Chitrakūṭa — Rama's forest exile
Deities

Chitrakūṭa — Rama's forest exile

Chitrakoot — where Rama, Sita and Lakshman lived 11 years

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · Varies

Chitrakūṭa — Rama's forest exile

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava

Location

  • Chitrakoot, Satna, Madhya Pradesh (25.2°N, 80.85°E)

Sacred Narrative

Chitrakūṭa — where Rama, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa spent the first 11.5 years of their 14-year exile — is a pilgrimage across MP and UP (the district straddles both states). Key sites: Rāmaghāṭ (Mandakini river, Rama's bathing ghat), Kamadgiri Parvat (Rama's meditation hill), Spaṭika Śilā (the rock where Rama and Sīta sat), Hanuman Dhārā (waterfall where Hanuman cooled after burning Lanka), Bharat Milāp Sthal (where Bharata met Rama to plead for return). Tulasidas composed much of the Ramcaritamanas here.

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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Chitrakūṭa — Rama's forest exile
    **Chitrakūṭa** — where Rama, Sītā, and Lakṣmaṇa spent the first 11.5 years of their 14-year exile — is a pilgrimage across MP and UP (the district straddles both states). Key sites: **Rāmaghāṭ** (Mandakini river, Rama's bathing ghat), **Kamadgiri Parvat** (Rama's meditation hill), **Spaṭika Śilā** (the rock where Rama and Sīta sat), **Hanuman Dhārā** (waterfall where Hanuman cooled after burning Lanka), **Bharat Milāp Sthal** (where Bharata met Rama to plead for return). Tulasidas composed much of the Ramcaritamanas here.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Chitrakūṭa — Rama's forest exile festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral