Chhattisgarh (Chh) छत्तीसगढ़ chhattīsgaṛh ‘Thirty-six Forts’ From Hin: chattīs, ‘thirty-six; Hin: gaṛh, ‘fort’. Chhattisgarh’s ancient name was Dakshin Kosala (Southern Kosala). Kosala was Rama’s kingdom with its capital at Ayodhya. The name may refer to the state’s...
Hin: अंबिकापुर ambikāpūr ‘Ambika’s City’ – City/Capital (Surguja District), Chhattisgarh From Ambika and Skt/Hin: pur, ‘fort’, ‘city’. The name of the city comes from Ambika Mahamaya Devi, an eight-armed goddess wielding an array of weapons...
