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The city is home to the beautiful
waterfalls, caves, natural parks and magnificent monuments and is well known
for its deep valleys, natural resources, greenery, lush green hills, dense
forests, rich magic herbs, high spirit festivity and enchanting solitude and
not to miss the traditional wooden handicrafts.
Jagdalpur is the civil headquarters of the district and the Bastar
Division. In the times of yore, it was the capital of the former state
of Bastar. The history of Jagdalpur also revolves around the Valmiki's
Ramayana. It is believed that the Valmiki's ashram is placed here. One
of the famous Hindu kings, Prithvi Raj Chauhan also ruled the Bastar City.
Nearest airport to Jagdalpur is
Jagdalpur Airport,
located around very near to city center. The airport currently not
provided any scheduled flight. The nearest domestic /
international Airport from Jagdalpur is
Swami Vivekananda International
Airport, Raipur, roughly 6 hours drive (295 km) from Jagdalpur. It is well
connected with major cities like Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai, etc.
The important
tourist attractions of the place have been listed below.
Jagdalpur
Attractions
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Chitrakote Falls
Alternative spellings Chitrakoot or Chitrakot, is a natural waterfall
located to the west of Jagdalpur, in Bastar district in the Indian state
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Kanger Ghati National Park
Located in the Bastar district near the Kholaba River, Kanger Ghati
National Park (also called Kanger Valley National Park) provides you
much more than Wildlife in Chhattisgar |
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Kotumsar Cave
A major attraction for people interested in ecotourism. It is a
limestone cave formed on the Kanger limestone belt, situated near the
bank of the River Kanger, a tributary of the Kolab River. |
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Teerathgarh Falls
A waterfall at Kanger Ghati in Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. The
Teerathgarh Falls is a block type waterfall on the Kanger River. The
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Dalpat Sagar Lake
Located within Jagdalpur. It is one of the biggest artificial lakes in
Chhattisgarh. It was built by Raja Dalpat Deo Kakatiya over 400 years
ago to harvest rain water. This lake is full of lotus and water lily.
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Danteshwari Temple
Located 80 km from Jagdalpur, is temple dedicated to Goddess Danteshwari,
and is one of the 52 Shakti Peethas, shrines of Shakti, the divine
feminine, spread across India.
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