Chitrakoot is the holy place of Lord Ram, know why 'Kamadgiri Mountain' is special here, what is the mythological story

Lord Ram had attained divine powers to fight the forces of demons by doing penance and meditation on 'Kamadgiri Mountain' in Chitrakoot. Due to which Chitrakoot came to be known as the holy land of Shri Ram. There are many religious beliefs about this mountain which you may be unaware of. Read this article to get all this information...

Pilgrimage has become an important part of life for Hindu religion in India. Chitrakoot is an important stop in this Char Dham pilgrimage. Chitrakoot is a place where your pilgrimage will never be complete without visiting. Kamadgiri mountain has special significance in Ramayana which is situated in Chitrakoot. This is the place where Lord Ram, Sita and Lakshman spent about 11 years of their exile. Apart from this, due to the penance of Shri Ram, this place was called Tapobhoomi of Shri Ram and Bharat-Milak took place at this place.

According to the legend of Ramayana, when Lord Shri Ram decided to leave this mountain and move ahead, the mountain expressed his concern and told him that the importance of Chitrakoot was only till Shri Ram stayed there, and after he left from there After that no one will ask about that place. Hearing this, Lord Shri Ram blessed the mountain that whoever completes the circumambulation of this mountain, his wish will definitely be fulfilled and the journey to Chitrakoot Dham will also be considered completed only after circumambulating this mountain.

Let us tell you that this mountain has been named Kamadgiri after the wish fulfilling mountain and at present thousands of devotees come with wishes in their mind and circumambulate the Kamadgiri mountain with the desire to fulfill them.

This is how the parikrama starts

At present, 5 km of Kamadgiri mountain. The long parikrama also begins with a dip in Ramghat. It is believed that Shri Ram used to take bath in this ghat during his residence in Chitrakoot and he also offered Pind Daan of his father Dasharatha at this ghat situated on the banks of Mandikini river. People come closer to spirituality by attending the evening aarti at this ghat. There is a temple of Lord Kamtanath on the way to Parikrama. The belief here is that Kamtanath was a form of Lord Ram. Along with Kamtanath, Kamdagiri Devi is also worshiped in the temple.

Lord Brahma had performed the Yagya.

Chitrakoot is considered to be the best center of spiritual and religious faith. This is the land where the three gods Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh reside. Lord Vishnu spent his exile here in the form of Lord Ram, while Lord Brahma performed a yagya here for the creation of the universe and the Shivalinga that emerged from that yagya is still present as the guardian of the religious city Chitrakoot.