Place · rock-cut cave shrine · India
Gangirani Cave, Natwahi
A rock-cut cave shrine of the goddess Gagirani in the hills near Ramgarh and Natwahi, reached from Sonhat.
ShaktiAdivasi histories
- Date
- 1936
- Periods
- British Colonial Age, Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.682, 82.378
Worth knowing
The fair held at both Navratris was begun in 1936 by Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo, the ruler of Korea, under the priest Shyam Karan, and it has continued since.
Connections (1)
- PatronageKorea Palace, Baikunthpur
Ramanuj Pratap Singh Deo, ruler of Korea, instituted the Navratri fair at the Gangirani cave in 1936 under the priest Shyam Karan. The cave cult was older; what the palace supplied was the calendar, the patronage and the crowd, which is how a local shrine became a district one.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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