Places Of Attraction Near Jabalpur

   Mandla - Dindori National fossils park


       Dindori National fossils park Ghughuya is situated in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh in India. This national park has plants in fossil form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of Mandla District (Ghuguwa, Umaria, Deorakhurd, Barbaspur, Chanti-hills, Chargaon and Deori Kohani).
                                              The Mandla Plant Fossils National Park is an area that spreads over 274,100 square metres. Such fossils are found in three other villages of the district also, but they lie outside the national park. 
                                              This place is situated near Mandla, nearly 77km from Jabalpur.


   Tewar 
                      This village is situated 12.8 km to the west of the city on the Jabalpur-Bheraghat road, Archaelogical remains of the celebrated ancient city of Tripuri of Pauranic fame is spread extensively over a wide area covering several kilometers adjoining the village.                                                                                                         Archaeological excavations conducted here have thrown very important light on the past history of Jabalpur in particular and country as a whole.   


 Majholi
                    At this village 59.2 km away from Jabalpur is preserved a large sculpture of Varaha, an incarnation of Narayana. A few sculptures of Siva, Hara-Gauri and Jaina Tirthankara area also kept nearby.  


 BajnaMath and Sangram Sagar 
                    A km from Medical College to the south of Garha stands the famous Sangram Sagar and the temple of Bajna Math which was built during the regime of Gond ruler Sangram Shah. Bajna Mathi is a centre of tantric sects. Remains of an old palace may be seen at the centre of Sangram Sagar.