Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
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Ram Ghat
Rank 1
Ranked 1 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Ram Ghat is a long stretch of steps made on the bank of Mandakini River. Tourists can see many holy men, dressed in saffron cloth, meditating. People believe that the sacred Sarayu River surfaces from its underground source here and then again vanish.
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Hanuman Dhara
Rank 2
Ranked 2 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Hanuman Dhara is a great shrine dedicated to Lord Hanuman, in one of the wooded hills of Chitrakoot, about 5 km from Ram Ghat. As per legend, Hanuman flew to this hill with his tail on fire, after destroying Lanka. To cool his extreme anger he stood under a stream of icy water flowing out of the...
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Kamadgiri
Rank 3
Ranked 3 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Kamadgiri, a forested mountain, is of prime religious importance in Chitrakoot District. As per legends, Lord Brahma performed havan here, with 108 fire pits, before creating the universe. The mountains in this region have several caves. The entire, bow-shaped, mountain of Kamadgiri is believed...
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Bharat Koop
Rank 4
Ranked 4 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Bharat Koop is a huge well near Bharatpur village, located around 50 km West of Chitrakoot. It is believed that Bharat brought water from all the holy places to smooth Lord Rama as the King of Ayodhya. Bharat was unsuccessful in persuading Rama to return to his kingdom and take his place as the...
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Bharat Milap Mandir
Rank 5
Ranked 5 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Bharat Milap Mandir is located close to the Param Kutir. It is believed to be the place where Bharat came to meet Lord Rama to persuade him to take his rightful place as the King of Ayodhya. As per legend, Bharat along with his army as well as the royal family and nobility of Ayodhya camped here....
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Gupt Godavari
Rank 6
Ranked 6 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Cave
Gupt Godavari is a cavern located at a distance of 19 km south of Ram Ghat. As per the legend, the Godavari River emerging as a perennial stream from the rocks deep inside this cave, flows down to another cave below and then disappears. A massive rock is seen protruding out of the ceiling which...
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Janaki Kund
Rank 7
Ranked 7 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Janaki Kund is a stretch of river Mandakini, with a series of steps present on the left bank. This beautiful stretch of river has crystal clear greenish blue water. As per legends, Janaki Kund was Sita's favourite bathing place during the period of her exile. The footprints visible near the...
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Sati Anusuya Ashrama
Rank 8
Ranked 8 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Sati Anusuya Ashrama is located amidst thick forest, about 16 km away from the town. As per Hindu mythology, it is here that Maharishi Atri along with his wife Anusuya and three sons lived here. It is believed that Lord Rama along with Sita visited this place to meet Atri Muni and his wife...
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Sphatik Shila
Rank 9
Ranked 9 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Sphatik Shila is a densely forested area on the banks of Mandakini River, situated few kilometres away from the Janaki Kund. Tourists can find a large boulder bearing impressions of Lord Rama's footprints. It is said that Lord Rama did shringar to his wife Sita here. Moreover, it is the same...
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Pramod Van
Rank 10
Ranked 10 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Park
Pramod Van is located on the Satna road, just 2 km south of Ram Ghat. This is a beautiful garden situated on the bank of the Mandakini River. The king of Rewa, Maharaja Vishwanath Pratap Singh Judeo, built this place for his own pleasure. It also has a temple of Lord Narayana surrounded by a...
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Param Kutir
Rank 11
Ranked 11 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Param Kutir is believed to be the cottage built by Laxman for his brother Lord Rama and his sister-in-law Sita. Laxman single-handedly constructed this hut using bamboo and other jungle materials. A temple was constructed on the site of the Param Kutir, which is frequented by tourists year-round.
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Viradh Kund
Rank 12
Ranked 12 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Viradh Kund is a vast water reservoir situated on the Amrawati Ashrama Road. It is located at the meeting point Bambiha and Tikariya villages, about 6 km East of the Shabari Fall. It is believed that the water of this reservoir reaches till the Paataal Lok. As per legend, a terrible monster...
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Valmiki Ashrama
Rank 13
Ranked 13 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Valmiki Ashrama is located 18 km away from the district headquarter, on the Allahabad Road. This Ashram is situated on a lofty hill, on the bank of the Valmiki River. As per Hindu Mythology, Sita gave birth to her two sons Lava and Kush here in this ashram, after she was abandoned by Lord Rama....
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Lakshman Chowki
Rank 14
Ranked 14 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Lakshman Chowki is a rock located about 100 m from the Ram Shaiyya rock. It is believed that Laxman used to sit on this rock to guard Lord Rama and Sita. It carries imprints of Laxman sitting down on this rock, with a bow on his side. Tourists can easily see the Ram Shaiyya rock from here.
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Ram Shaiyya
Rank 15
Ranked 15 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Ram Shaiyya is located near village Bihara, about 3 km West of Pili-Kothi Ashram. It is believed that during exile, Lord Rama with his wife Sita used to sleep on a huge rock here. The imprints of the mattress can still be seen on the rock. Besides the mark of the mattress, another mark of a bow...
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Shabari Fall
Rank 16
Ranked 16 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Water Fall
Shabari Fall is a beautiful spring at the origin of Mandakini River, near Jamunihai village about 8 km from the south of Markundi village of the district. The unique characteristic of this fall is that one stream flows under the other. The Mandakini Kund is a deep reservoir located just below...
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Sarbhang Ashrama
Rank 17
Ranked 17 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Sarbhang Ashrama is situated at a distance of about 20 km south east of Sati Anusuya Ashrama. There is a Ganga Kund and Shiva Temple in this place. Close to the Ashram, tourists can find 108 Yagya Vedikas at the foot of the hill. Here Sage Sarbhang received Darshan of Lord Rama, on his way to the...
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Mayurdhwaj Ashrama
Rank 18
Ranked 18 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Mayurdhwaj Ashrama is located near the village Pathra Pal Deo about 10 km south west of Chitrakoot. This Ashram is situated amidst hills and beautiful waterfall.
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Sutikshna Ashrama
Rank 19
Ranked 19 of 19Places to Visit in Chitrakoot
- Type: Religious
Sutikshna Ashrama is one of the most beautiful sites in Bundelkhand, located 4 km North of Sarbhang Ashrama. It is believed that Lord Rama appeared before Maharishi Sutikshna to fulfil his desire for his darshan. A stream flows down from the mountains to a Kund below, which is called as the...
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