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Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
💎 Hidden Gem🐅 Wildlife📍 Nature🪂 Adventure

Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, India

4.2 (0)
Overview

A teak-and-bamboo sanctuary between Raipur and Sirpur — leopard, bison, sloth bear and flying-squirrel country with jeep safaris and forest lodges.

Why visit: Central Chhattisgarh's accessible jungle, safari and stay.

Things to do
  • ›Gaur & sloth bear
  • ›Jeep safari
  • ›Forest lodge
  • ›Sirpur combo
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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Jun

Entry fee

Safari ₹300–1,500

Est. budget

₹1,000–3,000

Duration

1–2 days

Nearby attractions

Within
16.2 km
🛕 Religious
4.2

Girodhpuri Dham (Satnami Centre)

Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

The birthplace of Guru Ghasidas and holy centre of the Satnami faith — the world's tallest Jaitkhamb pillar and a vast Maghi Purnima mela of white-clad pilgrims.

Oct–Mar; Maghi Purnima melaHalf dayExplore
19.2 km
💎 Hidden Gem🛕 Religious
4.0

Turturiya (Valmiki Ashram)

Sirpur, Chhattisgarh

A forest shrine held to be Valmiki's ashram where Lava and Kusha were born — a spring, ancient sculptures and a Ramayana-lore pilgrimage in the Barnawapara belt.

Oct–MarHalf dayExplore
22 km
📍 Festival
4.3

Sirpur Music & Dance Festival

Sirpur, Chhattisgarh

The winter national festival of classical music and dance staged among Sirpur's floodlit ancient temples — heritage as a moonlit performance.

Jan–Feb (festival dates)1–2 daysExplore
22.1 km
🏛️ Historical
4.6

Sirpur (Laxman Temple & Buddhist Ruins)

Sirpur, Chhattisgarh

The Somavamshi capital on the Mahanadi — India's oldest brick temple, the 7th-century Laxman Temple, amid excavated Buddhist viharas, Shaiva shrines and a market town.

Oct–Mar; Sirpur Mahotsav (Jan)Full dayExplore
22.3 km
🏛️ Historical
4.4

Laxman Mandir & Surang Tila, Sirpur

Sirpur, Chhattisgarh

Sirpur's showpiece pair up close — the ornate carved doorway of the Laxman brick temple and the earthquake-tilted stone stairway of the Surang Tila Shiva complex.

Oct–Mar2–3 hrsExplore