Twin Ganesha Temple, Barsur, Chattisgarh

Twin Ganesha Temple, Barsur, Chattisgarh

Twin Ganesha Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to the Lord Ganesha located in Barsur Town in Dantewada District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Barsur is located on the banks of Indravati River. The bigger Ganesh idol of Barsur is today recognized as the third largest Ganesh idol in the world. The Temple is located very near to Mama Bhanja Temple.

Legends

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https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2020/03/twin-ganesha-temple-barsur-legends.html

History

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https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2020/03/barsur-chattisgarh-history.html

The Temple

Ganesh Temple has two idols of Lord Ganesha and one Lingam. It is unique to have two idols of Vinayaga side by side in the temple. These idols, made of sand stones, are monolithic. One idol is big and is about 7½ feet high. This idol is considered to be the third largest statue in the world. The other idol is small and is about 5½ feet high. These idols of Ganesha dates back to 11^th – 12^th century.

Both the idols are housed in newly constructed Mandapam. The mandapam is fenced on all sides by grills for safety. A stone Kalasha, called Amrita Kalasha, is kept on top of a ruined structure.  The Temple structure is completely lost only the idols survived. Remains of pillars, stones and damaged sculptures were found scattered around the temple complex.

Festivals

Month of Savan is auspicious here. Devotees perform Jala Abhishek to Lord Ganesha here.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1 Km from Battisa Temple, 21 Kms from Geedam Bus Station, 22 Kms from Geedam, 27 Kms from Geedam Railway Station, 41 Kms from Dantewada, 79 Kms from Bastar, 94 Kms from Jagdalpur, 96 Kms from Jagdalpur Railway Station, 97 Kms from Jagdalpur Airport, 143 Kms from Bhopalpatnam, 308 Kms from Raipur and 317 Kms from Raipur Airport. The temple is situated on Jagdalpur to Bhopalpatnam route.

Location