Early medieval · Hindu · India

Mata Kaushalya Temple

Chandkhuri, Raipur, Chhattisgarh · 21.3194°, 81.8131°

Kaushalya (mother of Rama)Undetermined—

Sacred since

700 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

believed 8th c.; renovated 1973 and 2021

Undetermined

History & significance

Described as the only temple anywhere dedicated to Kaushalya, who is shown holding the infant Rama, at Chandkhuri about 27 km from Raipur. Damaged and rebuilt repeatedly, it was renovated in 1973 and rededicated in October 2021 as the centrepiece of the Ram Van Gaman Path circuit through the old Dandakaranya country.

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