Dushera Festival

Bastar Dushera
by Jitendra Nakka

Dushera is a festival of victory of Lord Ram over Demon Ravana. It is a festival of triumph of good over evil. It is one of the most important festivals all over in India. But there are some parts of India, where there is different belief for the celebration of this festival. One such place is Bastar Division of Chhattisgarh. It is an example of uniqueness going ethnically parallel with the traditional belief of India.

Where and How to reach?

Bastar is connected directly from state capital, Raipur, through NH-43, nearly 300km away from it. It is also reachable through train routes like Vishakapatnam-Kirandul route, Bhuvneshwar-Jagdalpur route. It is directly connected from Hyderabad(AP) through NH-16 and Nizamabad through NH-221.

For Lodging and Boarding, there are no. of luxurious hotels and motels all around Jagdalpur, Divisional Head Quarter of Bastar.

You can reach here on the mid of October-November ‘coz that is the time of Dushera as usual.

Historical Importance:

15^th century A.D led to one of the most important event in this division which is responsible for the origin of Bastar Dussehra. The Kaktiya ruler (descendants of great Chalukya Dynasty ) King Purushottam Deo went to Jagannath Puri temple for worship and came back as ‘Rath-pati’ with a divine permission to mount on Chariot. From there this trend continued up till yet. Now , it’s a 500 year old festival of Bastar. Earlier it was a hindu festival, but later incorporated and assimilated many customs of local Bastariyas (Tribes).

Religious Importance:

It is the most important festival of Bastar. As I mentioned earlier, unlike the usual belief of India that blessed by Goddess Durga, Lord Ram killed Demon Ravana on the tenth day which later called as Dussehra, here people celebrate it as a kind of meeting of the common citizens(fellow villagers) of the kingdom(Bastar state of Past) with the king (of that time) blessed by Goddess Danteshwari and Mavli.

Traditional Importance:

Bastar Dussehra involves the participation of diverse tribes and castes, high and low, who constituted the praja here. Each group has a specific task assigned to it. These groups continued to do their age-old tasks even after kingship ended over five decades back.

The chariot undoubtedly looks very primitive to an outsider. The swaying juggernaut, when it is pulled by 400+ strong mariyas, impresses upon an onlooker the strength of aboriginal faith.

Fig: Initiation of Construction of Chariot         Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Specific Days and their Importance:

Beginning with the new moon(Amavasya) in the month of Shravan, Bastar Dussehra spans over 75 days, ending on the thirteenth day of the full moon(Purnima) in the month of Ashwin. It is thus the longest Dussehra in the world. The festival involves specific days and rituals like extraordinary rigor like a young virgin(kumari) swinging on a bed of thorns; a youth(jogi) sitting in vigil, shoulder-deep buried for nine days; possessed medium of local deities dancing eerily on the roads. On these basis, there are many days which are important like patajatra,deri gadhai, kachhan gadi, kalash sthapana, jogi bithai, rath parikrama, nisha jatra, jogi uthai, maoli parghav,bhitar-raini, bahar-raini, kachan-jatra, muriya-darbar,Ohadi, some of these important days are:

(i) Kachhan Gadi (A throne for Kachhan Devi)

On the Ashwin Amavasya, a young virgin(kumari) of the Mrigan-Mahara caste (a scheduled tribe) becomes a medium when a caste diety, kachan devi, descends on her. The girl swings on a swing of thorns, brandishes a sword and grants to the king a flower symbolizing her divine sanction to proceed to proceed with the festival.

(ii) Rath-Parikrama (Chariot Circuit)

A day after jogi has commenced on his penance, the 4-wheeled flower-chariot, phool-rath, begins to circulate round the Mavli Temple every evening upto the seventh day.

(iii) Mavli Parghav (Reception of Devi Mavli )

The pre-kaktiya presiding diety of Bastar, Mavli Devi, considered an elder sister of Danteshwari, is the Chief Guest in the congregation of deities. She is borne from Dantewada in the palanquin(doli) of Danteshwari. The whole division people floods to welcome her with lights, earthen lamps, fire works e.t.c. She is then led to Palace-temple of Danteshwari. 

Fig: Welcome stage of Mata Mavli            photograph by: Jitendra Nakka 

Fig: Picture shows the Salutation of local dieties infront of Goddess Mavli and Goddess Danteshwari at Jagdalpur Palace temple         photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

(iv) Bhitar Raini (The Inner Circuit)

On the tenth day(Vijaydashmi) of the bright moon in the month of Ashwin, the 8-wheel chariot runs the usual circumambulatory course around the temple. It has a swing in the top tier where the king would sit and swing. Presently. The raj-guru sits bearing the holy umbrella(chhatra) of Devi Danteshwari. After it has completed its inner circuit and been parked for the night, around 400+ mariyas and muriyas “steal” it away to kamhdakot, a sal(tree dominated area) groove about 2kms away on the southern bank of river Indravati.

Fig: Dussehra Chariot on the eve of Bhitar-Raini (photograph by: Jitendra Nakka)

(v) Baahar Raini (the Outer Circuit)

On the 11^th day of full moon in the month of Ashwin, the king would visit Kamhdakot to offer cooked rice of the new harvest to the Goddess, along with praja. After that the fellow tribes(praja) again pull the chariot back to the Gate of Palace.

Fig: Tribes pulling the Chariot back to Palace (courtsey: www.corbisimages.com)

                  Fig: Baahar-Raini eve (by the courtsey of www.knowbastar.wordpress.com)

(vi) Kachan Jatra (Thanks Giving)

This is a thanks giving ceremony organized on the 12^th day of Ashwin Purnima to celebrate the successful conclusion of festival through the blessings of Goddess Danteshwari and Mavli.

(vii) Muriya-Darbar (Tribal Chieftians’ Conference)

The same day the tribal chiefs confer with the elected representatives and administrative officers om matters related to public welfare.

Conclusion:

So If you are planning a full week off to visit any beautiful place during winters, if you wanna enjoy some of the unique customs and traditions of Dussehra, please do come Bastar. If you want some more information about Bastar Dussehra, please contact to Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, Raipur and Jagdalpur. From there, you can get details about this festival and nearby tourist sites. Don’t forget Chitrakote and Tirathgarh waterfalls are very near from Jagdalpur.

(Note: A part of the citation is inspired by tourism catalogue on 'Bastar Dussehra' published by Chhattisgarh Tourism Board, so you can get more info from that catalogue also.)

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Narayanpal Temple

Narayanpal Temple
by Jitendra Nakka
 

Chhattisgarh is full of surprises. As we know occupied by majority of the tribes, this land always tells about some of the interesting stories of the folks, but along with the tribes, there were some great dynasties also who contributed a lot to the history of Chhattisgarh like the dynasties of Cholas, Chalukyas, Nagwanshis , kaktiyas etc.

In the area of Bastar division, still the remains of devastated monoliths ( Bhairamgarh), Wrecked and devastated temple series of Bhairamgrah, Barsur, Chitrakote, Dantewara, Kuruspal tells that once there was a well civilized golden age in Bastar. Likewise one such important temple is the temple of NARAYANPAL.

Fig: Narayanpal Vishnu Temple Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

When and how to reach?

The temple of Narayanpal is on the North-west of the Divisional and District head Quarter of Bastar i.e Jagdalpur and lies on the famous Chitrakote Road, near the confluence of River Indravati and River Narangi.It is nearly 37 km away from jagdalpur.

For reaching upto here, we have travel on Chitrakote road upto Lohandiguda, from where we can see a pool or bridge constructed on river Indravati. Crossing the bridge and travelling again just upto 2 km more, we can reach this village. As the bridge is quite high ( no need to worry for rains), and the village being directly connected from Chitrakote road, it is easily reachable all over the year.

Fig: Geographic location of Narayanpal Village (by the courtesy of www.mapsofindia.com)

Many hotels are available at Jagdalpur with a good lodging and boarding facilities, and some of them even provide tour packages also. So in that sense it may be a great deal for you. Some of the good hotels are Hotel Akash, Hotel Akanksha, Hotel Rainbow , Hotel Ganapati resort, Hotel Naman Bastar etc.

For the comfort of tourists, Chhattisgarh touris Board has made some beautiful motels and hotels on Chitrakote waterfall, which is just 5 km away from this temple.

Fig: Narayanpal Vishnu Temple Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Historical Importance:

It is believed that this divine temple has been established by the Queen Gund-Mahadevi, wife of Dharavarhsa Jagdek Bhushan, Chhindak Nagwanshi Dynasty ruler of around 11^th century A.D.

But here there is one contradiction also, according to other belief this magnificent temple has been established by the mother of Nagwanshi ruler Someshwar, around 12^th century A.D.

Fig: Narayanpal Vishnu Temple Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Archeological Importance:

There is still the need of more research work on this area of Chhattisgarh, as it lacks enough amount of historical information to bring a clear picture. The Archeological Survey of India has taken an initiative to excavate the nearby area of the bank of river Indravati in order to acquire more information about the area. This temple is now under the care of Archeological Survey of India and is a centrally protected monument by ASI, Raipur circle.

Fig:Notice Board Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Religious Importance:

It is one of the most important temple of Bastar region, as it is the one of the rarest example of Lord Vishnu temple in Bastar. Local people celebrate a kind of festival (called ‘jatra’ ) and local fair is also held on, at the time of beginning of the year.

Fig: Narayanpal Vishnu Temple Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Art and Sculpture:

Situated on the bank of confluence of river Indravati and river Narangi(which is a tributary of Indravati), this temple is an exotic example of the Nagawanshi Art and Sculpture. The temple consists of two chambers, in which the first chamber is meant for offering prayers and the second chamber is Garbha-Griha, where the divine ancient idol of Lord Vishnu is centrally placed.

The temple from outside gives an artistic example of symmetry of the designs on the either walls of the temple. The roof of the Garbh-Griha shows an example of dome-shaped high roofs, which probably resembles like the temple construction style of Orissa.

Fig: Narayanpal Vishnu Temple Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

This beautiful temple is an artistic example of construction of temple over a stage formation, where the stage is about 1 meter of height.

Fig: Narayanpal Vishnu Temple Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Conclusion:

Being in the laps of Holy River Indravati and famous Chitrakote Waterfalls, this village has got a god gifted unique natural beauty which is doubled by the presence of this ancient monument. So if you wanna see an exotic example of one of the rarest example of Lord Vishnu temple, do visit NARAYANPAL.

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Barsur

Barsur:

by Jitendra Nakka

Hi Guys!! How r u? Another story from Bastar, perhaps you guys must be thinking about my interest and focus on it. Yes, I admit it ‘coz it I belong to this area, and know it better than others, but its all about Chhattisgarh, not about just a division, nevertheless, let’s start. Well, as you know Bastar being the most untouched area of Chhattisgarh, still manages to bring out some of the mysterious facts about this state, rather it may be about culture, customs and traditions of the state, rather may be about the ancient cities, their art and sculpture, rather may be about natural tourists places etc. This time I have tried to enlighten and focus some of the facts about an ancient city of Bastar called BARSUR.

Geographical Location:

Situated on the bank of holy Indravati river, this village lies to the north of transport junction Geedam and District head-quarter Dantewada. Its location is 19.1349514N, 81.3862038E.

When and How to reach?

Situated on the bank of river Indravati, Barsur is 21 km away from the transport junction Geedam and nealy 33km away from the district head quarter, Dantewara. It is also connected from Divisional Head Quarter Jagdalpur, nearly 98 km from it. By all means, it is connected from major towns by Bus route only. It is reachable on all seasons of the year.

As we have many hotels in Jagdalpur who are providing tour packages, you can enjoy a wonderful trip to Barsur. There are some tourist hotels, guest houses and rest houses made by forest department of both the district headquarters of Bastar and Dantewara. On the way from Geedam to Dantewara, tourism board of Chhattisgarh has made a beautiful guest house, allotted for tourists.

Historical Importance:

As told by the name ‘Barsur’ itself, it denotes a bright history of the area right from the mythology of Banasur to Rise and fall of Nagawanshi rulers to reign of kaktiya rulers, with the presence of hundreds of ancient idols and statues and monuments, to support every fact of its golden history.

Religious Importance:

Here we can still see many temples, like the Huge Ganesha twin temple, the Mama-Bhanja temple, the Battisa temple, the Chandratiya temple, the Goddess Mavli temple, etc. All these temple are most important centres of worship for the whole state, and a big convention( religious fair called jatra) is organized here annually.

Mythological Importance:

This place was anciently called as BALSURYAGARH or CHAKRAKOTE. There is a myth here, that once these area was ruled by Demon Ruler Banasur. Later this area came in to the hands of the Nagwanshi rulers, who made it their capital and developed it as one of the most important center of art and culture. There are still many ancient proofs like remains of 100 ponds and 100 temples, which can tell that this area once enjoyed a golden age.

Later on this area came under the control of the kaktiya rulers, who chose Dantewara as their capital, thereby lost its importance and with the lack of proper maintenance, the temple and other monuments got ruined, wrecked and devastated.

Archeological Importance:

This village is of great archeological importance because still there are many ancients temples and statues/idols which can tell about the history clearly. Even on the bank, archeologists have found some of the ancient antique coins which tell that Nagawanshi rulers ruled this area near around 14^th century A.D.

Temples:

As told earlier, this place once had around 100 temples, which are still able to tell about historical art and sculture of the area, in the form of remnants of those temples. Much of the temples have got wrecked and devasted but the few which are recently renovated and maintained by the local body are the Huge Ganesha twin temple, the Mama-Bhanja temple, the Battisa temple, the Chandratiya temple, the Goddess Mavli temple, etc

Ganesha twin Temple:

As represented by the name, this temple is devoted to Lord Ganesha. Here we can see the artistic twin statues of Lord Ganesha, where the left is smaller than the right one. Both the statues are very big, the smaller one being the size of 5 feet and the later one is of around 6 feet. Nearby the temple, we can still see devastated example of the respective temple whose remnants are still present there.

Fig: Ganesha twins(renovated) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Ganesha twins(devastated ancient temple) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Battisa Temple:

As meant by the name, this temple have 32 pillars (stambh) , having 4 rows and eight columns, which is spectacular to see because of its symmetry all around in every pillar. Here in one temple there are two garbh-griha for lord Shiva with the presence of two individual big Shiv-lings, one on each garbh-griha. This temple shows a artistic example of temple construction over a stage formation.

Fig: Battisa Temple(right lateral view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Battisa Temple(inner view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Battisa Temple(back view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Battisa Temple(Garbha-griha view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Mama-Bhanja Temple:

Actually this temple is devoted to Lord Ganesha, But its popularly called as Mama-Bhanja Temple because according to ancient mythology, the sculptist Mama and bhanja are punished to complete its construction in 1 day, otherwise the consequence was, one should kill other, But they successfully managed to build it, hence named after them.

Fig: Mama Bhanja Temple (left view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka
Fig: Mama Bhanja Temple (front view) Photograph by: Ambala Sammaiya

Fig: Stone carved Manuscript found infront (front view) Photograph by: Ambala Sammaiya

Chandraditya Temple:

This temple is devoted to Lord Shiva. Situated near a beautiful pond, this temple shows an artistic example of carvings of idols and statues all around the outer walls of the temple, where the ridges of the outer walls are decorated by the carvings of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, and that of the grooves are decorated by erotic carvings. The inner view shows the Nandi-Maharaj(Bull) facing towards the Garbh-Griha of the temple. The Garbh-Griha of the temple is beautifully carved by Nagwanshi art and sculpture with the centrally placed Shiv-Ling.

Fig: Chandraditya Temple (back lateral view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Alternate Ridges and Grooves showing carvings of Hindu Gods/Goddesses and erotic paintings (photograph by: Jitendra Nakka)

Fig: Chandraditya Temple (inner view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Chandraditya Temple (Garbha-Griha view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Goddess Mavli Temple:

As represented by the name, this temple is devoted to one of the sister of Goddess Danteshwari called Goddess Mavli, who is considered to be a form of Mahisasurmardini Goddess Durga. Earlier it was just an idol placed over an exposed area, but the local body and youth committee took an initiative and temple around it. Now it is properly under care.

Fig: Goddess Mavli Temple (front lateral view) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Goddess Mavli Temple (centrally placed main idol) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Other tourist places:

Barsur is also called as the South Gate of Abujhmad. Going to the north towards the way of the Jwahar Navodya Vidyalaya, we can also see the awaited Bodhghat Reservoir Scheme.

Similarly going to the north of the Bodhghat reservoir, their lies a bridge called Saath Dhar pool, from where two km afterwards we can enjoy a very beautiful waterfall of Indravati river called Saath Dhar waterfalls. As the name denotes, the Indravati river suffers braiding and divides itself into seven different streams of water called as Saath-Dhar.

Conclusion :

In the last, I must say , if you wanna visit a worthseeing tourist place, if you wanna admire some of the most spectacular ancient temple, their art and sculpture, if you wanna see really a natural place ever, do visit BARSUR.

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Dantewada

DANTEWADA - The holy pilgrim of Goddess Danteshwari
by Jitendra Nakka

It was a low weather condition today. The wind was blowing soft. The breezes were cool. The month of ‘Sawan’ just started. It is the peak time of winding up initial cultivation processes. Today I got a chance to visit the exotic, aesthetic land of Dantewada. Dantewada comes under the Division of Bastar. The land of Bastar is basically known for the holy pilgrim of Goddess Danteshwari, situated at Dantedara.The divine ancient temple of Goddess Danteshwari (Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka)

From where and how to reach?

The holy temple of Goddess Danteshwari comes under the southernmost district of Chhattisgarh i.e. Dantewada, which is nearly 11km away from NH-221 at Geedam, a small town of District Dantewada and comes in the mid-way of National Mineral Development Corporation, Bailadela and around 87 kilometers away from the Divisional Head Quarter, Jagdalpur. This city is connected from capital city, Raipur nearly 383 kms away from it. It is also connected from Vishakhapatnam by Railways. Being a temple its always open but the best time of visiting it, is in the month of Chaitra Nav-Ratri(Ram-Navmi), Sharadey Nav-Ratri(Dussehra), and Fagoon Mela.Fig: Dantewara Distt (courtesy: www.mapsofindia.com)

Regarding Lodging and boarding, Board of Chhattisgarh Tourism has made a beautiful rest house at the mid-way from Geedam to Dantewara.As it is near from Jagdalpur, any tourist can take lodgng at Jagdalpur also. Regarding tourism, many hotels are available with transport facilities like Aakanksha Hotel, Hotel Akash, Hotel Rainbow, Hotel Devansh, Hotel Reekha, Hotel Atithi e.t.c.

Historical Importance:

In the 14^th century, Annam Dev, brother of Pratap Rudra Dev,Warangal, succeed in establishing the Kaktiya Dynasty, over the Nagwanshi rule, before renovating the Danteshwari temple. He renamed the Village ‘Madhota Tarla’ as Dantewada and made it his capital.

Religious Importance:

This region is also called Dandkaranya. Situated at the bank of confluence of River Dankini and Shankini, this temple is dedicated to a form of Mahishasur-mardini ‘Maa Durga’. Worship of ‘Maa Shakti’ was prevalent among the local tribes of Bastar, much before the kaktiyas came to plunder this land. She is considered as one of the Form of Nav-Durga. Initially Earlier the temple was a Gudi(means the place where only the priest and royal family can enter), but later on it was made a huge temple and open for the common people. It is also considered as one of the Shakti Peeth of India.

Mythological Importance:

In the ancient mythology, it is believed that getting offended by her father Prajapati Daksha, Goddess ‘Sati’ committed suicide on the Yagya fire. Lord Shiva took the body of Goddess Sati and started roaming all over restlessly . In order to make him silent, Lord Vishnu slowly cut all the body parts of Goddess Sati.

It is believed that the tooth part of her body fall on the bank of this land, later named as Dantewada (taken from two words dante means tooth, wada means boundary, completely known as the boundary of the holy tooth).

One more mythological reason adding to its importance is… in the 14^th century, after conquering the region of Nagawanshi rulers by the grace of Goddess Danteshwari, Annam Dev reached upto Madhota Tarla(later called as Dantewara), Goddess took a promise from him, that he will never see back until his conquest was over. He too promised her, until he will continue to hear her ornaments sound. On the bank of confluence of River Shankini and Dankini, due to dense sand, her legs got into it, and the continuous sound of her ornaments stopped. Suddenly the king, Annam Dev moved behind in order to see her, But the moment, she disappeared and with all he was left, was the footprints of the Goddess, after which he led the foundation of the temple.

Archaeological Importance:

From an archeological point of view, this temple hold importance as it’s a holy museum of idols of around 14^th century and above. Including the main idol (statue) of the goddess, this temple has an artistic view of sculpture showing perfect symmetry of the designs in all parts of the temple. This temple is a centrally protected monument by Archaeological Survey of India, Raipur Circle.

Art and Sculpture :

The art and sculpture of this temple is as spectacular as its simplicity. To the very front, lies the Main Gate called the Mukhya Dwar, following the hundred meter path, which goes to the front of the temple. In the front of the temple, lies the Garud Stambh. It is believed that if a person can able to join his hands across the pillar, he will be considered as a noble soul and find place in paradise.


Fig: Mukhya Dwar (Main Gate) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: Garud Stambh Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

The temple in its simplest form consists of 6 chambers. The first four chambers are considerably big in comparison to the last 2 chambers. In the first three component chambers, we can see some of the most ancient statues( idols) of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses. In the second chamber, lies the small temple of Shree Bhairav Baba, followed by numerous ancient statues and idols, some of which are placed as the Dwar-pal (gate-keepers). The chamber is meant for offering bestowing prayers, poojas, and wearing "Raksha Dhaga". Here its a mandatory for males to enter only in Dhotis. The fourth chamber is used for worshippers, visitors, and followers to offer their prayers.Fig: Idol of Baba Bhairam Dev(Second Chamber) Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

The second last chambers is for the priest to offer prayers and other hyms and rituals and accept the other prayer materials from the worshippers like coconuts, kumkum, incence sticks, sweets, mata ki chunri etc. The last or the final chamber is the chamber where the holy statue/idol of Goddess Danteshwari is placed.Fig: way to Garbh-Griha Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka



Fig: Inside view of Idol of Goddess Danteshwari (by the courtesy of Chhattisgarh Tourism Board)

The whole temple is made such that it represents a spectacular example of symmetry of formation of designs, statues and idols of gods and goddesses like Jai-Vijay, Vishnu , Ganesha, Shiva, Narshimha e.t.c all over along the walls and pillars.Fig: way to Garbh-Griha Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Other Important Monuments:

On the adjacent right side of Goddess Danteshwari temple lies the holy temple of Maa Kachhin Devi, who is also considered as one of the sisters of Goddess Danteshwari.

Just to the back of the temple, there lies a beautiful garden called as Mataji ki Bagiya(Goddess’ garden).Fig: mataji ki bagiya Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Fig: mataji ki bagiya Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

On the back of the temple, to the mid-way of the Baba Bhairam Dev temple, you can see the holy imprints of the foots of the Goddess.Fig: footprints of Goddess Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka
Fig: place of footprints of Goddess Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

2km back to the Goddess Danteshwari temple, there is a way which lies to the temple of Bhairav baba temple, which is also spectacular to see for its ancient idols and statues of the 14^th century and above.Fig: Ancient temple of Baba Bhairam Deo Photograph by: Jitendra Nakka

Near to this temple, there is one mountain of religious importance called Chudi Dongri.

Conclusion:

On the conclusion, I should say, if you wanna fill up your soul with the spirituality, divine mantras, hyms, rituals, wanna take a divine bath, wanna make any annual funeral of your ancestors, wanna name your child, You should come this SHAKTI-PEETH, You should come to bow your heads under MAA DANTESHWARI, You should visit DANTEWADA.

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