33a3e5c8ff84fb246e3df3525bf5c471.jpg
c723b91e955069b141fbec2e271ad22d.jpg
bdf73f8c7ec44a182b2e3d46067e7d90.jpg
9a211fd3ede9ce51f69d7c93f8880f7d.jpg
d49bb53df4776fd4d232c200f5b56fda.jpg
Barsur

Barsur

75 KMs from Jagdalpur on the way to Dantewada a small town Geedam is situated, 24 KMs towards North of Geedam village Barsur is located. The small sleepy village Barsur happened to be the thrown of power during the tenure of the Gangawanshi rulers in as early as 840 A.D. Barsur, situated on the bank of river Indrawati is famously known as the city of temples and ponds. It is believed that there used to be 147 temples and equal number of ponds here in the towering days of Barsur. Even though Barsur had lost its glory gradually century after century, the ruins of numerous temples that are found here will still manage to attract the attention of the people. Some of the temples worth mentioning are Mama-Bhanjaa temple, Chandraditya temple, Battisa temple and a mammoth statue of Lord Ganesha. Apart from these temples one vast pond of pre-historical days is worth visiting

  Conveyance :  -Taxies are available from Jagdalpur and Geedam at regular intervals

More in this category: « Kotumsar Caves Dantewada »