Chitrakoot - चित्रकूट

Chitrakoot, 'the hill of many wonders', a legendary Hindu pilgrim centre is set picturesquely in the northern spurs of the Vindhyas. Legend has it that Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh took their incarnations on the sacred soil chitrakoot. Lord Rama and site are believed to have spent eleven of their fourteen years of exile in its peaceful forests. The great sage Atri and sati Anusuya meditated here and poet Tulsidas came to chitrakoot in search of spiritual solance.