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 Chitrakoot,
'the hill of many wonders', nestles peacefully in the northern spurs of
the Vindhyas, a place of tranquil forest glades and quiet rivers, and
streams where calm and repose are all pervading. This loveliest of
Nature's gifts is also hallowed ground, blessed by the gods and
sanctified by the faith of pilgrims. For Chitrakoot's spiritual legacy
stretches back to legendary ages: it was in these deep forests that Rama
and Sita spent eleven of their fourteen years of exile; here that the
great sage Atri and Sati Anusuya meditated; and here where the principal
trinity of the Hindu pantheon, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, took their
incarnations.
Sufferers and seekers,
poets and visionaries, princes and noblemen have, through the ages,
sought and found solace in Chitrakoot, drawn inspiration from its
sublime natural beauty, gained spiritual strength from its serene
temples and in turn, become part of the hallowed legend that is
Chitrakoot..
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