Chitrakoot Parikrama is the circumambulation of holy places
in Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh in India . Devotees walk to various
holy places in the town. Bhagvan Sri Ram, Mata Sita and Lakshman resided at
Chitrakoot during their exile period in the Ramayana.
Yudhisthira, the eldest of the Pandavas, is believed to have
performed many pujas and rituals at this holy place. King Nala performed
penance here to get back his kingdom.
The Chitrakoot Parikrama is performed at Kamadgiri Hill which
is around 2 km from the town.
The route of the Parikrama is more than 4 kilometers and
there are numerous temples and sacred places on the way.
The important temples on the way are Mukharavinda
Temple , Charanapaduka
Temple (where one can find the foot prints
of Bhagvan Sri Ram), Lakshmana
Temple
Bharakupa is a pond which contains water
collected by Bharata from many sacred rivers hoping to anoint Bhagvan Sri Ram
as king of Ayodhya.