Within the Shakta vision, the sacred geography of India is woven around the Shakti Peethas and other great Devi temples, where the Divine Mother is experienced as the very ground of reality. Among the Shakti Peethas, Kamakhya in Assam is especially revered, associated with the yoni of Sati and rich Tantric traditions. Other widely honored Peethas include Kalighat in Kolkata, Jwalamukhi in Himachal Pradesh with its eternal flames, Naina Devi in Himachal Pradesh, and the Ambaji temple in Gujarat. Vaishno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir, though often approached through a distinct devotional mood, stands as one of the most frequented Shakti pilgrimage sites in the Himalayas. Traditions also remember Sharda Peeth in the region of Kashmir as an important historical Shakti center, even if it is not easily accessible today.

Alongside these, a constellation of major Devi temples shapes the devotional landscape of Shaktism across the subcontinent. In the south, Meenakshi Amman at Madurai and Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hills in Karnataka are powerful centers where Parvati is worshiped in majestic, living traditions. In western India, Mahalakshmi at Kolhapur, Tulja Bhavani in Maharashtra, and Ambaji in Gujarat draw countless devotees who seek the Mother’s grace in forms of prosperity, protection, and courage. In the north and east, Vindhyavasini in Uttar Pradesh, Kalighat and Dakshineswar Kali in West Bengal, and the rich cluster of temples around Guwahati in Assam all testify to the many faces of Shakti—Kali, Durga, Parvati, and others—honored as supreme.

There are also regional circuits where the presence of the Goddess is felt through a network of shrines rather than a single monumental temple. Haridwar’s Mansa Devi and Chandi Devi temples, for example, form a significant pair of Shakti sites along the Ganga, while Baglamukhi in Himachal Pradesh and various local Devi temples in Rajasthan and elsewhere sustain more esoteric and Tantric forms of worship. Taken together, these pilgrimage places do more than mark physical locations; they map an inner journey in which the seeker encounters Shakti as mother, protectress, and ultimate reality, expressed through many names yet recognized as one indivisible power.