Place · archaeological shrine complex · India
Devgarh Dham, Nanbhan
An archaeological site near the villages of Temri, Karhiyakhand and Nanbhan, known locally as 84 Baba and the origin of the name Patna 84 for the surrounding country.
ShivaRegional networks
- Periods
- Regional Flourishing, Islamic Age and Bhakti Traditions
- Function
- Archaeology & heritage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.389, 82.464
Worth knowing
A fair is held here annually. The 84 of the name is the pargana count that the shrine came to stand for, so an administrative unit and a cult took the same name.
Connections (1)
- Companion in the same setDipadih
Both are dispersed archaeological sites rather than single monuments, where temple bases and loose sculpture lie across several mounds and the local cult continues on the same ground.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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