Shakti Peeth 16 of 51 · Pakistan · Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
Sharada Peeth
शारदा पीठ
Location: Mount Harmukh, PoK
Devi · Bhairava · Body part
Devi (Goddess)
Sharada (Saraswati)
Bhairava (Shiva)
Sharvananda
Body part fallen
Right hand
Darshan timings
N/A (ruins)
Best season
N/A
Daily visitors
0 (closed since 1948)
Modern access
Inaccessible — Kashmir Hindu groups seek pilgrimage corridor.
Signature ritual
Currently no darshan possible — ruins only
Significance
Ancient Sanskrit + Sharada-script university destroyed in invasions. Adi Shankaracharya visited.
Legend
Sati's right hand fell here. Sharada-Mandir was Kashmir's Vidyapeeth.
How to reach
In PoK Neelum Valley — Indian devotees cannot access. Restoration negotiations ongoing.
Navratri special
Kashmiri Pandit community holds remembrance rituals each year
Primary pujas performed here
- Symbolic puja from Indian side (Kupwara) in dedicated Sharada shrine
Plan online from anywhere
Cannot travel? Book a remote Devi puja with video proof. See also 12 Jyotirlinga and 12 Sacred Tirthas.