Danteshwari Temple
Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh
Danteshwari Temple is Hindu temple, dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari, and is one of the 52 Shakta pithas, shrines of Shakti, the divine feminine, spread across India. The temple built in the 14th century, is situated in Dantewada, a town situated 80 km from Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh. Dantewada is named after the Goddess Danteshwari, the presiding deity of the earlier Kakatiya rulers. Traditionally she is the Kuldevi of Bastar state.
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Where it is
Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Manchiryal railway station (MCI), about 256 km by road.
- By air: Jagdalpur Airport (JGB), about 87 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Maa Danteshwari Temple – Dantewada, at the confluence of the Dankini and Shankini rivers, Dantewada district (Bastar) (about 34 km)
- Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Temple, Bhadrachalam – Bhadrachalam, Bhadradri Kothagudem district (on the Godavari) (about 214 km)
- Ramappa (Rudreswara) Temple, Palampet – Palampet, Venkatapur mandal, Mulugu district (about 225 km)
- Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam, Annavaram – Ratnagiri hill, Annavaram, Kakinada district (about 289 km)
- Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Devasthanam, Dwaraka Tirumala – Dwaraka Tirumala, about 42 km from Eluru, Eluru district (about 304 km)
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