Kamadgiri Temple

 
Kamadgiri Temple

Kamadgiri, the original Chitrakuta, is a place of main spiritual connotation. A forested hill, it is skirted all the length of its support by a procession of temples and is acclaimed today as the holy incarnation of Rama. Lord Rama is also known as Kamadnathji which factually means fulfiller of all wishes. Lord Kamtanath temple and Pradakshina of Kamadgiri Mountain. Kamadgiri is the main holy place of Chitrakoot Dham . The Sanskrit word ‘Kamadgiri’ means the mountain which fulfills all the wishes and desires. The place is believed to have been the abode of Lord Ram, Sita and Laxman during their exile. Lord Kamtanath, another of His names, is the Ishta Deva principal deity not only of Kamadgiri Parvat but of the whole of Chitrakoot. The religious-minded believe that all the holy places  are in the Parikrama or its pilgrimage-path. The pilgrimage path around this hill is about 5 Km long. There are a large number of temples in the Parikrama Path.