 The temple is also one among the 51 Shakti Peethas located on the Indian subcontinent and is a location where one of Sati's (wife of Lord Shiva) limbs, her right arm is reported to have fallen.Its half shaktipeeth among three and half shaktipeeth of Maharashtra.Saptashrungi is a hill range consisting of seven hills locally called "Ghads" and form part of the Sahyadri Range of hills in the Western Ghats.