Religious/ Spiritual

Rudrashiv

Rudrashiv is an idol of 6th century and the only one known of its kind in the world. The uniqueness of the statue is that different parts of the body of the deity are assembled in an artistic way with faces of different animals, insects and human beings.The carvings and statues on the walls of the temple depict stories of Lord Shiva.

Danteshwari Temple

Location

82 km from Jagdalpur in Dantewada (Bastar), is an ancient temple of Devi Danteshwari built by the kings of Bastar. The temple is located beside Bastar palace and near to Gole Bazar that attracts pilgrimage tourists throughout the year, especially during Dusshera festival. This temple of Bastar is believed to be one among the 52 sacred Shakti pithas of the Hindu Mythology.

Harnol & Topra

Location

A religious place named 'Panjtirthi' is situated 15 km away from Yamunanagar on the road coming from Topra Kalan to Harnol. There are Shiv Temples and a Gurudwara which indicate the cordial relations of Sikhs and Hindus. People come here for sacred bath. There are statues of Lord Ram, Sita and five Pandavas.

Buria

Location

A famous town situated 3 km away from Jagadhri and 8 km from Yamunanagar railway station. It is said that Hamayun came here for hunting in Shivalik forests made up a 'Rang-Mahal'. Many people guess the relation of 'Rang-Mahal' of Bhudia to Birbal, one of the Navrattana of Akbar. In nearby Dayalgarh, there is a very beautiful place of worship - the renovated old temple of Shree Pataleshvar Mahadev with a beautiful garden and some ashrams of saints made during mediaeval times.

Bilaspur & Kapalmochan

Location

Bilaspur town, named after the writer of the Mahabharata - Maharishi 'Ved Vyas', is a historical place. It is supposed that there was an Ashram of Ved Vyas on the bank of a pond situated here. The statue of Uma Mahadev made in 9th-10th century, and statue of Ganesha made in 11th-12th century and remains of Gupta period prove the antecedence of Kapalmochan. People came from all parts of the country feel spiritual elevated by taking bath here in ponds (kunds) known as Rinmochan, Kapalmochan and Surya kund. There is also a Hindu temple and Gurudawara of Dasham Padhashahi.

Shri Ghanteshwar Mandir

Location

The “GHANTESHWAR MANDIR” is among the famous religios places in the district. It is situated in the heart of city. The statues of all gods & goddess of “SANATAN DHARMA” are eastablished in the temple. It is three storied temple. A majority of citizens come to this temple for prayers. A famus temple of lord HANUMAN is situated on the bank of bada talab, this temple is visited by large numbers every tuesday. There are two church in the city since the time of British.