Malhar, Chattisgarh

Malhar is a small town situated in Bilaspur district of Chhattisgarh, India. It is famous for its archaeological importance. It is situated at 40 km by road from Bilaspur.

Archaeological Sites

In Malhar, many ancient temples have been found, such as Pataleshwar temple, Devri temple & Dindeshwari temple. The ancient deposits and Jain religion memorials are also found here. The four handed idol of Vishnu is also very famous. At this place, remains were found of the period from appx. 1000 BC to Kalchuri regime. The temples of 10th and 11th centuries are seen here. Among those Pataleswar Kedar temple is one of them where Gomukhi Shiv ling is the main point of attraction. The Didneswari temple of Kalchuri regime is also found. Artistic idols are found in Deor temple. At this place, there is a museum having good collection of old sculpture being managed by the Government of India.

This town is in the list of "Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of National Importance" maintained by Archaeological Survey of India.

External links

• Welcome to Bilaspur
• Map of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
• Tourist places of Bilaspur District
• Archaeological Survey of India