At Prayag (Prayagraj), near the sacred confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and Saraswati, the Goddess is worshipped as Madhaveshwari — one of the eighteen Maha Shakti Peethas named in Adi Shankaracharya's stotram, "Prayage Madhaveshwari." In the tradition of the Peethas, the fingers of Sati fell here.
The shrine, popularly the Alopi Devi Mandir, is wholly unusual: there is no image at all, but a wooden doli (a cradle-like palanquin) is venerated as the seat of the Goddess. The name Alopi — the one who vanished — is understood to mark this as the place where the last part of Sati disappeared, completing the story of the Peethas.
Set in the great tirtha-city where the Kumbh Mela gathers the largest assembly of humanity on earth, the shrine draws countless pilgrims who come to bathe at the Sangam. Alopi Devi is a beloved and singular seat of the Mother in the northern plains.
