Chintpurni ( ) is a major pilgrimage center and one of the
Shakti Peethas in
India. The Chintpurni shakti peeth (Chhinnamastika shakti peeth) is located in
Una district Himachal Pradesh state, surrounded by the western Himalaya in the north and east in the smaller Shiwalik (or Shivalik) range bordering the state of
Punjab. The Chintpurni Shakti Peeth houses the temple of Chinnamastika Devi or
Chinnamasta Devi.
Chhinnamasta or Chinnamastika temple is one of the 7 major and 51 total
Shakti Peethas. Here,
Chhinnamasta is interpreted as the severed-headed one as well as the foreheaded-one.