Danteshwari of Bastar
Deities

Danteshwari of Bastar

Dantēśvarī Māī — clan-goddess of the Bastar Raj

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 1
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 14th c.

Danteshwari of Bastar

One of 52 Śakti Pīṭhas in some listings (Satī's tooth fell here — danta). The Kakatiya-Bastar royal family's clan-goddess for 600 years. Central figure of the 75-day Bastar Dussehra — INDIA'S LONGEST DUSSEHRA.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

MantraOm Danteshvari Namah
Offerings
red hibiscuscoconutvermillionrice
Sacred colours
redgold

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• morning puja
• evening aarati
Puja sequence
  1. red hibiscus
  2. coconut
  3. vermillion
  4. rice

🛕 Principal Temples

  • Danteshwari Temple, Dantewada14th c.
    📍 Dantewada, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India
    18.8833°, 81.3500° — view on map
    Festivals: Bastar Dussehra · Navratri
    Shakti Peetha; clan-goddess of Bastar royal family for 600 years

🎊 Festivals

  • Bastar Dussehra
    Ashwin–Kartik (Sep–Nov) · 75 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Devi Mahatmyapurana
  • Bastar tribal oral traditionsoral
  • Dantēśvarī Māī — clan-goddess of the Bastar Raj
  • varies by site