18 Shakti PeethasWORSHIP Dantewada (Chattisgarh) by The Source 8 months ago written by The Source 8 months ago 0 comment Bookmark Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 92 FacebookXRedditPinterestEmail Place : Dantewada (Chattisgarh)Part of the Body Fallen : ToothName of Shakti : Danteswari DeviDescription : South, is situated in Dantewada, a town situated 80 km from Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chattisgarh. Dantewada is named after the Goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the earlier Kakatiya rulers. Traditionally she is the Kuldevi (family goddess) of Bastar state,The temple is as according legends, the spot where the Daanth or Tooth of Sati fell, during the episode when all the Shakti shrines were created in the Satya Yuga.Every year during Dusshera thousands of tribals from surrounding villages and jungles gather here to pay homage to the goddess, when her idol was taken out of that ancient Danteshwari temple and then taken around the city in an elaborate procession, now a popular tourist attraction part of the ‘Bastar Dussehra’ festival.About the Temple:Location: Awarabhata, Nakulnar, Chhattisgarh 494449Country: IndiaNearest Airport: Raipur(RPR) and Vishakapattanam(VTZ)Built-In: 14th centuryDeity: Danteshwari (Shakti)Architectural Styles:Hindu temple architectureFestivals:Navratri,Jyoti Kalashas Temple Timings:8am–7pmBest Time To Visit: November to March. You Might Also Like Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu Gaya (Bihar) Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail The Source Follow Author previous post Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) next post Kashmir You may also like Bookmark Jillellamudi 8 months ago Bookmark Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur – Maharashtra 8 months ago Bookmark Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka – Gujarat 8 months ago Bookmark Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana 8 months ago Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ