Place · hill Shiva temple · India
Chhurigarh Dham, Badgaon
A hill beside Modipara Badgaon carrying an old Shiva temple, with bel trees growing in thousands across the whole slope.
ShivaCatastrophe & landscape
- Periods
- Regional Flourishing, Islamic Age and Bhakti Traditions
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.351, 82.632
Worth knowing
The bel is Shiva's tree and its leaves are the standard offering, so a hill covered in them is read as the god's own grove rather than as ordinary forest.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
Open Chhurigarh Dham, Badgaon in the repository →