{"id":374301,"date":"2026-10-23T17:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374301"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:00:23","slug":"sirpur-cultural-and-archaeological-landscape-in-chhattisgarh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sirpur-cultural-and-archaeological-landscape-in-chhattisgarh\/","title":{"rendered":"Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>News: <\/b>Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh has been added to<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> UNESCO&#8217;s World Heritage Tentative List.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 352px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/HVPS-B1W0AAM3K3?format=webp&amp;name=large\" alt=\" Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh\" width=\"352\" height=\"440\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: News On Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Sirpur Village is<\/span><b> located in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated on the <\/span>eastern banks of the<b><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mahanadi-river\/\">Mahanadi River<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Architectural Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was an <\/span>important<b> settlement between the 5th and 12th centuries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Its remains include Hindu temples, Buddhist monasteries and Jain structures,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it an important site for understanding the region&#8217;s religious and cultural history.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>The site has<strong> 22 Shiva temples, five Vaishnava temples, 10 Buddhist viharas and three Jain viharas. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Lakshmana Temple (dedicated to Lord Vishnu)<\/strong> is one of the <strong>finest brick temples<\/strong> in India, built around the <strong>7th century<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Apart from being a multi-religious urban centre, it was once a flourishing<strong> capital of Dakshina Kosala <\/strong>under the<strong> Panduvanshi <\/strong>and later, the<strong> Somavamshi kings.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has remains of<strong> palace complexes, market structures, residential quarters, brick and stone temples along with Viharas, stupas, meditation cells and water management systems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its distinctive feature is the c<\/span><b>ombination of a riverine trade centre, a multi-faith religious landscape and an extensive archaeological urban complex <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">within a single site.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The town naturally forms <strong>four thematic clusters<\/strong> \u2014 Buddhist monastic, Hindu temple, civic\u2013administrative and Riverine Sacred Landscape<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>.<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Present-Day Landscape:<\/strong> The area <\/span><b>includes around 300 houses and nearly 1,500 people.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <strong>buffer zone is home to tribal communities<\/strong> such as the<strong> Gond and Baiga.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/barnawapara-wildlife-sanctuary\/\">Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary<\/a>, located within the property&#8217;s buffer zone,<\/strong> further highlights the coexistence of nature, historical heritage and traditional communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh has been added to UNESCO&#8217;s World Heritage Tentative List. 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