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High medieval · Hindu · India

Danteshwari Temple

Dantewada, Chhattisgarh · 18.8966°, 81.3449°

Danteshwari (Shakti)KakatiyaShakti Peetha
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
14th c. (Kakatiya)
Kakatiya

History & significance

A 14th-century Kakatiya-period temple at Dantewada counted among the 52 Shakta pithas of the Indian subcontinent. It is the ritual centre of the celebrated Bastar Dussehra, which draws thousands of devotees each year.

Sthala katha — the legend

A tooth of Sati is said to have fallen at this spot when her body was scattered across the subcontinent.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Kakatiya