aras"ati). %here is no statue o! go++ess in the te$le, an+ Pujais o!!ere+ to a s$all 0oo+en hula (s0ing) lace+ abo"e $arble lat!or$.

4nother te$le o! Lalita +e"i is resent in 4llahaba+ cit& center. 5o$e call that as 5hakti eeth.

'1. a&anti:

Bangla+esh>5&lhet +istrict>Near aintia ur>Kalajore Bourbhag "illage.%here are three laces, 0hich are belie"e+ as a&antia 5hakti eeth.a) aintiaur is about ?; K.$ to the north o! 5&lhet to0n (5&lhet =i"ision, Bangla+esh), on the 5&lhet 5hillong roa+. #t 0as the caital o! an ancient

king+o$ 0hich inclu+e+ the Khasi hills, aintia hills, an+ lains o! ainta. #nteresting ruins o! this !orgotten erio+ lie scattere+ throughout this to0n.

5hakti eeth is locall& kno0n as Baurbhag Kali te$le or 3aliGur Kali bari.b) 9 K.$ to the east o! 5hilong hills on NH ?? is o0ai, the +istrict H o! a&anti&a. '? K.$ to the north o! o0ai is Nartiang, a&antes0ari te$le.

ecentl&, the +ilai+ate+ !our centuriesol+ te$le 0as +e$olishe+, an+ in its lace ne0 one 0as built 0ith $ini$al change. #nterestingl&, here =urga an+a&antes0ari (also calle+ 8atch&o+ari) are ket in the sa$e lace an+ 0orshie+ together. Both are asta+hatu i+ols an+ about E inch tall.

c) a&anti is a s$all !orest "illage 0ithin BuDa %iger eser"e in alaiguri +istrict o! *est Bengal, #n+ia. #t is locate+ along the a&anti i"er. %he 1; K.$trek !ro$ BuDa=uar to a&anti is "er& oular. 5hakti eeth !eatures a stalactite ca"e there, oularl& kno0n as the 8ahakal ca"e. %he nearest rail0a&station is ajabhatkha0a, 0hich is situate+ on the Ne0 alaiguriNe0 4liur+uar route. 4ll er$its !or the entr& to the %iger eser"e shoul+ be taken

!ro$ here.

''. Berha$ur: i$ala (Kirita):

#n+ia>*est bengal>8ushiraba+ +istrict>Near Lalbagh court roa+.

Berha$ur is ' K.$ !ro$ Kolkata to0ar+s North JKolkata Krishnanagar Plasse& Berha$ore. Kireetkona "illage (ata nagara) is on banks o! 6anga, ; K.$

!ro$ Lalbag Court oa+ station, near Berha$ur.

';. aranasi: isalakshi (8anikarnika):

#n+ia>aranasi>Near 4nnaurna te$le.

aranasi has t0o $ajor rail0a& stations: aranasi unction (# station co+e : B5B) in the heart o! the cit&, an+ 8ughal 5arai unction (# station co+e : 865) about

19 K.$ east o! the cit&. aranasi 4irort (#4%4: N5) is about '9 K.$ !ro$ the cit& center.

ish0anath te$le, 4nnaurna te$le, =un+hi 6anesh te$le an+ =an+aani te$le, all are resent in the sa$e "icinit&. isalakshi te$le is "er& s$all an+ 0e seean i+ol o! 6o0ri in!ront o! isalakshi.

'?. 5har"ani (Kan&ashra$a):

Bangla+esh>Chittagong +istrict>Ku$arikun+.%here are t0o "ie0s !or this 5haktieeth.a) Ku$ari kun+/ Ku$ari kun+u is locate+ near Ku$ira rail0a& station, '' K.$ !ro$ Chittagong, Bangla+esh.

b) Bha+rakali te$le, resent 0ithin the recincts o! Kan&a ku$ari te$le, is belie"e+ as this 5hakti eeth.

'9. %hanesar: Bha+ra kali/ 5a"itri (Kurukshetra):

#n+ia>Har&ana>Near Kurukshetra>%hanesar>Near ="ia&an saro"ar.

%hanesar (5thanesh0ar/ Kurikshetra) is 1 K.$ !ro$ =elhi an+ F K.$ !ro$ Chan+igarh. #t is at K.$ +istance !ro$ Pili an i$ortant roa+ junction on the

National high0a& No. 1.


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Bha+rakali te$le is the 5haktieeth in %anesar. #tAs ; K.$ !ro$ Kurukshetra ail0a& 5tation, an+ K.$ !ro$ Pili Bus 5tan+. Consort o! Bha+rakali is 5thanu

5hi"a, he is the $ain +eit& o! %hanesar cit&.

'. Pushkar: 6a&atri (8ani"e+ika):

#n+ia>ajasthan>Near 4j$eer>Pushkar>n the 6a&atri hill.

%rains an+ buses are a"ailable u to 4j$er, an+, !ro$ there, 0e shoul+ take taDi or ricksha0 to reach Pushkar. Nearest airort to Pushkar is in aiur. Best route to

reach 6a&atri $an+ir is !ro$ behin+ the bus stan+, an+ 0alk u 6a&atri hill. %he te$le re$ains close+ a!ter noon, so itAs better to go in $orning hours.

'. Bhra$ara$ba/ 8aha$a&a/ 8ahalaksh$i (5risaila$):

#n+ia>4n+hra ra+esh>5risaila$.

5risaila$ is locate+ +ee in the Nalla$ala !orest an+ there is no train route. But, 4P 5tate oa+ %ransort Cororation 5uer luDur& buses are a"ailable +irectl& !ro$

H&+eraba+ an+ ija&a0a+a.

Bhra$ara$ba 5haktieeth is situate+ in the ca$us o! 8allikarjuna s0a$i te$le (&otirling).

'E. Ka$akshi/ =e"a garbha (Kanchi):

#n+ia>%a$ilna+u>Near Chenni>Kanchiura$.

a) Chennai is one o! the $etroolitan cities o! #n+ia, it has all tra"el !acilities. *e can reach Kanchi !ro$ there, either b& train or bus. Kanchiura$ asectacular cit& o! thousan+ te$les re!lecting the glorious tra+itions o! 5outh #n+ia, an+, Ka$akshi 5haktieeth is the center !or all those te$les.

%he $o+ern Ka$akshi te$le is "er& big an+ !a$ous, but, the 5haktieeth is 4+i Peetes0ari or 4+i Peeta Para$es0ari. %his te$le is just a+jacent to theKu$arakotta$, an+ also near to the resentl& !a$ous te$le. =e"i in this original te$le is calle+ Kirti$ati/ =e"agarbha in %antrachu+a$ani. 5he has !ourhan+s containing in each o! the$ resecti"el&, Pasa, 4nkusa, 4bha&a an+ a Kaala. Ka$akshi Kali, Ka$akshi lalita, Ka$es0ari are other na$es o! her.

b) 5o$e consi+er it as Kankalitala Pithasthan, on the banks o! Koai i"er 1 K.$ northeast o! Bolur station in Birbhu$ +istrict, *est bengal. =e"ilocall& kno0n as Kankalesh0ari.

'F. Kali (Kala $a+ha"a):

#n+ia>4ssa$>6auhati>Basistha te$le.

No authoritati"e teDt is seci!&ing the location o! Kala$a+ha". Ho0e"er, 0e !in+ three "ie0s.a) nanarNa"a tantra, 0hile +escribing 4shta $atrika eethas, $entions Ka$arua ($o+ern 6u0ahati) as the seat o! Brah$i an+ 4sitanga bhaira"a. B& the

resence o! 4sitanga bhaira"a, 0e can un+erstan+ it as Kala $a+ha"a$. #t is the %ara eeth at asishta ashra$ (Basistha) near Ka$akh&a. Kalika uranaalso +escribes it as a 5haktieeth an+ raises the hol& strea$s (5an+h&a, Lalita, Kanta) assing behin+ the te$le. 4run+hati te$le is about 1 K.$ !ro$here.

b) Kasi khan+a o! 5kan+a Purana, $entions nine $a+ha"as o! aranasi: 5esha $a+ha"a, 5angha $a+h"a, #n+u $a+ha"a, 6hana $a+ha"a, 5h0eta

$a+ha"a, Pra&aga $a+ha"a, aikunta $a+ha"a, eera $a+ha"a an+ Kala $a+ha"a.c) 5o$e eole consi+er the -Nar$a+a 8a+h&a ra+esh>5hah+ol +istrict>4$arkantak.

Nearest rail hea+ !or 4$arkantak is Pen+ra oa+ (?' K.$) on the Katni Bilasur section o! the 5outhastern ail0a&. 4$arkantak is connecte+ b& regular bus

ser"ice 0ith 5hah+ol, %a$il na+u>Near Kan&aku$ari>5uchin+ra$.

Kan&aku$ari, though tra+itionall& a art o! Parusara kshetra (Kerala), no0 is un+er %a$ilna+u state. Nearest airort is %ri"an+ru$ (E K.$), 0e can ha"e trains an+

buses !ro$ 8a+urai too ('?' K.$).

%he go++ess is oularl& kno0n as Kan&a ku$ari/ Bhaga"ath& 4$$an, an+ looks eDtre$el& beauti!ul a!ter earl& $orning Puja. 5a$hara bhaira"a is resent in a

nearb& "illage, 5uchin+ra$, he is locall& calle+ 5thanu 5hi"a.

;?. arahi (Pancha sagara):

#n+ia>8aharashtra>Near 5angli>Narasi$ha 0a+i>5hakti teertha.%hree laces are belie"e+ as this 5haktieeth.a) Narasi$ha 0a+i (Narsobachi *a+i/ Narsoba0a+i) is a !a$ous =atta kshetra. Nearest ail0a& 5tations to Narasi$ha 0a+i are at 5angli ('; K.$) an+

Kolhaur (99 K.$). 3ro$ 5angli, Cit& buses an+ ees are a"ailable. 40r0a+ (4$aresh0ar/ 4$arur) is locate+ on the banks o! ri"er Krishna, eDactl&oosite to Narsinh0a+i. %here is a bri+ge, roughl& o! 1 K.$ length, connecting t0o "illages. -5hakti tirth- near 4$aresh0ar te$le o! 40r0a+ is the5haktieeth.

b) 5o$e eole i+enti!& this 5haktieeth 0ith the Chan+raur o! anjgirCha$a +istrict, Chhattisgarh. Chan+arur is situate+ bet0een aigarh an+5aranggarh, #t is about 1 K.$ !ro$ njgir an+ about '' K.$ !ro$ aiur (Caital cit& o! Chhattisgarh). #t is a lace o! con!luence o! !i"e ri"ers: 8aha

na+i, 8an+ na+i, Katang nala, Lath nala an+ Kelo na+i. 6o++ess in Chan+raur is Chan+rahasini (araharui), an+ 5hi"a is 8aharu+ra.c) 4ccor+ing to so$e eole Pancha sagara is at Hari+0ar. But, no te$le or location is seci!ie+.

;9. 4arna (Karato&a tata):

Bangla+esh>Bogra +istrict>5her ur thana>Bha"ani ur "illage.

Bha0aniur "illage is on the banks o! ri"er Karato&a, 'E K.$ !ro$ 5herur (5eraur). *e can go to Bhabaniur !ro$ =haka "ia a$una Bri+ge. 4!ter assing


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Chan+aikona in 5irajganj =istrict, 0e reach 6hoga Bottola bus sto, !ro$ 0here Bhabaniur $an+ir is nearb& (B& a"ailing oursel"es o! "an or scooter). Pilgri$s

!ro$ the +istricts locate+ to the North o! Bogra reach Bhabaniur b& assing through 5herur, 8irGaur an+ 6hoga Bottola o! Bogra +istrict.

M5hakhaPukur, a hol& on+ o! Bhabaniur, is belie"e+ as 5haktieeth. Co$bine+ 4r$e+ !orces o! Bangla+esh +e$olishe+ the Bhabani te$le in the na$e o!unauthoriGe+ structure. No0, MBhabaniur %e$le eno"ation, =e"elo$ent an+ 8anage$ent Co$$ittee 0as establishe+ !or the urose o! bringing the te$le

into li$elight. 4s there is no i+ol !or the go++ess (4arna/ 4rana), a Kali $urti 0as consecrate+.

;. 5un+ari /Bala triura sun+ari (5ri ar"ata):

#n+ia>4n+hara ra+esh>Near 5risaila$>%riurantaka$.%0o laces are belie"e+ as this 5hakti eeth.

a) %riurantaka$ is a s$all "illage in Prakasa$ +istrict o! 4n+hra ra+esh, about 19 K.$ !ro$ ija&a0a+a, F K.$ !ro$ ngole an+ 1 K.$ !ro$5risaila$. Nearest ail0a& station is at 8arkaur (?; K.$).%he go++ess is belie"e+ as %riura sun+ari/ %riurantaki. %e$le lies in a hol& on+, ; K.$ +istant !ro$ %riurantaka$ "illage. %riurantakes0ara te$le

is locate+ on a s$all hill, nearb&.b) 5o$e eole belie"e this 5hakti eeth as the Kali 8an+ir o! ainur, about ; K.$ !ro$ 5&lhet, Bangla+esh.

c) 5o$e belie"e it as La+akh. #t $a& be the historicall& !a$ous 5ara+a te$le, 0hich is locate+ near $ountains o! Bolor (Bolair), bet0een La+akh an+6ilgit. #tAs no0 in Pak occuie+ Kash$ir.

;. %a$luk: Kaali (ibhasa):

#n+ia>*est bengal>8e+ini ur +istrict>%a$luk.

%a$luk/ %a$oluk is the +istrict hea+Iuarters o! Purba 8e+iniur +istrict o! *est Bengal, #n+ia. #tAs about F K.$ ! ro$ Kolkata, an+ locate+ on the banks o! the

unara&an ri"er close to the Ba& o! Bengal. Nearest train station is %a$luk itsel!. %he go++ess in this 5haktieeth is kno0n as 5hri Barghobhi$a =e"i.

;E. 5o$nath: Chan+rabhaga (Prabhasa):

#n+ia>6ujarat>5o$nath.

5o$nath, a !a$ous &otirling, is locate+ near era"al on the 0est coast o! #n+ia, in unaga+h +istrict, 6ujarat. Nearest ail0a& station is era"al (1; K.$) an+ nearest

4irorts are unaga+h (F9 K.$) an+ =iu (F K.$).

%here is no te$le !or Chan+rabhaga, it is i+enti!ie+ 0ith the hol& con!luence o! ri"ers Hiran, Kaila an+ 5aras0ati an+ their sanga$ 0ith the cean.

;F. n the boar+er o! #n+ia an+ Neal>anak ur.a) anakur is the birth lace o! 5ita $ata. 8an& eole belie"e the !a$ous anki $an+ir as this 5hakti eeth, 0hich is just 1 K.$ a0a& !ro$ ail0a&

station. 5ona $ai $an+ir is also an ancient 5hakti te$le.b) 5o$e consi+er the =urgasthan (=e"i Bhaga"ati) at 8ithilanchal,


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?. 8ahisha $ar+ini (akres0ara):

#n+ia>*est bengal>Birbhu$ +istrict>Near =ubrajur>Near Pa$hara ri"er>%he te$le o! Bakresh0ar.Bakres0ar is situate+ '? K.$ 5outh *est o! 5uri (the +istrict hea+Iuarter o! Birbhu$) an+ K.$ !ro$ =ubrajur train station. Bakranath te$le is reno0ne+ !or hot

0ater srings an+ col+ 0ater srings. %he& all +ischarge in to a ri"ulet, 0hich joins Pa$hra ri"er.

?. ashoresh0ari (ashora):

Bangla+esh>Near =aulat ur>8ahes0ariur.

#t is situate+ at #sh0ariur, 5h&a$nagar uaGila, 5atkhira +istrict, Bangla+esh (about 1'9 K.$ !ro$ essore an+ Khulna). %he resent te$le o! ossoresh0ari Kali a

slen+i+ t0ostor& buil+ing, built at the ruins o! ol+ te$le.

?E. Pullara (4ttahasa):

#n+ia>*est bengal>Birbhu$ +istrict>Near 4h$e+ur>Labur.

#t is locate+ in 4ttahas "illage, near Labhur station, on 4h$a+ur Kat0a rail0a& line, Bar+ha$an +istrict, *est Bengal (about '' K.$ !ro$ Kolkata). 6o++ess is

so large, that the lo0er li is about 19 to 1E !eet 0i+e. %he te$le o! airab is besi+e the te$le o! 3ullora.

?F. Nan+ini (Nan+i ura):

#n+ia>*est bengal>Birbhu$ +istric t>5ainthia>Nan+ikesh0ari te$le.

#t is locate+ in earlier Nan+iur "illage, 0hich is no0 a art o! 5ainthia to0n, Birbhu$ +istrict, *est Bengal ('' K.$ !ro$ Kolkata). Nan+ikesh0ari te$le

(5haktieeth) is onl& 1.9 K.$ !ro$ ail0a& 5tation, un+er a ban&an tree 0ithin a boun+ar& 0all.

9. 5ankari /#n+rakshi(Lanka):

5ri lanka>%rinco$alee>%hirukkones0ara$ te$le.

#t is belie"e+ to be locate+ at t0o laces.a) %ri kones0ara$ te$le at %rinco$alai, a a ort cit& on the east coast o! 5ri Lanka. %rinco$alee has an airort too.

b) Nagaooshani a$$an ko"il o! Nainati"u.

3ro$ a!!na, 0e shoul+ take the bus to Kurika++u"an (aroDi$atel& one hour journe&). Kurika++u"an is locate+ on the islan+ o! Punku+uti"u 0hich isconnecte+ to a!!na b& cause0a&s. 3ro$ there, buses are a"ailable to Nainati"u.

91. 4$bika (irata):

#n+ia>ajasthan>Near aiur>Bairat.

%hree laces, re$e$bering in t0o Puranic +esas, are consi+ere+ 0ith re!erence to this Pithasthan. But, none o! the$ has a te$le or lace 0hich is kno0nas 5haktieeth.4ncient 8ats&a +esa/ irata +esa (in the region o! -4l0ar, Bharatur an+ aiur-):

a) Bairat "illage (irat nagar), about F K.$ !ro$ aiur.Ni"riti +esa/ irata +esa (co$rising o! -Bar+hankot, Coch behar an+ angur-):

b) Bairatta in =akshin =inajur +istrict o! *est bengal.c) Birat rajar garh in angur +istrict o! Bangla+esh.

9'. Patna: 5ar"anan+akari (8aga+ha):

#n+ia>Bihar>Patna>8aharaj ganj localit&>Bari Patan +e"i te$le.

#t is situate+ at 8aharajganj, about 1 K.$ ast !ro$ the Patna unction rail0a& station. Bari atan +e"i (also calle+, Patali utres0ari) !aces to0ar+s North. #+ols o!

8aha kali, 8aha laksh$i, 8aha saras0ati an+ Bhaira" are also resent in the te$le. 4nother te$le, +e+icate+ to Choti Patan =e"i, is locate+ at Patna Cit& Cho0k.

%he abo"e +etails, !rankl& seaking, cause a lot o! con!usion. 8an& +oubts still re$aining. 8an& 5hakti eeta$s are not er!ectl& i+enti!ie+. %his is because o! three

reasons.

1. =e"otion o! local eole to0ar+s their local 5hakti shrines.

'. Dtinction o! ancient 5hakti te$les because o! "arious 5ociocultural changes.

;. #nabilit& to $atch the Puranic an+ %antric na$es o! laces an+ go++esses 0ith the resent ones.

.k, as !ar as $& kno0le+ge goes ...

# trie+ to arrange the laces, so that the $ost authoritati"e one aears as otion -a)-.4nother i$ortant oint is,

%here are +i!!erent lists o! 5haktieethas. 4ll o! the$ o"erla. #t is ossible !or the sa$e Pitha to aear in one or $ore lists. 4gain, the laces are "ariousl& calle+:

5hakti eethas, ogini ithas, 8atrika ithas, =urga ithas, Pitha sthans etc.

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