Place · goddess temple · India
Mahamaya Temple, Chanwaridand
A goddess temple established centuries ago by the zamindar family of the area, and the main centre of faith for its part of the district.
ShaktiDynasties & capitals
- Periods
- Early Modern Age, British Colonial Age
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.238, 82.205 (approximate)
About the place
Pin as supplied, but it sits 2 km from Manendragarh while the division's own page puts Chanwaridand 50 km away. One of the two is wrong and the temple's position is not settled here.
Connections (1)
- AnalogueMahamaya Temple, Ambikapur
Mahamaya is the dominant goddess of this whole division, with major temples at Ambikapur, Chanwaridand and Devipur and a shrine on the fort hill at Sendurigarh. Ambikapur takes its name from her.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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