Hamar Chhattisgarh : Chandraditya temple, Barsur Bastar
Chandraditya temple was made between 10-11th centuries. It is on the banks of a huge pond. This temple is situated in Barsur. Barsur city is one of the ancient cities of Chhattisgarh, located in Bastar Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. It is situated on the path of Bhopalpattanam, 16 kilometers (80 km from Jagadpur ) from Geedam, towards Indravati river.
An inscription of Barsur dated shak sanvat. 983 is in Telugu script, which states Mahamandaleshwar Chandraditya Maharaj, a feudatory chief of Nagavanshiya ruler ‘Dharavarsha’, was the head of Telugu Chodd family and Amma village. He excavated a tank and built this Shiv temple at its centre. He bought a village from Rajadhiraja and donated it to carry out the expenses of temple construction.
Chandraditya Temple, at present, is in medium condition, with its magnificent and alluring architecture. It seems the temple is recently restored. Authorities have made a nice enclosure and are further beautifying the place. It is a Shiv temple with regular worship.
A view of the images. In centre top is Narasimha (4th avatar or incarnation of Lord Vishnu). He is often visualised as half man half lion. Left of pic are some exotic poses.
There is a huge pond adjacent to this temple. It extends left and right on both sides and is quite big. Not many people realize the importance of water bodies and the need to preserve them. But now very few water bodies remained.
By Road: 16 kms away from Geedam (80 kms from Jagdalpur) is situated on the path of Bhopalpattanam. About 400 km from Raipur. There is a bus and taxi available from here.
By train: Nearest railway station is Jagdalpur railway station. Bus and taxi is available from here.
By Flight: 96 km by car from Jagdalpur Airport.
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