Griddhraj Parvat (The Hill of vultures), is a hill of religious, archaeological and ecological importance situated in Devrajnagar village of tehsil Ramnagar in Satna district. It is located 8 km from the town of Ramnagar. Griddhraj Parvat is of great religious importance in Hindu mythology. It was mentioned in Skanda Purana as ‘Griddhanchal Parvat’.

It is believed to be the birthplace of ‘Sampati’, the brother of Griddhraj ‘Jatayu’ mentioned inRamayana. The poet Kalidas mentions this place as the most sacred in his book ‘GriddharajMahatmya’ (NaradUvach). He wrote that a dip in the Manasi Ganga River originating from GriddhrajParvat, at an altitude of 2,354 feet, absolves all kinds of sins. Sons of Brahma and then goddess Parvati first saw this hill. It is also mentioned in Shiva Samhita. Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited this place and mentioned it.