Deogarh & Maheshpur Rock Art
Surguja, Chhattisgarh, India
Prehistoric rock shelters and painted panels of hunters and animals in the Surguja hills — some of central India's oldest human art, quietly signposted.
Why visit: Ten-thousand-year-old paintings for the intrepid.
- ›Painted shelters
- ›Hunter panels
- ›Hill trails
- ›Surguja circuit
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Best time
Oct–Mar
Entry fee
Free
Est. budget
₹200–500
Duration
Half day
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