Place · Ramayana hill shrine · India
Sitalekhani and Lakshmanpaon
A hill site near Jelha in Odgi block held to date from about the ninth or tenth century, joined to the Lakshmana footprint tradition of the district.
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- Date
- 9th-10th century CE
- Periods
- Regional Flourishing
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.398, 82.831 (approximate)
About the place
Pin as supplied, 16 km from Surajpur, while the division's page puts the site 75 km away. Not settled here.
Connections (1)
- AnalogueLakshman Paen
Two sites in neighbouring blocks of Surajpur district carrying the same Lakshmana footprint tradition. Duplication of this kind is ordinary along an exile route: the memory attaches wherever the rock will take an impression.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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