Ashta Dasha Shakti Peethas or Maha Shakti Peethas

Most people believe that out of the 51 Shakti peethas, 18 Shakti peethams are considered as most auspicious which are referred as Ashta Dasha Shakti Peethas.

Lankayam Shankari devi, Kamakshi Kanchika pure 
Pradyumne Shrinkhala devi, Chamunda Krouncha pattane 

Goddess Shankari in Sri lanka, Kamakshi in Kanchipuram,
Goddess Shrinkhala in Pradyumna and Chamunda in Mysore

Alampure Jogulamba, Sri shaile Bhramarambika 
Kolha pure Maha lakshmi, Mahurye Ekaveerika 

Goddess Jogulamba in Alampur, Goddess Brhamarabika in Sri Shailam,
Goddess Maha Lakshmi in Kolhapur and Goddess Eka veera in Mahur

Ujjainyam Maha kali, Peethikayam Puruhutika 
Odhyane Girija devi, Manikya Daksha vatike 

Goddess Maha Kali in Ujjain Purhuthika in Peethika,
Goddess Girija in Odhyana and goddess Manikya in the house of Daksha,

Hari kshetre Kama rupi, Prayage Madhaveshwari 
Jwalayam Vishnavi devi, Gaya Mangalya gourika 

Goddess Kama rupi in the temple of Vishnu, Goddess Madhevaswari in Allahabad,
The flame gving Goddess in Jwala muki and Mangala Gouri in Gaya.

Varanasyam Vishalakshi, Kashmire tu Saraswati 
Ashtadasha Shakti peethani, Yoginamapi durlabham 

Goddess Visalakshi in Varanasi, Goddess Saraswathi in Kashmir,
Are the 18 houses of Shakthi, which are rare even to devas.

Sayamkale pathennityam, Sarva shatri vinashanam 
Sarva roga haram divyam, Sarva sampatkaram shubham 

If read in the evening daily, it leads to killing of all enemies,
And also curing of all diseases and getting of all types of wealth.

Sr. No.	Place	Appellation	Part of the body fallen	Shakti
1	Trincomalee (Sri Lanka)	Lanka Peetham	Groin	Shankari devi
2	Kanchi (Tamil Nadu)	Kanchi Kamakodi Peetham	Back part	Kamakshi Devi
3	Pandua (West Bengal)	Pradyumna Peetham	Stomach	Srigala Devi
4	Mysore (Karnataka)	Krounja Peetham	Hair	Chamundeshwari devi
5	Alampur (Andhra Pradesh)	Yogini Peetham	Upper teeth	Jogulamba devi (Yogamba devi)
6	Shrishailam, (Andhra Pradesh)	Shrishaila Peetham	Neck part	Bhramaramba devi
7	Kolhapur (Maharastra)	Shri Peetham	Eyes	Mahalakshmi devi
8	Mahur (Nanded District, Maharastra)	Ekaveera Peetham	Head	Ekaveerika Devi
9	Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)	Ujjaini Peetham	Upper lip	Mahakali devi
10	Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh)	Pushkarini Peetham	Foot(Paadagaya)	Puruhutika devi
11	Jajpur (Orissa)	Oddyana Peetham	Navel	Biraja Devi
12	Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh)	Draksharama Peetham	Left cheek	Manikyamba devi
13	Guwahati (Assam)	Kamarupa Peetham	Vulva	Kamarupa devi
14	Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh)	Prayaga Peetham	Fingers	Madhaveswari devi
15	Kangra, Jwalamukhi (Himachal Pradesh)	Jwalamukhi Peetham	Tongue	Vaishnavi devi
16	Gaya (Bihar)	Gaya Peetham	Breast part	Sarvamangala devi
17	Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)	Varanasi Peetham	Wrist	Vishalakshi devi
18	Sharada Peeth (Kashmir) *	Sharada Peetham	Right hand	Saraswathi devi

[*]Sharada Peeth: This temple is currently non-existent*. Only ruins are found in these places. Its ruins are near the Line of Control (LOC) between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. Instead, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri in Karnataka even though not a Shakti Peetha is this aspect of the goddess, Requests are been made by the Hindu community in Pakistan to the Pakistani government to renovate the temple, the issue was raised by former Indian Home minister L. K. Advani to the Pakistan authorities as a confidence building measure, by increasing the people to people interaction cross border