Garhdhanora

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Map of Kanker district

Garhdhanora (गढ़धनोरा) is a village in Keskal tahsil of Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh.

Variants

• Garh Dhanora (गढ़धनोरा)

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Dhanor (Jat clan) = Garh Dhanora. Garhdhanora (गढ़धनोरा) is a village in Keskal tahsil of Kondagaon district in Chhattisgarh.

Location

Garhdhanora is a small Village/hamlet in Keshkal Tehsil in Bastar District of Chattisgarh State, India. It comes under Garhdhanora Panchayath. It is located 114 KM towards North from District head quarters Jagdalpur. 160 KM from State capital Raipur. Garhdhanora Pin code is 494334 and postal head office is Kanker. Garhdhanora is surrounded by Baderajpur Tehsil towards East , Pharasgaon Tehsil towards South , Kanker Tehsil towards North , Narharpur Tehsil towards North.

History

Nalas were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Chhattisgarh and Odisha during the 6th century CE. Their core territory included the areas around Bastar and Koraput districts.

Their capital was probably Pushkari, identified with the modern Garhdhanora in Bastar district.

Capital of Nala Dynasty

The Nala Dynasty capital was probably Pushkari, which is mentioned as the place of issue in an inscription of Arthapati.

Earlier, Pushkari was believed to be the present-day Podagada in Koraput district, where an inscription of Skandavarman has been found.

Later research has led to the identification of Garhdhanora in Bastar district as Pushkari. The excavations carried out by Madhya Pradesh's Directorate of Archaeology and Museums has resulted in discovery of several ruined temples and sculptures at Garhdhanora.