It is a prevalent religious belief that the circumambulation (‘pradakshina’ & ‘parikrama’) and ‘darshan’ of Kamadgiri fulfill the wishes of the devotees. The five kilometer long circumference of Kamadgiri is located in two states - Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh. It has four entry gates in all four directions. The northern gate of Kamadgiri is known as the main gateway. Kamatanath Temple is located on this gate. The gate of the temple is adorned with image of Goddess Laxmi sitting amidst worshipping elephants and lions. The sanctum sanctorum of the temple houses idols of Ram, Sita & Lakshman. The devotees circumambulate the Sri Kamadagiri by entering through main gate after having holy dip in the River Mandakini at Ram Ghat. A paved circumambulation route is formed around the mountain. There are many temples in the ‘parikrama’ like Mukharvind Temple, Sakshi Gopal Temple, Bharat-Milap Temple, Barha Hanuman ji Temple, Saryu Dhara Temple, Pilikothi Temple, Bihariji Temple etc. There are several ashramas of Vaishnavite saints taking care of the poor and religious people. Lakshman Temple on a small hill on the southern side of Kamadgiri is also a religious place. It is believed that Lakshman used to sit here while guarding Lord Ram and Mother Sita in exile. On every Amavasya (‘no moon’ or ‘new moon’ day), Chaitra Ramnavami & Dipawali pilgrims & devotees gather in Chitrakoot in large number to take bath at Ram Ghat, offer prayers in Kamtanath Temple and perform ‘pradakshina’ of Kamadgiri.