SAHKTHIPEETHAS

35. PRAYAG - LALITHA DEVI MANDIR

Mother Sati's hasthanguli-fingers of hand fell at Prayag, the sacred confluence of three holy rivers-Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati. Lalita Devi is the name of Goddess worshipped in a temple. The name of the kshetrapalaka is Bhava.

It lies in a temple near Akshayat in Allahabad fort now popular as Lalitha Parameswaristhan.

The other place claiming as Sakti-Peetha is located in Natara. No decision is arrived so far regarding this.

36. UTHKALVIRAJA KSHETRA - VIMALA DEVI MANDIR

The sacrosanct nabhi - navel of Mother Sati fell at Utkal Virajakshetra and the deity installed later is called Vimala Devi. Jagannath is the name of the kshetrapalaka of this peeth.

It lies in the campus of Puri Jagannath temple. There is another in Yajpur going by the name of Virajamba mandir. Controversy has not ended in fixing the exact place and Puri is the rail head and all modes of conveyance is available to Puri.

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