Kamadgiri & nearby shrines

Parikrama hill and satellite Ramayana shrines.

दर्शन महत्व: Living Ramayana geography for slow pilgrims.

यात्रा का सर्वश्रेष्ठ समय: Oct–Mar

History

Kamadgiri in Chitrakoot is the hill of parikrama at the heart of Rama’s forest exile geography, shared by Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Satellite shrines of Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana ring the hill.

Legends

• Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent years of vanvas here; Bharata met Rama at this kshetra. Walking Kamadgiri is walking that story.