Statue of the Hindu goddess Annapurna (Parvati) giving food, Lakshman temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

The Kamakhya Temple Kamrup-Kamakhya is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pitha, dedicated to the mother goddess Kamakhya, Assam, India, Asia

Shiva lingum and yoni, symbol of goddess Shakti, decorated with hibiscus flowers, Muktesvara Deula temple, 970AD, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, Asia

Woman from Sonapur, east of Guwahati, of the Shakti (sun worship) sect, dressed traditionally in red, garlanded, with temple red on forehead, Kamakhya temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

The Garbhagriya, inner sanctum section of the Kamakhya temple, a shakti pitha, first opened in 1565, Gauhati, Assam, India, Asia

Temple shrine to Shakti, the sun god, daubed by pilgrims with red powder, tree tied with numerous holy Hindu strings, and offerings, Sri Mahabhairab Mandir, Tezpur, Assam, India, Asia

Shiva lingum and yoni, symbol of goddess Shakti, decorated with marigolds, in the Parasurameswar temple, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa, India, Asia

Temple shrine to Shakti, the sun god, daubed by pilgrims with red powder, tree tied with numerous holy Hindu strings, and offerings, Sri Mahabhairab Mandir, Tezpur, Assam, India, Asia

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Pilgrim with burning coal, Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Kalika Shakti Peeth Pavagadh Temple, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, India, Asia

Chitrakarini Temple, Lingaraja Temple Complex; Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Indi

Chitrakarini Temple, Lingaraja Temple Complex; Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Indi

Buddhist prayer flags seen along the Shakti Sikkim village walk, Sikkim, India