The legend has it that Great King Daksha Prajapati’s youngest daughter Sati married Lord Shiva. Even though he reluctantly agreed to the union, he despised Shiva for failing to give appropriate respect to him at a Yagna and his uncivilized lifestyle. Daksha orchestrated a big Yagna and purposely evaded Shiva and Sati. Sati wanting to attend the Yagna against the wishes of her husband who discouraged her to not go to a function where they are not welcomed. Sati went alone to the Yagna. In the ceremony she was insulted and unable to bear humiliation of her husband she immolated herself into the sacrificial fire. Enraged Shiva created Virbhadra from his jatha (lock of hair) to kill Daksh. Distraught Shiva carried Sati’s lifeless body around the earth. The earth started trembling with his Rudra Tandav. Lord Vishnu to restore peace on earth used his Sudarshan Chakra on the body cutting it into 51 pieces. Different parts of Sati’s body were said to have fallen on earth and since then they have become Shakti Peeths.