Shakta Pithas

Skt., pitha; Altars, Seats or Thrones of Divine Female Energy

When arranging all pithas according to the frequency with which they occur when comparing eight different texts and/or traditions, the four highest scores represent those four mentioned in both the Hevajra Tantra (Buddhist) and the Kalika Purana (Hindu). It is therefore quite justified to give them the name mahapitha (Skt., great altar).

Next in this comparison come 6 more often named pithas also listed here. Most others occur only once or twice in these sources and can therefore be regarded as upapithas (minor altars); which is why they are not listed here.

name(s) of pitha	body part represented	associated goddess	associated god	location	number /source
Kamakhya Kamagiri Kamarupa Kubjika	mahamudra yoni	Kamesvari Kamakhya	Kamesvara	East *1 Gauhati, Assam (Kamarupa)	4/4-HT 4/4-KP 3/7-KP 3/4-SM 1/5-NS 1/8 1/10 37/42 17/51
Uddiyana Oddiyana	thighs	Katyayani	Jagannatha	West 1 Uddiyana Swat Valley, Pakistan 2	2/4-HT 1/4-KP 2/7-KP 1/4-SM 7/8 4/10 1/18 27/42
Jalandhara Jullendhar Jalasaila	stana breasts *3 right breast	Tripuramalini Tripuranasini Candi	Bhisana Bhisan Isana Mahadeva	North *1 near Nagarkot, Punjab 31N 75E	1/4-HT 2/4-KP 5/7-KP 6/8 2/10 5/18 6/42 6/51
Purnagiri Purnasaila Purna	neck & shoulders	Purnesvari	Mahanatha	South *1 vicinity of Bombay Maharashtra	3/4-HT 3/4-KP 6/7-KP 2/4-SM 3/10
Hingula Hingulata Hingulaya	brahmarandra crown-aperture fontanelle	Kottari Kotarisa Kottavi	Bhimalocana Bibi Nani (GG Nana)	Hinglaj, Pakistan 25N 65E	3/5-NS 3/18 5/42 1/51
Sirihatta Srihatta Srisaila	griva nape of neck ?	Mahalaksmi Mahamaya	Samvarananda Sarvananda	Sylhet, near Srihatta, Assam	4/4-SM 2/5-NS 27/51
Devikuta Devikotta Devidaikotha	both feet	Mahabhaga		Banghar, Dinajpur, Bengal	1/7-KP 8/8 2/18
Manikarnika Varanasi	kundala earrings (!)	Visalaksmi	Kala	Varanasi (Benares) Uttar Pradesh	5/10 6/18 23/51
Javalamukhi Jvalanti	jihva tongue	Ambika Jvalamukhi Siddhida	Unmatta	Darang, Tahsil Dera Gopipur Kangra, Punjab 31N 76E	6/10 7/42 5/51
Prayaga	hast-anguli ten fingers ?	Lalita Alopi	Bhava	near Allahabad	8/18 19/42 20/51