What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Chintpurni Temple?

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Chintpurni Temple

चिंतपूर्णी

Chintpurni, Una district, Himachal Pradesh · 31.8086°, 76.1029°

Chhinnamastika, worshipped as Maa ChintpurniUndetermined—Shakti Peethadisputed

Contested attributions

This site is counted in the lists below by some sources and not others. We list the claim and the disagreement rather than silently picking a side.

Shakti Peetha — The Chintpurni article calls it one of the 51 Shakta pithas without academic citation and names no body part, while Wikipedia's combined table lists Chinnamastika Temple, Chintpurni at entry 61, outside the first 51 (as of 2026). source

Sacred since

1700 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

c. 18th c.

Undetermined

History & significance

One of the five Shakta pithas of Himachal Pradesh and a major Devi pilgrimage centre in Una district, held to be the place where Sati's consciousness came to rest. The shrine also keeps Hindu genealogy registers for the families who visit it.