What is the sthala katha — the legend — of Danteshwari Temple?

High medieval · Hindu · India

Danteshwari Temple

दन्तेश्वरी मन्दिर

Dantewada, Chhattisgarh · 18.8966°, 81.3449°

Danteshwari (Shakti)Kakatiya—Shakti Peethadisputed

Contested attributions

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Shakti Peetha — The Danteshwari Temple article describes it as one of the 52 Shakta pithas where a tooth of Sati fell, a 52-count enumeration rather than the commonly cited 51, and no citation is attached to that claim (as of 2026). source

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.