top things to see in Chitrakoot

Chitrakoot is s city located in Chitrakoot District of Uttar Pradesh and one of the immerging tourist destination because of its religious and historical background. This city share its boarder with Madhya Pradesh in one of the centre sate of India.

Chitrakoot is has been the holy city city since the decade as Lord Rama spent 11 years in this area out of his fourteen years of exile and there is his path way that he roam around in the forest of Chitrakoot and spent his life .If you are interested to follow the pathway of Lord Rama then this article will guide you to take holy pathway of Lord Rama with his beloved wife Sita and his younger brother Luxmana.

Most sacred Place in Chitrakoot

1 Ram ghat

This is one of the holy ghat in Chitrakoot where lord Rama used to perform his rituals and daily actvities and now you could see a evening aarti ceremony of Mandakini river where you could see nice decorted boat and across the river there is big Hanuman statute that you must not miss to get the blessings

2 Hanuman Dhara

This is a Hanuman temple (monkey God ) situated on the top of mountain hill and if you climb a little bit high enough you will see Sita Rasoi (Kitchen of mother sita ), its beleive that she served the meal to the difrent sages while her exile in this area and now its holy place to test some local food as you could see some locals sell some food .

There is now rope way to reach this temple you can buy ticket and reach there very easily

3 Anusuiya Ashram

This is anushuiya asharm where sati Anusuiya used live and parctice her life how could she be pure and loyal towards the her husband and one of iconic spritual lady who had to prove her atroccity where three main deties Barhma , Vishnu and shiva were eximnie and she passed and proved her self .

at this place you could see the origin point of Mandakini river and this is also ashram of Pramhans swami now where you could see his burial

4 Gupt Godavari

Gupt Godawari is one of the importnat place to see in Chitrakoot in Madhya Pradesh part where this river is originated from a mountain and its believe that mother sita went there and take a holy dip .this is belive to be a very holy place where you could see now few temples there and priest sitting there .

5 Kamadgiri Mountain

Kamadgiri Mountain is is mountain hill which has seven entrance and at place there is temple called Kamta nath where lord Rama offered his prayers during his exile in this area and you can perform the Parikarma there

6 Bharat Milap

This is the place of renuion where younger Brother Bharat who came to meet Lord Rama when his father passed away and requested him to come back to the Ayodhya .This is one of Important sight seeing in chitrakoot