Places to visit in Gumla District

Kamdara

Aamtoli : It is famous for an old temple of lord Shiva. Which is situated at the bottom of hill side. It is 10 km from Kamdara headquarter at Sarita panchayat. People come here to worship lord shiva the whole year but during SHIVARATRI an extra ordinary fair is held here .
Banpur : It is situated at about 11 km from Kamdara in rerwa panchayat. There is a famous old temple of lord Shiva at the bottom of a hill. There is a pond by the side of this temple where pilgrims take bath and worship the lord Shiva.On the eve of SHIVARATRI a grand fair is held here.

Tanginath

Tanginath is a place having several architectural works in its lap since the ancient era to the medieval era . It is not hidden but seems to be deprived of the eyes of the archeological society of India . It is an important place of archeological importance and must be brought into a subject of research . It is famous as shivashali and is famous for great trishool of rustproof iron tanginath lies in dumri block in Gumla district . It is at about 50kms away from Gumla headquarter and 8km from Dumri. One can reach Dumri easily but afterwards the path is not easy. There are several brooks and brooklets in between Dumri and Tanginath that remain filled with water during rainy season and make the mudway difficult . Tanginath is situated on a hill about 300 feet high .After rainy season one may reach here without any difficulty . It is advisable to go by own vehicle for easy convenience .During mahashivaratri several buses run from Gumla to Tanginath . It is a place of religious as well as historical importance . he history of nagvanshi kings of Chhotanagpur , ruxelvanshi kings of Surguja ,and that ofbarwe kingdom has been written here . It is spread in an area of about 10000 square meter .the stone images of lord vishnu, surya, lakshmi, bhavani  and countless number of other deities are lying in open .Hundreds of shivalingas are placed here and there . Some images are still unidentified .Some believe that they are lord budha .The main temple of lord SHIVA ,The great trishool buried in the ground, The sun temple ,The surya kunda are of great attraction .A number of shivalingas that are lying here are supposed to be of lord budha's period.

Nagpheni

It is situated in the middle of Gumla & Sisai block. It is famous for the jagarnath temple and there is a big rock in the shape of snake “Nag” . It has its own natural beauty which invites the people to visit this place for picnic & to enjoy the time with friends & family.

Dewaki

On the bank of river Ghaghra in Ghaghra  block devaki is a place of religious importance. It is famous for a shiv-parvati temple .During sawan month devotees from every nook and corner visit here to offer water to the Shiva Linga and the place becomes a fair ground .The scenic beauty of the place attracts everyone .The ShivaLinga ages to medieval era and was dug out in 1967-68 .A temple was constructed over this ShivaLinga.

Hapamuni

Hapamuni ,a famous and ancient village , is situated in Ghaghara block at about 12 km from the block headquarter on Gumla – Lohardaga road . mahamaya temple that is the identity of this village was constructed by gajghat ray,22nd king of naga dynasty and the son of raja mohan ray . He ruled between 869to 905AD . He handed over the caring of the temple to his guru harinath,a Rashtrakuta (Marathi) Brahmin .In 1391 AD RAJA shivdas karnestablished an image of Lordvishnu.Chaitanya mahaprabhu(1445-1535AD) had chosen this way during his visit to matura from Jjagannath puri at about 1485 A.D. According to Ranchi Gazetteer some tribal people had destroyed the old temple during undisciplined kohl rebel against the diku. Songs byvirmu ram proves this fact.

Anjan

Anjan is a small village about 18 km away from Gumla via Toto . The name of the village has been derived from the name of goddess anjani,mother of mahaveer hanuman.Anjani gufa is at 4 km from the village upon a hill .Here mother Anjani used to live .Many objects of archeological importance obtained from this place has been placed a t patna museum.There is an idol of mother Anjani with Hanuman in her lap near Anjani Gufa (cave) . It is known as the birth place of mahaveer hanuman.

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