Pamgarh is a town in
Janjgir-Champa district,
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
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India. It is one of the 36 ''Garh'' of Chhattisgarh state. Pamgarh is on National Highway 200
National Highway 200 (India) and the Garh (fort) is visible from the road. Pamgarh hosts a police station. Nearby villages are Loharsi and Kharod which is famous for various ponds. Archeological items found during excavations include extended spinal cords.
Geography
It is located at an altitude of 288 m above MSL.
[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Pamgarh.html Map and weather of Pamgarh]
Location
The nearest airport is
Raipur Airport
Swami Vivekananda International Airport (referred as VARP until February 2018), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a major airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is the busiest airport in Central India and the busiest in Chhattis ...
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National Highway 200 passes through Pamgarh.
Tourism
Lakshmaneshwar Temple and Dewarghata are tourist attractions in the vicinity. Sheori Narayan is a tourist place nearby. It got the name Sheori Narayan because
Lord Rama
Rama (; ), Ram, Raman or Ramar, also known as Ramachandra (; , ), is a major deity in Hinduism. He is the seventh and one of the most popular ''avatars'' of Vishnu. In Rama-centric traditions of Hinduism, he is considered the Supreme Being ...
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''Ziziphus mauritiana'', also known as Indian jujube, Indian plum, Chinese date, Chinese apple, ber, and dunks is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused with the closely related jujube, Chinese j ...
(a type of fruit) at this place, with ''
Shabari
Sabari (, sa, शबरी) is an elderly woman ascetic in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. She is described as an ardently devoted woman who received Rama's darshana and blessing due to her bhakti to him.
Story
Shabari was a woman from a vill ...
''. So actually it is Shabri+Narayan(Rama).
Mehandi is one of the small village near Pamagarh. It is famous as the location for the temple of Lord Hanumana.
References
External links
About Pamgarh
Cities and towns in Janjgir-Champa district
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