1. Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
Address: Gram Barnawapara, Sirpur Road, Kasdol, Chhattisgarh 493332, India.
This sanctuary is located in Mahasamund District and established in 1976. It spreads around 245sq.km and the sanctuary got this name from two ancient villages like Bar and Nawapara. Popular animals you can find here include Tigers, leopards, hyenas, antelopes, porcupine etc and more than 150 species of birds also.
2. Chitrakote Falls
Address: Tiratha, Chhattisgarh 494010, India.
This is probably one of the first natural attractions that you must visit in Chhattisgarh. It is situated on the Indravati River with a height of 29 meters and considered the widest waterfall in India. It is nick-named as mini-Niagara falls of India. It looks in a horseshoe shape and you can explore surrounding natural beauty too.
3. Tirathgarh Waterfalls
Address: Kanger Valley National Park, Tirathgar, Chhattisgarh 494442, India.
This is another stunning waterfall that attracts thousands of visitors every year. It falls from 91m height located in the Kanger Valley National Park. This is a popular picnic spot where you can enjoy the beauty of cascading waterfalls.
4. Bhoramdeo Temple
Address: Chhattisgarh 491995, India.
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and built-in between the 7th & 11th centuries by King Ramachandra of the Nag Dynasty. Visitors will be attracted by the Nagar style of architecture and fascinating artworks.
5. Ratanpur
Address: Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh 495442, India.
The city is named after King Ratnadev who found the city. In ancient days, this was the capital of Kalchuri Dynasty and popular attractions are Ratanpur Fort, Mahamaya Temple of Goddesses Saraswati and Lakshmi- a popular pilgrim site over here and Navaratri is the popular festival celebrated over here.
6. Raipur City
Address: Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
This is the charming capital city of Chhattisgarh and a popular archaeological site. Things you can explore here include Dudhadhari Math temple dedicated to Lord Rama and has amazing artworks which depicts the scenes from Ramayana, Swami Vivekananda Statue over Vivekananda River, Purkhouti Muktangan open-air museum with amazing collection of artifacts.
7. Rajim
Address: Rajim, Chhattisgarh 493885, India.
This is a beautiful city on the banks of the Mahanadi River. Rajivalochana Temple is a popular pilgrim site in this city and dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple has 12 towering columns with excellent stone carvings. Rajim is known as �Prayag of Chhattisgarh� because this is the meeting point of three rivers like Mahanadi, Sondur, and Pairi. Also, you can find statue of Lord Buddha in a meditating stage under Bodhi Tree.
8. Jatmai Temple
Address: Jatmai Mata Temple Rd, Chhattisgarh, India.
This temple is dedicated to Mata Jatmai and situated in Gariaband. This is a popular pilgrim site and construction is really awesome. It was built in granite and has a huge tower as well as small towers. There are mural paintings where you can find Hindu mythological characters and near to the temple, you can visit Ghatarani waterfall.
9. Sirpur
Address: Sirpur, Chhattisgarh 493445, India.
This is the perfect spot to explore the culture and heritage of the state from the archaeological findings. You can visit Laxman Temple over here and the peculiarity of this temple is this is the first temple in India which is made from bricks and it is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
10. Bambleshwari Temple
Address: Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh 491445, India.
This temple is situated on the highest point of Chhattisgarh situated on Dongargarh with 1600ft height. Navaratri is the popular festival celebrated here and attracts thousands of visitors on this day. You can also enjoy hiking over here too.
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