The Danteswari temple is the place where the Danta or tooth of Devi fell and is one of the important 51 Shaktipeethas.
Danteshwari Temple, Dantewada
The present temple was built by Prataparuddev of the Kakatiya dynasty of Warangal, Andhra Pradesh and has South Indian priests.
Danteswari Devi
Dantewada is well connected with road from the state capital Raipur. Many buses are available through out the day to cover this 400 Kms distance between Raipur and Dantewada which include luxury buses with AC and Berth facilities at nights.
Apart from Raipur, buses are also available to Dantewada from other major cities of Chhattisgarh like Bilaspur, Durg, Dhamtari, Kanker and Jagdalpur.
Dantewada is also connected with inter-state bus services from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, with regular bus services from Hyderabad and Vishakapattanam (Vizag)
Dantewada is also approachable through train route, and is connected to Vishakapattanam with two regular trains.
Nearest airport is Jagdalpur which is 88 Kms fom Dantewada.
