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Kankalitala
Bolpur·West Bengal
Sati's pelvis/waist fell here, beside the Kopai river near Santiniketan.
Deity unknown
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari·Tamil Nadu
Sati's back/spine fell here, at the southern tip of the subcontinent.
Deity unknown
Kashi Vishwanath
Varanasi·Uttar Pradesh
On the banks of the Ganga in the holy city of Kashi.
Shiva
Katyayani (Vrindavan)
Kedarnath
Rudraprayag·Uttarakhand
Highest of the Jyotirlinga, in the Garhwal Himalayas; part of Chota Char Dham.
Shiva
Keezhperumpallam (Ketu)
Kiriteswari
Kiritkona·West Bengal
Sati's crown (kirita) fell here, near Lalbagh in Murshidabad.
Deity unknown
Madhyamaheshwar
Mansuna, Ukhimath·Uttarakhand
The navel and stomach. Reached by a trek of about 16 km from Ransi village.
Shiva
30.64°N · 79.22°E
Mahaganpati
Ranjangaon·Maharashtra
Most powerful form of Ganesha, with ten trunks and twenty arms in legend.
Ganesha
18.75°N · 74.23°E
Mahakaleshwar
Ujjain·Madhya Pradesh
Famous for the daily Bhasma Aarti at dawn.
Shiva
23.18°N · 75.77°E
Mahalakshmi
Kolhapur·Maharashtra
Considered one of the principal Shakti Peethas.
Lakshmi
16.70°N · 74.23°E
Mahalakshmi Mumbai
Mumbai·Maharashtra
On Bhulabhai Desai Road overlooking the Arabian Sea; a beloved Devi temple of the city, though not a Shakti Peetha.
Lakshmi
18.98°N · 72.81°E
Mahamaya
Mallikarjuna
Srisailam·Andhra Pradesh
Located on Shri Shaila mountain in the Nallamala hills.
Shiva
Manasa (Kailash)
Manibandh (Gayatri)
Manikyamba (Draksharama)
Draksharama·Andhra Pradesh
Sati's left cheek fell here, within the Bhimeshwara temple of Konaseema.
Deity unknown
16.79°N · 82.06°E
Matangeshvara temple, Khajuraho
Chhatarpur district·Madhya Pradesh
10th-century Shiva temple
Deity unknown
24.85°N · 79.92°E
Mathura
Mathura·Uttar Pradesh
Birthplace of Lord Krishna.
Krishna
27.49°N · 77.67°E
Mayureshwar
Morgaon·Maharashtra
Starting and ending point of the Ashtavinayak yatra.
Ganesha
Mithila
Muktinath
Nageshwar
Dwarka·Gujarat
Near Dwarka in Gujarat; the 'Lord of Snakes' Jyotirlinga.
Shiva