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Narayanpal Temple

Narayanpal Temple

heritage site · Chhattisgarh

A queen built this.

State
Chhattisgarh
Type
Heritage Site

A queen built this. Mumunda Devi of the Chindaka Naga dynasty raised it around 1111 AD in Narayanpal village, near where the Indravati meets the Narangi: Nagara in plan, Chalukya in the detail of the carving, dedicated to Vishnu. The inscriptions are cut in Devanagari, and one of them records a land grant made by Gunda Mahadevi, the queen-mother of the same dynasty. The far better-known Chitrakote Falls is 4 km west, in Bastar district. Pair the two, and start with the temple, early, before the day turns hot.

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Built around 1111 ADNagara-style Vishnu templeDevanagari inscriptions4 km east of Chitrakote Falls

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