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			{{Short description\|Hindu temple in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh}}
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	'''Danteshwari Temple''' is temple dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari, and is one of the 52 [[Shakti Peethas]], 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'' (family goddess) of [[Bastar state]],<ref>{{cite EB1911 \|wstitle=Bastar \|volume=3 \|page=499}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dantewada.nic.in/history_temple.htm History of the ~~temle~~] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020194954/http://dantewada.nic.in/history_temple.htm \|date=20 October 2017 }} [[Dantewada district]] Official website.</ref><ref>~~[http://www.chhattisgarhtourism.net/reasons_to_visit/danteshwari_temple.htm Danteshwari Temple]~~ {{~~Webarchive~~\|~~url~~=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923203939/http://chhattisgarhtourism.net/reasons_to_visit/danteshwari_temple.htm ~~\|date=2010-09-23~~ }} [[Chhattisgarh]] State Tourism, Official website.</ref>		'''Danteshwari Temple''' is [[Hindu temple]], dedicated to [[Shakti\|Goddess Danteshwari]], and is one of the 52 [[Shakti Peethas]], 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'' (family goddess) of [[Bastar state]],<ref>{{cite EB1911 \|wstitle=Bastar \|volume=3 \|page=499}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dantewada.nic.in/history_temple.htm History of the temple] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020194954/http://dantewada.nic.in/history_temple.htm \|date=20 October 2017 }} [[Dantewada district]] Official website.</ref><ref>{{usurped\|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100923203939/http://chhattisgarhtourism.net/reasons_to_visit/danteshwari_temple.htm Danteshwari Temple]}} [[Chhattisgarh]] State Tourism, Official website.</ref>

	The temple is as according legends, the spot where the ''Daanth'' or Tooth of [[Sati (Goddess)\|Sati]] fell, during the episode when all the [[Shakti]] shrines were created in the ''[[Satya Yuga]]''.		The temple is as according legends, the spot where the ''Daanth'' or Tooth of [[Sati (Goddess)\|Sati]] fell, during the episode when all the [[Shakti]] shrines were created in the ''[[Satya Yuga]]''.

	Every year during [[Dusshera]] thousands of tribals from surrounding villages and jungles gather here to pay homage to the goddess, when her idol was taken out of that ancient Danteshwari temple and then taken around the city in an elaborate procession, now a popular tourist attraction part of the '[[Bastar district\|Bastar]] Dussehra' festival.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Chhattisgarh/Danteshwari-Temple-14030.htm Danteshwari Temple]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040117081905/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/12/14/stories/2003121400210800.htm Celebration in tribal land] [[The Hindu]], Dec 14, 2003.</ref> There also a is tradition of lighting [[Jyoti Kalash]]as during [[Navaratri]]s here.		Every year during [[Dusshera]] thousands of tribals from surrounding villages and jungles gather here to pay homage to the goddess, when her idol was taken out of that ancient Danteshwari temple and then taken around the city in an elaborate procession, now a popular tourist attraction part of the '[[Bastar district\|Bastar]] Dussehra' festival.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Chhattisgarh/Danteshwari-Temple-14030.htm Danteshwari Temple]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040117081905/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/12/14/stories/2003121400210800.htm Celebration in tribal land] [[The Hindu]], Dec 14, 2003.</ref> There also a is tradition of lighting [[Jyoti Kalash]]as during [[Navaratri]]s here.

	~~==Overview==~~
	Situated in [[Dantewada]], south-west of [[Jagdalpur]], at the confluence of the holy rivers Shankini and Dhankini, both the rivers have different colors, this six-hundred-year-old temple is one of the ancient heritage sites of India and is a representation of the religio-socio-cultural history of the Bastar region. Little is known about this shrine to much of India. The vast temple complex today is truly a standing monument to centuries of history and tradition. With its rich architectural and sculptural wealth and its vibrant festival traditions, Danteshwari Mai temple serves as the most important spiritual center for the people of this region.

	==Legend==		==Legend==
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	==Architecture==		==Architecture==
	The Danteshwari temple was built in the 14th Century. The idol of Danteshwari Mai is chiseled out of black stone. The temple is divided into four parts such as Garbh Griha, Maha Mandap, Mukhya Mandap and Sabha Mandap. Garbha Griha and Maha Mandap were constructed with stone pieces. There is a [[Garuda]] Pillar in front of the entrance of the temple. The temple itself is located in a spacious courtyard surrounded by massive walls. The shikhara is adorned with sculptural finery.		The Danteshwari temple was built in the 14th Century. The idol of Danteshwari Mai is chiseled out of black stone. The temple is divided into four parts such as Garbh Griha, Maha Mandap, Mukhya Mandap and Sabha Mandap. Garbha Griha and Maha Mandap were constructed with stone pieces. There is a [[Garuda]] Pillar in front of the entrance of the temple. The temple itself is located in a spacious courtyard surrounded by massive walls. The shikhara is adorned with sculptural finery.

			==Danteshwari temple Jagdalpur==
			Danteshwari Temple is the centre of the famous Bastar Dussehra. The devotion of locals, as well as tribals, is intricately linked to the presiding deity of Bastar. Unlike the idol of the goddess in Dantewada which is black in color, this idol is white.
			[[File:Danteshwari Temple , Jagdalpur.jpg\|thumb\|Danteswari Temple Jagdalpur]]
			[[File:Goddes Danteswari.jpg\|thumb\|Goddess Danteswari]]

	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[Kotumsar Cave]]		* [[Kotumsar Cave]]
	* [[Mendri Ghumar]]		* [[Mendri Ghumar]]
	* [[Jagdalpur popular]]
	* [[Kanger Ghati National Park]]		* [[Kanger Ghati National Park]]
	* [[Indravati National Park]]		* [[Indravati National Park]]
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [http://explore-chhattisgarh.blogspot.com/2010/11/barsur-temple.html Ancient Temples in Dantewada District]
	* [http://travel.sulekha.com/india/chhattisgarh/jagdalpur/travelogue/bastar-a-photo-blog/f-3634.htm Danteshwari Temple History and Images]{{Dead link\|date=November 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
	* [http://wikimapia.org/3382672/et/Maa-Danteshwari-temple Danteshwari-temple] at ''[[wikimapia]]''		* [http://wikimapia.org/3382672/et/Maa-Danteshwari-temple Danteshwari-temple] at ''[[wikimapia]]''
			* {{Official website\|https://templeknowledge.com/danteshwari-temple/\|name=Danteshwari Temple}}

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'''Danteshwari Temple''' is temple dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari, and is one of the 52 [[Shakti Peethas]], 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'' (family goddess) of [[Bastar state]],<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Bastar |volume=3 |page=499}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dantewada.nic.in/history_temple.htm History of the temle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020194954/http://dantewada.nic.in/history_temple.htm |date=20 October 2017 }} [[Dantewada district]] Official website.</ref><ref>[http://www.chhattisgarhtourism.net/reasons_to_visit/danteshwari_temple.htm Danteshwari Temple] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923203939/http://chhattisgarhtourism.net/reasons_to_visit/danteshwari_temple.htm |date=2010-09-23 }} [[Chhattisgarh]] State Tourism, Official website.</ref>

The temple is as according legends, the spot where the ''Daanth'' or Tooth of [[Sati (Goddess)|Sati]] fell, during the episode when all the [[Shakti]] shrines were created in the ''[[Satya Yuga]]''.

Every year during [[Dusshera]] thousands of tribals from surrounding villages and jungles gather here to pay homage to the goddess, when her idol was taken out of that ancient Danteshwari temple and then taken around the city in an elaborate procession, now a popular tourist attraction part of the '[[Bastar district|Bastar]] Dussehra' festival.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/-Chhattisgarh/Danteshwari-Temple-14030.htm Danteshwari Temple]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040117081905/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/12/14/stories/2003121400210800.htm Celebration in tribal land] [[The Hindu]], Dec 14, 2003.</ref> There also a is tradition of lighting [[Jyoti Kalash]]as during [[Navaratri]]s here.

==Overview==
Situated in [[Dantewada]], south-west of [[Jagdalpur]], at the confluence of the holy rivers Shankini and Dhankini, both the rivers have different colors, this six-hundred-year-old temple is one of the ancient heritage sites of India and is a representation of the religio-socio-cultural history of the Bastar region. Little is known about this shrine to much of India. The vast temple complex today is truly a standing monument to centuries of history and tradition. With its rich architectural and sculptural wealth and its vibrant festival traditions, Danteshwari Mai temple serves as the most important spiritual center for the people of this region.

==Legend==
[[File:Dakshayani.jpg|right|240px|thumb|[[Shiva]] carrying the corpse of [[Dakshayani]]]]
{{main|Shakti Peethas}}

It is believed that a tooth of Sati had fallen here and Danteshwari [[Shakti Peethas|Shakti Peetha]] was established. According to the ancient legend, Goddess Sati committed self-immolation in the fire pit of [[yagna]] kund, due to an insult committed by her father Daksha towards her consort Lord Shiva during the Yagna. Raged by the death of Sati, [[Shiva]] destroyed the Yagna of [[Daksha]] and with the body of [[Sati (Goddess)|Sati]] in his hands started to do 'Taandav'. [[Lord Vishnu]] cut the dead body of Goddess Sati with his [[Sudarshan Chakra]] to free Lord Shiva from the grief caused by her death. Parts of the dead body of Goddess Sati were scattered to fifty-two different places, which were consecrated as Shakti Pithas.

==Architecture==
The Danteshwari temple was built in the 14th Century. The idol of Danteshwari Mai is chiseled out of black stone. The temple is divided into four parts such as Garbh Griha, Maha Mandap, Mukhya Mandap and Sabha Mandap. Garbha Griha and Maha Mandap were constructed with stone pieces. There is a [[Garuda]] Pillar in front of the entrance of the temple. The temple itself is located in a spacious courtyard surrounded by massive walls. The shikhara is adorned with sculptural finery.

==See also==
* [[List of Hindu temples in India]]
* [[Tamda Ghumar]]
* [[Chitrakote Falls]]
* [[Kotumsar Cave]]
* [[Mendri Ghumar]]
* [[Jagdalpur popular]]
* [[Kanger Ghati National Park]]
* [[Indravati National Park]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Danteshwari Temple, Dantewada}}
* [http://explore-chhattisgarh.blogspot.com/2010/11/barsur-temple.html Ancient Temples in Dantewada District]
* [http://travel.sulekha.com/india/chhattisgarh/jagdalpur/travelogue/bastar-a-photo-blog/f-3634.htm Danteshwari Temple History and Images]{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://wikimapia.org/3382672/et/Maa-Danteshwari-temple Danteshwari-temple] at ''[[wikimapia]]''

{{Hindu temples in Chhattisgarh}}

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[[Category:Hindu temples in Chhattisgarh]]
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[[Category:14th-century establishments in India]]