Place · hill fort & rock paintings · India
Sendurigarh, Badra
A hill fort above Badra whose stone gateway is still standing, with rock paintings nearby and a shrine of Mahamaya Durga on the same height.
Dynasties & capitalsPrehistoric rock artShakti
- Periods
- Regional Flourishing, Islamic Age and Bhakti Traditions
- Function
- Military & resistance
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 23.639, 82.492
Worth knowing
Fort, painted rock and goddess shrine on one hill is the ordinary pattern of these Surguja heights: the defensible place, the older painted shelter and the living cult occupy the same ground.
Connections (1)
- AnalogueJanakpur rock paintings — Ara, Bhanwarkhoh and Tilauli
Sendurigarh carries rock paintings on the same hill as a fort and a goddess shrine, which is the recurring Surguja pattern: the painted shelter, the defensible height and the living cult on one outcrop.
Sources
Commissioner, Surguja Division (division-surguja.cg.gov.in), tourist-destination pages, 2026; coordinates supplied by the editor
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