18 Shakti Peetas and their Location

Shakti Peetas are manifest or divisions of Goddess Sati Devi who is also known by names such as Parvati devi / Gauri / Mahakali / Durga devi.

As stated in Hindu Puranas, King Daksha prajapati had 28 daughters of which 27 (Nakshatras) were married to Moon and another last daughter was married to Lord Shiva without his father's consent. This angry's Daksha. When Daksha organized Yagya , he invited all gods except Lord Shiva and also he humiliates Shiva infront of Sati. Sati disappointed with this and sacrificed herself to Fire god. 

This incident  infuriated Lord Shiva and he cuts the head of King Daksha. Lord Shiva then carried away Sati's body on his shoulder and started dancing causes Pralaya elsewhere. With request from other gods, Lord Vishnu cuts off Sati's body into 18 pieces with his Sudarshana chakra and scattered into different locations in India and one in Sri Lanka.

Ashtadasha Shakti Peetalu	Locations	Body Parts
Shankari Devi	Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)	Groin
Kamakshi Devi	Kanchi (Tamilnadu)	Back part
Sri Srunkhala Devi	Praddyumnam (West Bengal)	Stomach
Chamundeshwari Devi	Mysore (Karnataka)	Hair
Jogulamba Devi	Alampur (Telangana)	Upper Teeth
Bhramaramba Devi	Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh)	Neck
Mahalakshmi Devi	Kolhapur (Maharashtra)	Eyes
Eka Veerika Devi	Nanded (Maharashtra)	Right Hand
Mahakaali Devi	Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)	Upper Lip
Puruhutika Devi	Pitapuram (Andhra Pradesh)	Left Hand
Biraja Devi	Jajpur (Odisha)	Navel
Manikyamba Devi	Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh)	Left Cheek
Kamarupa Devi	Guwahati (Assam)	Vulva
Madhaveswari Devi	Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh)	Fingers
Vaishnavi Devi	Jwala (Himachal Pradesh)	Head
Sarvamangala Devi	Gaya (Bihar)	Breast
Vishalakshi Devi	Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)	Right Hand
Saraswati Devi	Kashmir	Right Hand