Raipur, capital city of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh is one of the most important industrial and trading centers of Central part of India.

It is Situated on the banks of Mahanadi river, Raipur shared boundaries with Bilaspur in the north and the famous Bastar tribal region in the south.

Founded in the 9th century, Raipur had remained an important regional center under different kingdoms. Raipur is a historic place and considered to be under Mauryan Kingdom.

The city also remained the capital of the Haihaya kings, who controlled the traditional forts of Chhattisgarh. Due to its historical and archaeological significance Raipur attracts large number of tourists from far and wide.

Mahant GhasiDas Memorial Museum was established in 1875 by Raja Mahant Ghasidas of Rajnandgaon. The museum has 2 floors with 5 galleries and a library with a fine collection of records of the major happenings of town’s history.  It is a well-managed museum, Mahant Ghasi Das Memorial Museum has a good collection of inscriptions, images, […]

The founder of Dudhadhari math (temple) was Shri Balbhadra Das Mahantji. Mahantji was a great devotee of Lord Hanumanji. He started worshipping a piece of stone as if that was the Lord Hanuman. Everyday a cow called “Surhi” would come and bathe the stone with milk that the Mahantji drank and so stopped eating any […]

Burha Talab literally meaning ‘aged lake’ is a huge lake and the largest of several lakes in the city. Beauty of the lake is enhanced many folds by an island, situated in the middle of the lake with green and gardens.