Ancient Indian forests

sacred forest in Hindu literature

Dandakaranya (), also rendered Dandaka (, IAST: ), is a historical region and the name of a forest mentioned in the ancient Indian epic Ramayana. It covers about of land, which includes the Abujhmar Hills in the west and borders the Eastern Ghats in the east, including regions of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Telangana states. It spans about from north to south and about from east to west.

Mythological location in the Mahabharata