Maa Sati also known as Dakshayani is a Hindu Goddess of marital felicity and longevity. She is worshiped particularly by Hindu women to seek the long life of their husbands. An aspect of Devi, Sati is the first consort of Shiva, the second being Parvati, the reincarnation of Sati herself.

51 Shakti Peethas of Maa Durga – Maa Sati, Dakshayani

In the Satya Yuga, Daksha performed a yagna with a desire to take revenge on Lord Shiva. Daksha was angry because his daughter Dakshayani also known as Sati had married the ‘Yogi’ God Shiva against his wish. Daksha invited all the deities to the yagna except for Shiva and Shakti. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Shakti from attending the yagna. She had expressed her desire to attend to Shiva who had tried his best to dissuade her from going. Shiva eventually allowed her to go escorted by his followers.

God Shiva in Grief Holding the Body of Sati

But Sati, being an uninvited guest, was not given any respect. Furthermore, Daksha insulted Shiva. Shakti was unable to bear her father’s insults toward her husband, so Devi Sati invoked her yogic powers and immolated herself. When Sati, the wife of Shiva and the first incarnation of Parvati, sacrificed herself at a yagna being performed by her father the King Daksha; a very distraught Shiva started dancing with her body.

Lord Shiva Holding the Body of Sati & Sudrashan Chakra

The world was terrorized from this Tandava Nritya and to stop the devastating penance, Vishnu used his Sudarshan chakra and completely cut up Sati’s body in several pieces. Wherever her body parts fell, a temple was erected to commemorate different manifestations of Shiva and Shakti and became a Hindu pilgrimage.

Goddess Durga

They are called Peetha or Shakti Pithas. These temples are scattered from present day Pakistan to India to Sri Lanka to Bangladesh. Sati is also called Devi or Shakti. See Below for all Shakti Peethas :-

51 Shakti Peethas of Maa Sati

1. Kirit Shakti Peeth
2. Vrindavan Shakti Peeth
3. Shivaharkaray or Karavipur Shakti Peeth
4. Shriparvata Shakti Peeth
5. Varanasi (Vishalakshi) Shakti Peeth
6. Godavari Tir Shakti Peeth
7. Suchindram Shakti Peeth
8. Panchasaagar Shakti Peeth
9. Jwalamukhi Shakti Peeth
10. Bhairava Parvat Shakti Peeth
11. Attahas Shakti Peeth
12. Janasthan Shakti Peeth
13. Amarnath Shakti Peeth
14. Nandipur Shakti Peeth
15. Sri Sailam Shakti Peeth
16. Nalhatti Shakti Peeth
17. Mithila Shakti Peeth
18. Ratnavali Shakti Peeth
19. Prabhas Shakti Peeth
20. Jallandhar Shakti Peeth
21. Chitrakoot Shakti Peeth
22. Deoghar Shakti Peeth
23. Vakreshwar Shakti Peeth
24. Kanyakumari Shakti Peeth
25. Bahula Shakti Peeth
26. Ujjain Shakti Peeth
27. Manivedika Shakti Peeth
28. Prayag Shakti Peeth
29. Puri Shakti Peeth
30. Kanchipuram Shakti Peeth
31. AmarKantak Shakti Peeth
32. Sona Shakti Peeth
33. Kamakhya Shakti Peeth
34. Jayantia Shakti Peeth
35. Patna Shakti Peeth
36. Tristrota Shakti Peeth
37. Tripura Shakti Peeth
38. Vibasha Shakti Peeth
39. Kurukshetra Shakti Peeth
40. Yogadaya Shakti Peeth
41. Virat Shakti Peeth
42. Kalipitha Shakti Peeth
43. Manasa Shakti Peeth
44. Nellore Shakti Peeth
45. Gandaki Shakti Peeth
46. Pasupathinath Shakti Peeth
47. Hingula Shakti Peeth
48. Sugandha Shakti Peeth
49. Karota Shakti Peeth
50. Chattal Shakti Peeth
51. Yashor Shakti Peeth

At all Shakti Peethas, the Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord Bhairava in different forms (a manifestation of Lord Shiva).

Maa Adi ParaShakti as Maa Durga

You may find the many locations of the Shakti Peethas with the same name in another places or states of India. But that is not mean to which one is real or which one is not, does not matter us. The fact which matters us is, how much faith & love we have in our heart for Devi Maa. Every one says that Devi Maa is their, that is why There are more than one Shatki Peetha with the same name in India.