A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.388

c5.388

CHITRA-KŪTA. ‘Bright-peak.’ The seat of Vālmīki’s hermitage, in which Rāma and Sītā both found refuge at different times. It is the modern Chitrakote, on the river Pisuni, about fifty miles south-east of Banda in Bundelkhand. It is a very holy place, and abounds with temples and shrines, to which thousands annually resort. “The whole neighbourhood is Rāma’s country. Every headland has some legend, every cavern is connected with his name.”—*Cust in “Calcutta Review.”*