🛕 Religious📍 Cultural📍 Heritage

Girodhpuri Dham (Satnami Centre)

Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

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.

Why visit: The spiritual heart of Chhattisgarh's Satnami community.

Things to do

›Tall Jaitkhamb pillar
›Guru Ghasidas birthplace
›Maghi mela
›White-flag lanes

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Maghi Purnima mela

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–400

Duration

Half day

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16.2 km

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Sirpur Music & Dance Festival

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Laxman Mandir & Surang Tila, Sirpur

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