18 Maha Shakti

Daksa Prajapati: The goat head represents vedamurti form of Ajaikapada

Daksha Yagya remains central to the origin and the substanance of the Shakta form of worship and particularly to the establishment of the Shakti Peethas across the sub-continent. It is believed that when a distraught Mahadeva performed the Rudra Tandava with the corpse of his wife Sati on his shoulders, her body disintegrated and fell across the Indian subcontinent. Each area in which a part of her body fell, became a Shakti Peetha where the Devi was consecrated in some form. The number of Shakti Peethas in India are often a topic of contention, but there is no ambiguity about the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas where the divine mother is worshipped in her various forms. Adi Shankaracharya in his Ashta Dasa Shakti Peetha Strotam laid down the names of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas spread across multiple states of India … read more from Pratyasha Rath https://www.indica.today/long-reads/the-lost-goddess-devi-sharada-kashmir/

Pay attention to detail – see the number 18 (eighteen) are relate it to 18 Purana and 18 seers of any vedanga like 18 sages of jyotisa

The 18 Maha Shakti Pīthas List
According to the Stotra and prevalent tradition, the 18 Maha Shakti Pītha
1. Shankari Devi (Lankayam): Trincomalī, Sri Lanka (Groin)
2. Kamakshi (Kanchika): Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu (Back)
3. Shri Shrunkhala (Pradyumne): Pandua, West Bengal (Stomach)
4. Chamundeshwari (Krouncha): Mysore, Karnataka (Hair)
5. Jogulamba (Alampure): Alampur, Andhra Pradesh/Telangana (Upper Teeth)
6. Bhramarambika (Srisailam): Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh (Neck)
7. Mahalakshmi (Kolhapur): Kolhapur, Maharashtra (Eyes)
8. Ekavīrika (Mahurye): Mahur, Maharashtra (Head)
9. Mahakali (Ujjayini): Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (Upper Lips)
10. Puruhutika (Pītika): Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh (Left Hand)
11. Girija Devi (Odhyane): Jajpur, Odisha (Navel)
12. Manikyamba (Draksharamam): Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh (Left Cheek)
13. Kamarupa (Hari kshetre): Kamakhya, Assam (Womb)
14. Madhaveswari (Prayage): Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh (Finger)
15. Vaishnavi (Jwalayam): Jvālamukhi, Himachal Pradesh (Tongue)
16. Mangalya Gouri (Gaya): Gaya, Bihar (Chest)
17. Vishalakshi (Varanasayam): Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (Earring)
18. Saraswati (Kashmire): Sharda Pīth, Kashmir (Right Hand)

These temples are considered the most sacred, attracting devotees during Navratri and special festivals. They represent the divine feminine energy (Shakti) and are often paired with a corresponding Bhairava (a form of Lord Shiva) at each location. The Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotra is recited to pay homage to these holy places