Sirpur's pineapple-shaped 7th-century Laxman Temple is one of the oldest brick temples in India.
Behind the temple is a nicely displayed museum of Buddhist and Hindu sculptures and before-and-after photos of Sirpur excavations.
Laxman Temple
Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
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Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
22.77 MILES
East of Sirpur, the forests of the 245-sq-km Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary are home to rarely seen leopards, many deer and antelope, a large population…
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1. Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary
22.77 MILES
East of Sirpur, the forests of the 245-sq-km Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary are home to rarely seen leopards, many deer and antelope, a large population…