Dewas

Dewas is famous for Devi Chamunda temple and Devi Tulaja Bhavani temple situated on a hilltop, Tekri. The tekri, about 300 ft height is mounted by a broad flight of stone steps. The town lies at the foot of a conical hill known as the Chamunda Tekri or hill of the Goddess Chamunda, which rises sum 300 feet above the general level. The town derives its name from the hill, which owing to the shrine upon it, was known as Devivasini (the goddess residence).

The Chamunda hill is mounted by a broad flight of stone steps, at the summit is an image of the goddess cut in the rocky wall of a cave. There are mainly two shrine of goddess called as Choti Mata (Chamunda Mata) and other Badi Mata (Tulja Bhavani Mata). There are numerous other temples spread all over Tekri that can be explored on foot.