The Ashtadasa Shakti Peethas form a spiritual circuit that spans the length and breadth of India—from the hills of Sri Lanka to the peaks of the Himalayas, and from the ocean coasts to the central heartland. They are not merely temples but are believed to be high-energy vortexes where the Divine Feminine is most accessible to her devotees.

The story originates in the Daksha Yagna . King Daksha, father of Sati, organized a grand sacrifice (yagna) but deliberately insulted his son-in-law, Lord Shiva, by not inviting him. Unable to bear the insult to her husband, Sati immolated herself in the yagna fire.