Historical PeriodEra
Ancient–Medieval
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Deities
Chitrakoot Dham
Citrakūṭa — sacred mount where Rama lived in exile
Citrakūṭa — sacred mount where Rama lived in exile
Chitrakoot is the sacred hill where Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent eleven and a half years of their fourteen-year exile. The Mandakini river flows here; every rock, cave, and grove carries a Rāmāyaṇa association.
Chitrakoot is the most sacred Rama-related site other than Ayodhya itself. Key locations:
Sant Tulsīdās composed much of the Rāmcaritmānas here in 16th century CE. The annual Ramayana Mela attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims.
