Chitrakoot

Chitrakoot Travel Guide

Information	Details
Location:	Uttar Pradesh, India
Population:	990,626
Religion:	Hinduism 96.33 % | Islam 3.48 % | Christianity 0.07 % | Jainism 0.03 % | Sikhism 0.01 % | Buddhism 0.01 %
Area:	3,216 Km2 (1,242 sq mi)
Language:	Hindi and Urdu
Weather	34° C - 10° C
Ideal Duration	2-3 Days
Best Time	Nov-Feb
Nearest Airport	Allahabad

Chitrakoot is a small town situated in the north Vindhyan range. Legends have it that Chitrakoot was the place where Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana stayed for eleven and half of their fourteen years of exile.

Chitrakoot is located over the districts of Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh and Satna in Madhya Pradesh. Chitrakoot holds great importance according to Hindu mythology and the epic Ramayana. According to Ramayana, Chitrakoot was the place where Bharata, brother of Ram came to visit Ram and ask him to come back to Ayodhya and rule the kingdom. It is also believed that the principal gods of Hindus, (Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva) took incarnations here. This divine city is also known as the ‘Hill of many wonders’ and it totally justifies the name. Chitrakoot mountain range has numerous places of great religious importance like Bharat Milap Temple, Hanuman Dhara, Janki Kund and much more. It is indeed the gift of nature and the gods. This is the place where Goswami Tulsidas, author of ‘The Ramcharitmanas’, spent many years of his life. There are many lively fairs which are organized on different occasions and festivals.Not many know that Chitrakoot is also home to the only university in the world specially made for the differently abled, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University. To sum up, Chitrakoot is the rare destination, which will never cease to surprise you. Overall, Chitrakoot is a perfect blend of divinity, serenity, and an exquisite beauty.

About Chitrakoot

Reckoned among one of the most venerated pilgrimage sites in North India, Chitrakoot encompasses the five villages of Sitapur, Karvi, Nayagaon, Khohi and Kamta. Tours to Chitrakoot is nothing less than a spiritual experience that brings composure to the fretted souls. Chitrakoot is encircled by the mountain ranges of the Vindhyas. An aura of inviolable peace, tranquility and sanctity pervades the place.

If the legends are to the given any credence, then there is no reason to disbelief the fact that Lord Rama accompanied by his wife Sita and brother Laxman visited Chitrakoot, during the period of their exile. Chitrakoot was also the place where the great sages Atri and Sati Anasuya meditated. For long Chitrakoot was the seat of Hindu thought and philosophy. Tours to Chitrakoot will take you to that sacred land which was visited by Goswami Tulsidas. He wanted to seek divine inspiration before he went about chronicling the life of Lord Rama in his celebrated work Ramacharitamanas.

Your tours to Chitrakoot will enable you to visit the popular tourist hotspots that are situated along the Mandakini River. Visit the Janaki Kund on your Chitrakoot tours. This is famed as the favorite bathing spot of Lord Rama’s consort Sita. A flight of stairs on the left bank of the river lead to the greenish-blue water. Don’t give the Ramghat a miss on your Chitrakoot travel. Ramghat is frequented by a number of pilgrims who perform religious ablutions and rituals here.

Pay a visit to the Kamadgiri hill on your tours to Chitrakoot, that is famous for the presence of a number of temples at its base among which, the Bharat Milap Temple is the most prominent one. Sati Anusuya temple is consecrated to Sati Anusuya who was very attractive and at the same time very devoted to her husband. She was vexed by the persistent solicitations of the Hindu Gods reduced them to infants. The Sphatik Shila is a huge boulder that contains the imprints of the Lord Rama’s feet.

Holiday Packages

Tour Package	Duration
Chitrakoot Sightseeing Tour Package	03 Days & 02 Nights
Varanasi Bodhgaya Chitrakoot Tour Package	07 Days & 06 Nights
Best of Uttar Pradesh Tour Package	13 Days & 12 Nights
Varanasi Allahabad Chitrakoot Tour Package	05 Days & 04 Nights

Things to Do

Chitrakoot is mostly preferred by travellers. The go to destination for types of travellers, be it family, kids and couples. Chitrakoot is, however, mostly preferred by Family. The best season or months to visit places in Chitrakoot are February, March, October, November, December. There are 22 tourist places in Chitrakoot, which can be explored by travellers. Local attractions can be visited at any time of the day, be it early morning, afternoon, evening or night, as suitable for travellers. Sightseeing in Chitrakoot can be done by travellers, which will take half a day or one day, but to see all sightseeing places, travellers need to stay in Chitrakoot for 2 days to 3 days.

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Transport Services

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