What to See in Chhatarpur Near of Belatal Mahoba

What to See in Chhatarpur Near of Belatal Mahoba

Kandariya Mahadeo: The largest, most typical Khajuraho temple. It soars 31 m high. This temple is dedicated to Shiva. The sanctum sanctorum enshrines a lingam. The main shrine is exquisitely carved and features in delicate details, gods, goddesses, celestial maidens and lovers. Particularly noteworthy are the entrance arch, the ceilings and pillars of the interior compartments. Chaunsat Yogini: This is the only granite temple and earliest surviving shrine of the group (900 A.D.)  It is dedicated to Kali. Only 35 shrines are available now out of original 65 shrines. Another Kali temple (originally dedicated to Vishnu) is the Devi Jagdambe Temple.

Chitragupta Temple: Facing eastwards to the rising sun, the temple is dedicated to the Sun God, Surya. The image of the deity in the inner sanctum is particularly imposing; five feet high, and driving a horse-drawn Chariot. The group scenes depict royal processions, hunting scenes and group dances, reflecting the lavish lifestyle of the Chandela Courts.

Vishwanath Temple: A three-headed image of Brahma is enshrined in this temple. The approach is equally impressive, with lions flanking the Northern and Elephants in the Southern steps that lead up to it. A Nandi bull faces the shrine.

Lakshmana Tample: The lintel over the entrance of this beautiful Vaishnavite temple shows the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva with Lakshmi, Vishnu’s consort. The finely craved sanctum has a three-headed idol of Vishnu’s incarnations Narsimha and Varaha. This boar incarnation also appears in a Nine-feet-high statue at the Varaha Temple.

Matangeswara Temple: The temple is still a living places of worship.  It is dedicated to Shiva. This temple has an Eight-feet-high lingam and is outside the precincts of the Western Group.

Parsvanath Temple: The group’s largest Jain Temple and exquisite in detail. The sculptures on the Northern outer wall are particularly noteworthy. The themes depict in charming detail, every day activity. Within, a throne faces the bull Emblem of the first tirthankara, Adinath. The Parsvanath image was installed in 1860.

Ghantai Temple: This Jain temple has a frieze which depicts the 16 dreams of Mahavira’s mother, and a Jain goddess on a winged Garuda.

Adinath temple:  This temple is dedicated to the Jain Saint, Adinath.  The temple is lavishly embellished with sculpted figures, including yakshis.  The three Hindu temples of the group are the Brahma, containing a four-faced lingam, the Vamana, which is adorned on its outer walls with carving of apsaras in a variety of sensuous attitudes; and the Javari, with a richly-carved gateway and exterior sculptures.

Southern Group

Duladeo Temple: This temple is dedicated to Shiva.  The apsara and ornamented figures are the temple’s most striking features.

Chaturbhuj Temple: This temple has massive, intricately-carved image of Vishnu in the sanctum.

Introduction of Chhatarpur Near of the Belatal Mahoba

Introduction of Chhatarpur Near of the Belatal Mahoba (Ramkumar Rawat)

Chhatarpur is a very popular district of Madhya Pradesh having the beautiful attraction for the tourists. In every year millions of the tourist visits the attractions places in Chhatarpur and Khajuraho is the very famous attraction among the visitors. 

In recent the railway line has been connected to Khajuraho from belatal mahoba which has been very easy to reach at Khajuraho. The distance in the Belatal to Chhatarpur approx 65 Km.

Chhatarpur is a city and a municipality in Chhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District.

Chhatarpur was founded in 1785 and is named after the Bundela Rajput leader Chhatrasal, the founder of Bundelkhand independence, and contains his cenotaph. The state was ruled by his descendants until 1785.

At that time the Ponwar clan of the Rajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed to Kunwar Sone Singh Ponwar^[1] in 1806 by the British Raj. In 1854 Chhatarpur would have lapsed to the British government for want of direct heirs under the doctrine of lapse, but was conferred on Jagat Raj as a special act of grace.

 The Ponwar Rajas ruled a princely state with an area of 1,118 square miles (2,900 km²), and population of 156,139 in 1901, which was part of the Bundelkhand agency of Central India. In 1901 the town of Chhatarpur had a population of 10,029, a high school and manufactured paper and coarse cutlery. The state also contained the British cantonment of Nowgaon.^[2]

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Chhatarpur is located on the far north-east border of Madhya Pradesh, sharing its borders with the Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. It is 133 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and 233 km from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh.

How to Reach Chhatarpur-

Chhatarpur can be reached by road only. The nearest railway stations are at Khajuraho (45 km), Belatal 55 Km,  Harpalpur (55 km) Jhansi (125 km) and Satna (140 km) and the nearest airport is at Khajuraho, which has daily flights from Delhi.but very soon chhatapur having his own railways station(work in progress).

Radio and TV station

Chhatarpur has got its own radio station of All India Radio under Prasar Bharati. It is transmitting at 675 kHz. The radio station of Chhatarpur has given name and fame to many local artists. Notable among them are Deshraj Pateriya, Lakshmi Tripathi. Chhatarpur also has a Doordarshan's Hi power transmitter for TV which is located at Deri Road.

place of interest

• Khajuraho, a popular tourist spot is near Chhatarpur.
• Dhubela, A Museum 15 KM from Chhatarpur
• Jatashankar, A holy place Near Bijawar
• Bhimkund, A beautiful place for Natural water tank. Near to Bajna.
• Raneh Fall, A water fall Near to Khajuraho
• Hanuman Tauria , A Hanuman tample
• Bambar Baini, Ancient temple of maa Durga on a hill in Laundi
• Panna National Park, near Panna district
• Pandav Falls, close to Khajuraho, Pandavas said to have sought shelter here during exile
• SAI MANDIR,Close to Hanuman Tauria
• PITAMBARA MANDIR,A Famous pitambara devi mandir on satai road [CHHATARPUR]

Education of  Chhatarpur

Most of the colleges in Chhatarpur district are affiliated to University of Sagar, which is also known as Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University Sagar. They offer graduation and post graduation courses in the faculties of Arts, Science, Commerce, Education and Law. Government Maharaja P.G. College, Government Girls P.G. College and Saraswati College Of Computer Science also offers doctorate (PhD) programs in Arts and Science faculties.

District Map of the Chhatarpur