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 Kamakhya Devi Shakti Pith in Assam
Kamakhya Devi Mandir is one of the famous Shaktipeethas of Devi Sati.It is located in Assam (India).it is also termed as a JAGRAT PEETH( live seat of devi sati ) . It is believed that Mata Sati's Yoni fell here.
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 Barghobhima Devi Mandir
Shaktipeeth of Devi Sati is located in Medinipur District of West Bengal. It's about 90 K.m from Kolkata, and located on the banks of the Rupnarayan river close to bay of Bengal. It is believed that Mata Sati's left ANKLE fell here.  Mahishasurmardini Mandir
This shaktipeeth of mata sati is located in birhum district of west Bengal and it is believed that devi's portion between the EYEBROWS fell here. The Goddess here is worshiped in her Mahishasurmardini form.  Garh Kalika Mandir
Garh Kalika Madir is one of the temples from 51 shaktipeethas of devi Sati. Devi is worshipped here as mahakali and it is believed that mata sati's upper part of the lip had fallen here.this temple is located in Ujjain  Nalteshwari Temple
Maa nalteshwari devi ji is one of the 51 places where parts of Sati's body fell thus it is known as Shakti peethas. The throat of Sati or “Nala” fell here as known by tradition. This is a beautiful place with fine vicinity and plateaus all around it where Maa Nalateswari resides and has resemblance with Kamakha and Kalighat pithas. The goddess of this place is known as Maa Nalateswari who is also praised as Maa or “Bhagobidhata-Nalateswari” or Devi Parvati or Kalika. According to the localities, in 252th Bengali year or “Bongapto”, “Kamdev” (the Hindu god of love and desire) who had dreamt about its existence discovered the larynx of maa sati at this Nalahati forest. bhairav:- yogesh  Shakti Peeth - Kapalini
Lord Shiva father in law, Daksha was very angry at him because her daughter married Lord Shiva against his promises. So in order to take revenge, he conducted or performed a Yagna (A very auspicious ceremony or action in Hindu culture). Daksha invited every person from all over the world, but not his son in law and his own daughter, Sati. When Sati got the news about the Yagna, she could not resist herself and went to attend the ceremony. There nobody paid any type of attention to her, including her parents. She did not annoyed by this action of his father, but when his father did not even respect her husband, she felt dreadful. The agony was so much so, that she jumped in to the fire (Yagna) and give away her life. The loss of Sati was very painful to the Lord Shiva and due to this, he got furious and angry. Shiva went to the place where Yagna was being performed and devastated that area. Then Lord Shiva carried Sati all over the world, as he was in utmost grief that time and hoping to get Sati life back. This made all other gods to feel bad for lord Shiva and in order to get back lord Shiva to normal state, they visited Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu used his Sudarshan Chakar and severed Sati body in to 51 pieces. These body parts fell on different part of earth and whichever place they fell on earth is considered holy. So, for every place, there is a Shakti Peeth. Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. Left ankle fallen here  Keshta-raya Temple of Bishnupur
A temple formed on the combination of two temple, is what depicts the true style of the Jor-Bangla architecture. Two such temples are found in Bishnupur, but only one of them remains in a preserved state. The second one is in ruins. The former and conserved one is the Jor-Bangla or Keshta-Raya Temple, and the other one known as Mahaprabhu temple. The Keshta-Raya Temple is famous for its structural configuration and exclusive terracotta sculptures. According to the dilapidated inscriptional records, the temple is said to have been erected by Raghunatha Singha in 1655 AD. The structural pattern is unique in itself. It resembles the union of two hut-like structures, having two angled roofs combined to form a single architecture, installed with a char-chala tower on the crown. Facing the southward direction, the temple has a base-platform measuring 11.8 m in length and 11.7 m in breadth, the stature being 10.7 m. The temple has some of the most exquisite terracotta works on all three sides of the porch facades. Except the stucco Shadbhuja (Six-Handed) figure of Sri Chaitanya (not worshipped nowadays), there is no other image or décor found inside the temple. Outer terracotta panels depict scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the Krishna-Lila and other social themes. Exceptionally ornamented terracotta art places this temple high among all Bishnupur Temples. The Mahaprabhu temple, as mentioned earlier, is in the Jor-Bangla group. It stands out to be probably constructed in 1734-35 AD, during the rule of Gopala Singha.  Shakti Peeth - NalateshwariTemple
Nalateshwari Temple located in the Nalhati town of Birbhum district, is a nearby temple attraction to Tarapith. The town Nalhati is named after Nalateshwari temple, one of the 51 Sakti Peethas. It is only 16 km from Rampurhat. The town is sanctified by the river Brahmani and Maa Nalateshwari, the Holy Goddess. This temple is believed to be erected at a spot where the ‘Nala’, (Vocal chord with part of the tracheae), the throat of Goddess Sati (Sakti) had fallen .it is also believed that Debi’s ‘lalat’ (forehead) had fallen there. So she is called as ‘Nalateshwari’ .The temple is dedicated to the Kali form of Goddess Devi. It is located on a small & beautiful hillock. Rani Bhabani had built a small temple over the Peetha of Sri Parbati Mata, later on or about the 1890s Maharaja Ranajit Singha of Nashipur built the temple and Dharamshala as we see it today. The main temple of the town is that of Maa Nalateshwari’s temple. She is believed to be present in a big mounted rock, dipped with vermillion, She is adorned with a gold crown and three golden eyes. She has a beautiful silver arch on her crown with the images of Maa Durga, Maa kali and lord Shiva. Special rituals are held here during the kali Puja and on Amavasya (new moon) with yagna and also on every Tuesday of the ‘Jaishtya’ (mid may- mid June) month of the Bengali calendar. On every Saturday, ‘aarati’ is done with 108 ‘pradeeps’ (lamp) of pure ghee. On daily basis, Maa is offered with fruits, sweets and ‘Chhana’ in the morning ,Later she is offered with ‘anna-bhog’(rice ), ‘sabji’s , 5 types of fries, fish and ‘payesh’ on the noon and finally ‘halua’, luchi and sweets in the night. The temple remains opened from 6 am to 10 pm daily. Sri Ranjan Chakraborty, the priest of the temple has shared this information. Like all Sakti Peethas, this Mandir has an adjoining Shiva Mandir within the compound. Here the Shiva is known as Yogesh Bhairav and Sakti is Kalika Devi. Unlike other Sakti Peethas, one can take snap of Devi Maa. There is a huge sacred tree where the devotees bind red and yellow threads to fulfill their wishes. Beside the main temple, Lord Ganesha is seated in another temple.. The temple walls are designed with beautiful panels of terracotta.  Shaktipeeth - Ratnavali, Khanakul, West Bengal
Locally known as Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India The dakshina skandha (right shoulder) of the Goddess fell here. shakti is known as Kumari and Bhairava as Shiva The temple is known as Anandamayee temple. Please note that Mahamaya Devi Mandir at Ratnapur in Chattisgarh also claims to be the Shakthipeeth. Many also claim the spot is at Chennai. No particular temple is sighte 
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