Why visit Raigarh
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Raigarh
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About Raigarh
Raigarh is a city in northern Chhattisgarh known as the 'Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh'; Raigarh is famous for its dance form “SUWA” (as Raigarh Gharana) and classical music; Raigarh is also known as Sanskritidhani.
From the Wikipedia article Raigarh (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay1
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History
The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Maharashtra state about the beginning of the eighteenth century and first stayed at Phuljhar in Raipur district. From there Madan Singh, head of the family, migrated to Banda of the present-day Raigarh. The successor kings of Raigarh state after Maharaja Madan Singh were Maharaja Takhat Singh, Maharaha Beth Singh, Maharaja Dilip Singh, Maharaja Jujhar Singh, Maharaja Devnath Singh, Maharaja Ghansyam Singh, Maharaja Bhupdev Singh, Maharaja Natwar Singh, and Maharaja Chakradhar Singh. Truly speaking music, dance, and literature got fillip during the reign of Maharaja Bhupdev Singh and developed further during the rule of Maharaja Chakradhar Singh. Prior to Indian Independence, Raigarh was capital of Princely State of Raigarh.
From the History section of Raigarh on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Raigarh
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Getting there and nearby towns
Veer Surendra Sai Airport (JRG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.
- Kirodimalnagar 7 km northwest, about 7 min by car
- Pusaur 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Chandrapur 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Saria 29 km south, about 29 min by car
- Gharghoda 31 km north, about 31 min by car
- Kharsia 32 km west, about 32 min by car
- Dabra 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Adbhār 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Baramkela 40 km south, about 40 min by car
- Sambalpur 77 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Photo credits
- Raigarh Railway Station, Jaikishanpatel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hemu kalani chowk raigarh - panoramio, Bajrang Yadav, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Pahad mandir raigarh, Ashish deury, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kelo-River, Kailash kumbhkar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kelo river, Ashish deury, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chakri craker in Diwali, Amar7709, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Duttaphrynus melanostictus2, Reshma&ashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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