Kara (Kaushambi)

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Kara is a place of pilgrimage near Sirathu on the banks of Ganga, 69 km from the city of Allahabad in India.

It is the site of the holy temple of Kara Devi (Shitala Devi). Once the provincial capital of the Delhi Sultanate, its ruins extend to 3.5 kms. This place has been a religious pilgrimage since at least 1000 A.D. Kara was also an important township in the kingdoms of medieval kings of the northern India and even today one can see the remains of the fort of Jaichand of Kannauj, the last Hindu king of Kannauj.

Places of historical interest include;Dargah of Khwaja Karak, Kara Devi Temple, Samadhi of Saint Maluk Das, a mound called fort of Jai Chand, Jama Masjid, Kshetrapal Bharav Temple, Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple, and Shivala Maharishi Ashramractions.