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There are 51 Shakti Peethas and 26 Upa Peethas spread across the Indian sub-continent. 51 Shakti Peethas are believed to be representing the 51 letters in Sanskrit alphabet. Sati Devi's breasts are believed to have fallen here in Tara Tarini. The Shakti of the shrine is addressed as Maa Tara Devi Biraja Temple: The Biraja Temple, or Girija Kshetra is a historic Hindu temple located in Jajpur (about 125 kilometres (78 miles) north of Bhubaneswar), Odisha, India. The present temple was built during the 13th century. The principal idol is Devi Durga, who is worshipped as Viraja (Girija), and the temple gave Jajpur the nicknames "Viraja Kshetra" and "Biraja Peetha". The Durga idol has two hands (dwibhuja), spearing the chest of Mahishasura with one hand and pulling his tail with the other. One of her feet is on a lion and the other is on Mahishasura's chest. Mahishasura is depicted as a water buffalo. The idol's crown features Ganesha, a crescent moon and a lingam. The temple covers a large area, and has several shrines to Shiva and other deities. According to the Skanda Purana it cleanses pilgrims, and it is called the Viraja or the Birajakshetra. Jaipur is believed to have about one crore of Shiva lingams.
Maa Mangala Temple: Maa Mangala Temple is a Hindu temple in Kakatpur, in the state of Odisha on the eastern coast of India. This is a 15th-century temple and a symbol of the ancient heritage of Kalinga The temple is built in typical Kalinga style and is a major pilgrimage for devotees of Shakti cult. Pilgrims frequent the temple seeking boons from Maa Mangala. There is a bed made of solid stone on which it is said Maa Mangalarests after touring the entire universe everyday. As if to attest to this, the bed looks worn out in just the same way it would if it were in use for centuries.
Sarala Temple: The Maa Sarala Temple is a Hindu temple in the district of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India. The temple is accessible by road from Jagatsinghpur, Cuttack and Paradeep. The nearest airport is Bhubaneshwar, which is approximately 80 km, and is well connected by road. The nearest railway station is Cuttack; however, there is a small Passenger Halt at Sarala Road, near Tentulipada. The temple can be reached via Jagatsinghpur, or Tarapur by road, from Cuttack. Maa Sarala is a Hindu goddess who patronizes the cultures of Vaishnav and Shakta Rarely does one find the use of VilvaPatra and Tulasi patra in any temple, as they are symbols of two distinct divisions of Hindu culture.
Vimala Temple: The Bimala Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Vimala (Bimala), located within the Jagannath Temple complex in Puri. It is generally regarded as a Shakti Peetha, among the holiest temples dedicated to the Hindu Goddess.
The temple is located in the south-west corner of the inner enclosure of the Jagannath temple complex and on the westem comer of the tower of Jagannath, next to the sacred pond Rohini Kunda. The temple faces east and is built of sandstone and laterite. The temple was renovated around 2005 and is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhubaneswar Circle. Though a small shrine in the temple complex, the Vimala temple is important to the Goddess-oriented Shakta and Tantric worshippers, who revere it even more than the main Jagannath shrine. Vimala is considered to be the Tantric consort of Jagannath and a guardian of the temple complex.

Maa Durga has arrived on this planet Earth. She is Mahadevi. Scriptures say everything emanates from her. She is the source of Shakti. The beginning and the end.... The whole creation lives in her. During these times we have the good fortune of reading many aspects of Mother Durga In this post an effort has been made to just introduce some main Shakti
Peethas in Odisha.
Cuttack Chandi Temple: The Cuttack Chandi Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to the Goddess Chandi, the presiding deity of Cuttack, Odisha. The temple is located nearby the banks of the Mahanadi River. It is famous for the annual Durga Puja and Kali Puja festivals. The Durga Puja festivities are prominent in Maa Cuttack Chandi temple which takes place for 16 days starting from dark fortnight of Ashwina Krishna Ashtami till Ashwinashukla navami and Vijaya dashami. The goddess popularly called as Maa Cuttack Chandi, sits and rules on the heart of the ancient city. She has four hands holding Paasha (noose). Ankusha (goad), gestures dispelling fear (Abhaya), and granting boon (Varada). She is worshipped as Bhuvaneshvari Mahavidya (the queen of universe) by Sevayatas belonging to Utkala Brahmins everyday. Maa Chandi is worshipped in various incarnations of Durga during the puja. In Cuttack, people strongly believe Maa Cuttack Chandi as "The Living Goddess".Tara Tarini Temple: Tara Tarini on the Kumari hills at the bank of the River Rushikulyanear Brahmapur city in Ganjam District Odisha, India is worshipped as the Breast Shrine (Stana Peetha) and manifestations of Adi Shakti. The Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha is one of the oldest pilgrimage centres of the Mother Goddess and is one of four major ancient Tantra Peetha and Shakti Peethas in India.
The shrine is considered as one of the most revered Shakti Peethas & Tantra Peethas and major pilgrimage centres of Shakta (Shaktism) sect of Hinduism. It is believed that the shrine is a Shakti Peetha. Shakti Peethas are holy abodes of Parashakti. This is believed to have originated from the mythological story, of falling of the body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Shiva carried it and wandered.

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