Shaktipitha, a Hindu holy place, is the seat of the power of a goddess. Goddess
Sati (Shakti), the embodiment of feminine power has several temples in North India, especially in the alpine regions of
Himachal Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and
Uttaranchal, which are considered Shaktipithas, where parts of Sati's corpse fell, while she was carried away by an irate Shiva after her self-immolation. Shaktipithas of
Durga are also much revered.
