Historical Places in Katni
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Vijaraghavgarh:
Vijaraghavgarh is the most beautiful fort in Katni district. This is a historical fort 33 km away from Katni. The hight of this place from sea level is 350 m The Prince Prayagdas has formed a new town near Mauja, Padriya and Loharwara. He also constructed a temple of lord Vijaraghavg so the fort was named as Vijaraghavgarh and the new town has been given the same name(Vijaraghavgarh ). A court is available at one side of this fort and a beautiful building known as Rangmahal is other side.
Bahoriband:
In Bahoriband there is a 12 feet high statue of Jain Teerthankar Shantinath. In the lower part of the statue there are some scripture of 12th century are written telling about Maha samantadhipati Golhneshwar Rathore. Golhneshwar Rathore was the ruler under Kalchuri’s kings Gayakarndev.
There are so many statues of Narayan Shaishayani (bed) and sun (Lord Surya).A stone has been found in which 10 incarnation of Lord Vishnu has been painted near the reservoir .There is a Cemetery of Oliya Peeran Peer and a village is associated with it.
Now a days Bahoriband has gained more importance and fame after stone park.
Tigavan:
Earlier it was a part of Bahoriband, people says the earlier name of this village was Jhanjhangad here Aalha and Udal has fought with king of Madhogarh. There is a temple available of 1500 year old ,It is a flat ceiling temple. There is a statue of lord Narsing in other side of wall there is Jain Treethankars Parshvanath statue.
This temple is of Gupta dynasties time, on a pillar a scripture is found about a follower in Bramhi Lipi that shows of 8th century statues of Makrasanganga and Kachhapasna Yamuna statues are very beautifully designed. There were more than 30 temples in Tigavan, now only the remains are found, so many statues are found around this village.
Jhinjhari:
3 km from katni in Jabalpur road around 14 big colored painted rock are scattered they are all of prehistoric time it is believed that it was the residence for early human. They have painted all the animals found around here viz. Cow, Bull, Deer, Dog, Goat, Pork Hippopotamus etc. Hippopotamus is believed to be here in the ancient time. Except this animal there are paintings available about fighting tools and man and woman, tree, flower. These painting are believed of 10000 BC to 4000BC some of the picture are of middle age 700 BC to 200 BC.
Roopnath:
This is a pilgrimage place 3 km from Bahoriband there is PANCHLINGI(five lingam) statue of lord SHIVA and called as Roopnath. It is situated in the corner of Camore mountain, There are three KUNDS (tanks) one above another on a standing stone water is present all the time the lowest one is called called SITA KUND and next above it is known as LAXMAN KUND and the topmost is know for LORD RAM.
There is verse painted on big stone that may be of 232B.C. some order like is written in Pali language for following Buddhism. It describes that 2½ years of Ashoka following Buddhism but nothing has been achieved so far. One km from ROOPNATH in Sindursi village four old statues have been removed from mountain this place is known as JOGINI KA STHAN (place of Jogini) it is believed that the statues are linked with king JAINAT or SARVANTH of 6th century.
Bilhary:
In the ancient time this locality was known very much scattered it was around in 24 miles of diameter. The old name of this town was PAHUPAVTI/PUSHPAWATI NAGRI (Town) now a day so many scriptures are found in this area there were so many temples the only remain is VARAH temple of lord VARAH (Vishnu). There is one more temple around one km from Bilhari of lord Shiva it also know as fort of Kamakandla in the ancient building archeologist have found a big scripture on rock on a stone which is currently in Nagpur museum in which description of Culchuries king Kayoorvarsh is found and about construction of temple for lord NOHLESHWAR(lord Shiva) second part of scripture describes visiting of Somnath temple in Gujrat for victory of Laxmanraj son of princes Nohla.
King laxman has made the big reservoir in Bilhari. The above dynasty has decline very fast and Chandel kings has captured the area after ward. Pan(Tambul) of Bilhary is very much famous the reference is found in famous scripture Aeana Akhbari.
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