Chhattisgarhi Cuisine Trail (Faraa to Chila)
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Nearby attractions
Mahant Ghasidas Museum, Raipur
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
The state's premier museum — a 1875 collection of Sirpur bronzes, tribal art, coins and natural-history galleries in a colonial building of old Raipur.
Doodhadhari Monastery & Raipur Old City
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
A 17th-century monastery of the milk-fasting saint Balbhadra Das with painted Ramayana murals, beside old Raipur's temples, tanks and bustling bazaars.
Raut Nacha & Panthi Folk Dance
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
The state's living folk dances — the cowherds' Raut Nacha of Dev Uthni, the acrobatic Satnami Panthi and the tribal Karma and Sua of harvest season.
Vivekananda Sarovar (Budhapara Lake)
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Raipur's central lake with a giant Vivekananda statue on an island, boating jetties, an evening promenade and musical-fountain nights.
Mahadev Ghat & Hatkeshwar Temple, Raipur
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
The Kharun-river ghat on Raipur's edge — the old Hatkeshwar Mahadev temple, evening aartis, riverside fairs and a hanging bridge over the water.
Nagpura Jain & Chandkhuri (Ram Van Gaman)
Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Chandkhuri — believed birthplace of Mata Kaushalya, Ram's mother, and the world's only Kaushalya temple — an island shrine in a lotus tank on the Ram Van Gaman trail.
Purkhauti Muktangan, Naya Raipur
Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh
An open-air heritage park recreating Chhattisgarh's tribal life — full-scale Bastar huts, Ghotul models, dhokra sculptures and folk-dance tableaux.
Nandan Van Zoo & Jungle Safari, Naya Raipur
Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh
India's largest man-made jungle safari — four drive-through zones of herbivores, tiger, lion, bear and leopard, plus a zoo and butterfly park in the new capital.