Bhadrakali, known locally as ChittodeshwariSisodia (Mewar)—
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th c. sun temple, rebuilt under Rana Kumbha (15th c.)
Sisodia (Mewar)
History & significance
Built in the eighth century as a sun temple inside Chittor Fort, wrecked in the sack of 1303 and rebuilt in Rana Kumbha's reign as a shrine of the goddess. It is the clan deity of the Gaur Rajputs and fills with pilgrims during Navratri.