“What is a Shakti Peeth?” asked my daughter with a lot of interest as she looked up from the newspaper. I told her that Shakti Peeth is that destination which has a religious connotation and which has a lot of energy. These places have been existing for long and have become the hub of pilgrimage for all devotees. I also added that the Shakti Peethas are places where people go to propitiate the Goddess Shakti or Goddess Parvati or Goddess Durga. The entire country has many such Shakti...