Uttar Pradesh · Bundelkhand

Chitrakoot District

Headquarters: Karwi

Chitrakoot is one of India's holiest places, revered as the forest where Lord Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent much of their exile in the Ramayana. Pilgrims circle the sacred Kamadgiri hill and bathe at Ramghat on the Mandakini river. Rajapur, on the Yamuna, is traditionally held to be the birthplace of the poet-saint Tulsidas.

Places to know in Chitrakoot

• Kamadgiri – Sacred hill circled by pilgrims on a parikrama path.
• Ramghat – Ghats on the Mandakini river, the heart of Chitrakoot's pilgrimage.
• Rajapur – Yamuna-side town traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Tulsidas.

People of Chitrakoot

• Goswami Tulsidas – Author of the Ramcharitmanas, traditionally born in Rajapur.

Cities and towns

Karwi (Chitrakoot Dham), Rajapur, Mau, Manikpur

Rivers

Mandakini (Paisuni), Yamuna

Known for

Ramayana, Kamadgiri, Pilgrimage, Tulsidas

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