Shahdol - Monuments of Shahdol

Monuments of Shahdol

Kalcuri established in the districts of Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) of IX in the 13th century. Study of the finest example of Kalcuri Art be alive in Singhpur, 15KM from Shahdol district. Art is alive in Panchamatha temple (10th century) which now forms the entrance to the temple of modern Panchamatha. At the center of the lintel: God Vishnu on Garuda. The figurations of Ganga and Yamuna surrounded by characters in their wake. singhpur is also famous for one of the oldest temple of maa kankali devi. There are seven temple of durga in India of kalchuri art, kankali devi temple is seventh one. there is god ganeshstatue as well. devotees from every part of country visit to temple to have the blessing of maa kali. At the time of ramnavmi in march- April and durganavmispiritual fair is organized.

Shahdol have so many good schools like kendriya vidyalaya, nehru higher secondary, St. Jude's Christian Mission school, G.S. Convent School, Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Govt. Raghuraj Higher Secondary School etc. There is a Polytechnic College, ITI, A Girls Degree College for women’s and Govt. Pt. Sambhunath Shukla College for both boys and girls.

Shahdol have a Kali Mandir in railway colony, which is made near about 1930 by a group of some Bengali railway employees which is a very famous temple amongst the people of shahdol and nearest towns.

Shahdol is a mix cultural town, there are so many temples made by different societies, like Kali Mandir By Bengali Samiti, Kali mandir by Milan Samiti (Part of the old Bengali samiti), Jagannath Temple by Orria Samiti, Gurudwara by Panjabi samiti and sindhi and Jain mandir by jainies and Lord Buddha mandir by Buddhist. Shahdol is a real India Town where You can find every kind of cultural activities of different societies of The Indian states.