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CHITARPUR<RAMGARH
CONTINENT-Asia
COUNTRY-India
STATE-Jharkhand
DISTRICT-Hazaribag
Distance from national capital Delhi-1308km
Distance from the state capital Ranchi 72km
PIN Code 825101
STD Code-6553(Ramgarh)
HASL-500’
HASL-500’
RIVER-Damodar andBhairwi..
CLIMATE-Tropical
CLIMATE-Tropical
APPROACH-The site is approachable by road as well as train.Nearest railway station is Chitarpur on Ramgarh-Bokaro line Regular bus services and taxi services are available from Ramgarh.
LANGUAGE-Hindi and Chotanagpuria
LODGING-Resthouse, dharamsala and hutmentrst sheds
FOOD-Rice,pulse, sabji chapati Murhi pakauri jaleikachauri, meat,fish etc all are available
DRINK-Sweet water is available for drinking purposes.
LOCAL TRANSPORT-Only hired autos,and local buses are available for going from Ramgarh orChitarpur on reserved mode.
LODGING-Resthouse, dharamsala and hutmentrst sheds
FOOD-Rice,pulse, sabji chapati Murhi pakauri jaleikachauri, meat,fish etc all are available
DRINK-Sweet water is available for drinking purposes.
LOCAL TRANSPORT-Only hired autos,and local buses are available for going from Ramgarh orChitarpur on reserved mode.
ABOUT THE SITE-The site is temple of godess Chinnmastika(beheaded goddess) on the junction or confluence of river Damodar and the Bhairawi. As the terrain is hilly and rocky so the flowing water takes the shape of falling water from different height This gives it the name Rajrapafalls There is statue of Rati and Kamdeo in opposite direction. In the base of a lotus which Chinmastika has taken, own cut head in her hand and drinking her own blood flowing from her neck on her tongue Two other blood flows are going to her lady mates Jaya and Vijaya on whose demand to quench their thurst and hunger Parwati cut her neck while taking bath In Damodar(Mandakini). These have been shown as statues rising on Kamdeo. Other two hands of Chinmastika Parwati is adorned with head cutter or Khadag and human head .She wears Janeu of snake.She is garlanded with human head .In 10 Tantrik vidyas Chinnmastika is in credible . Three blood flows are indicative of three main nerves the Ingla,Pingla and Susumna of the human being. The site is counted among the 51 shaktipithas of India. Sacrifice of goat is a regular feature here . But proportionally quantity of flys is very less.
Historical-It is said that the temple is about 63 thousand year old. Few people also Believe that it was place of ashram of Meghamuni of Durgasaptsati. According to Dr Suniti kumar chatterji the temple was made in 320AD during Samudragupta Period . It is envisaged from the architectural style of construction of that period.
Shakaracharya came to the temple 8th AD.Priest of Ghosal dynasty came to the temple from Ediadah place in Bengal.He was invited by King of Ramgarh.LatterOn Raja Kamakhya Naryan singh renovated the place by donating 1.5 acres of land surrounding the temple in its name.
Physical-The height of the statue of goddess Chinnmastika is about 2’. It is very old and antique It is wrapped by silver coat.The weight altogether is 5kg .The shivling in the temple premises about 14’The temple is smaller in nature.The dome of the garv grih is spherical and step styled .There are ten steps to rise up to the top.
Four ygya kunds are established on the four corners of the base platform of the temple.A big Rudra bhairo temple is in the south side.Entry gate of the temple is Eastward facing which is marked place for goat sacrifice, in the left side is place for mundan ceremony, south of which is marked for sacrifice of Baison,further south of it is a corridor on the bank of the Bhairavi river west of it is store room
In the northern part of the temple is Damodar gate,where about ten to twelve round steps are there to go and touch the pious water of Damodar at “Tantrik ghat”The vortices of confluence of Mahabhairavi and Damodar has created a kund .Devotees take bath here and get rid of their sins About half miles NW of the temple there is flow of cold streams but this placeof temple has flow of hot water stream seepages.According to importance of seven numbers in tantrik study seven other temples of the same stature was made by some devotee named B B Sharan.The entry gate to the garvegrih of the temple is very narrow and constricted.
WORSHIP-Worshipping method by goat sacrifice and coconut is very old and is continued here also.40 to 50 goats are sacrificed every day.The place is also famous for tribal ceromonies.Peoples from near about places come for asthibisarjanof their kith and kins like Prayag and Kashi and pind dan and sradh ceromoney like Falgu at Gaya.These are done at demarcated places named “ for it.Bhandardah ghat”
FESTIVITY-Makarsankrantri and Magh mela is the main festivity of the site.
OTHER SITES- Astmatrika dakshin Kali temple on triangular platform2Seven vidya temple.3Kal bhairo temple.4Ast sidhi temple.5Sankat mochan.andSun temle6
PRECAUTION-General safety major for loneliness and crowd of such places. The area is bit naxal affected also.
GUIDE-District public relation office.
REMARK-Must visit place. But night stay is not allowed religiously socially as well as geographically.
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