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CHANDREH TEMPLE

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  CHANDREH TEMPLE AND BHANWARSEN BRIDGE 9,JULY, 2021 Now continuing my "series of discoveries of historical temples" my next destination was the historic 9th century Chandreh Shiva temple located in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh, about 35 km from Rewa. This temple was situated on the bank of a river, in a remote place, far away from the main cities and markets. Its distance from the main highway was also around ten km. Before reaching here, I had many anxieties and curiosities in my mind. I was not fully aware of the people here, the environment here and the traffic here, but I just had the courage to see and discover this temple. Due to being alone, my mind was hesitant to go here, unknown area and time was only half a day left. In that time I had to return to Rewa after seeing the Chandreh temple, from where my train was at ten o'clock in the night. It seemed impossible to me to do all this in half a day, because the distance from Satna to Chandreh temple was around ...
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KARITALAI

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        VISHNU VARAH TEMPLE IN KARITALAI  Travel Date - 12 July 2021 In Satyuga, when a demon named Hiranyaksha took the earth to the abyss of Hades, Lord Vishnu had to take the form of Varaha and after killing Hiranyaksha brought the earth out of the abyss. This incarnation of him started being worshiped on earth in the form of Lord Varaha, who is also worshiped in time. But from the fifth to the twelfth century, this incarnation of Lord Vishnu remained the most prominent and most revered in India. Many Hindu rulers chose Lord Varaha as their presiding deity and the idol of Varaha as their emblem. At the same time, many statues and temples of Lord Varaha were also built in central India. One of these temples was also located in Karitalai, a small village in the Baghelkhand province of Madhya Pradesh, whose remains are still visible here. Karitalai is located a few miles away from Vijayraghavgarh in Katni district. A little further from the village called Karita...
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