Pragyagiri
| pragyagiri प्रज्ञागिरि | |
|---|---|
| budh vihara | |
 | |
  pragyagiri  pragyagiri Location in Chhattisgarh, India | |
| Coordinates: 21°10′21″N 80°45′48″E / 21.17250°N 80.76333°ECoordinates: 21°10′21″N 80°45′48″E / 21.17250°N 80.76333°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Rajnandgaon |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | CG |
| Nearest city | Dongargarh |
Pragya giri is an area of Dongargarh in the Rajnandgaon district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh situated on a hilltop of 1,000 feet (300 m). There is a Budh vihara with a large Buddha statue facing east. There are 225 steps leading up the mountain.
Geography
The temple is at.[1]
Location
Dongargarh is 107 kilometers from Raipur, via Bhilai, Durg and Rajnandgaon. Dongargarh does not exactly fall on the massive Mumbai highway, a diversion some 25 km before, from the Calcutta-Mumbai National Highway (NH #6) leads the vehicle through lush green vegetation and mild forests on a narrow winding single road.
Dongargarh is 40 km from district headquarters Rajnandgaon and is well connected with buses from Rajnandgaon. Dongargarh is also well connected with trains. It is on the Mumbai - Howrah main line at a distance of 170 km from Nagpur and 100 km from Raipur. The nearest airport is at Raipur Airport.
pragyagiri is 1 km before reaching dongergarh
References
gallary
idol of budha
idol of budha
idol of budha
entrance
garden
stone board
way to pragyagiri
steps to pragyagiri
notice on rocks
view of a thalab
view from pragyagiri
passge from dongargarh to bambleshwari temple
town dongargarh