Seeing this, the preserver god intervened. Using his Sudarshana Chakra (divine discus), he dismembered Sati's body into 51 pieces (some traditions say 52 or 108), which fell to various places on Earth. As Shiva's rage subsided, each place where a body part or ornament fell became a Shakti Peetha —a holy site where the Goddess resides alongside her consort, Shiva, in a form known as Bhairava .
The Peethas are centers for Tantric worship, Shaktism (the worship of the Goddess as Supreme), and mainstream Hinduism alike. Many of these sites are also part of the (e.g., Kamakhya) or major pilgrimage circuits. sakthi peetam list
While there are 51 total Peethas, they are often categorized into specific subgroups based on their antiquity and significance: Seeing this, the preserver god intervened
