It is among the three Shakti Pith's worshipped in Gujarat as Bala at Bahucharaji, as Ambika at Ambaji and as Kalika at Pavagadh.
Kalika Prasad Shukla was born in the Mathia-Shukia village in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh.
They are Per Bhangura, Pathorghata, Bheramara, Hutgram, Kalika Daha, Patulipara, Kashipur and Rangalia.