REFORM INDIA: Baigad Nala, District Anoop Pur,MP

My visit to Amarkantak & its surroundings from March 11th to March 14th 2015:

This time my purpose to visit Amarkantak was to see the historical monuments as well as to do survey of the educational standard of the children of remote area in its surrounding. I start my trip in the dark and find out my way on reaching the beginning point of my destination in case the tentative plan is disturbed by one reason or the other. The same happened this time also.

On reaching Amarkantak I talked with the manager of Mratunjaay Ashram Mr.Yogesh Dubey. He was so impressed with my thought that he has accommodated me with the employee of the Ashram without any charges/payment. Two Professors of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Dr.Udai Singh Rajput and Dr.Jena Behra came Ashram to meet me and told me that tomorrow they would take me to their place. Meanwhile two students Mr. Amit Tiwari (President of ABVP) and Mr.Kokesh Sahu( Secretary ABVP)of the University also came and Dr. Rajput introduced me with them. Both of them did hello with lots of respect and I did sheikh hand friendly and they became my best friends in few hours .I came in touch with one of the tribal student of Archeology doing B.A.,in from the IGANTU . I thought he must be the right person for me. I presented my objective of my visit then he told me that a historical temple in deserted form is at BAIGAD NALA in Dharhar( District Anoopur) on Amarkantak Shaidol road. He took me on motor bike ( taken from Dr.Rajput) from Amarkantak-Podki village,Mejary,Jonedhoti, and then reached Dharhar from where taken left turn for BAIGAD NALA . It is about 30 km from Amarkantak.

At BAIGAD NALA there is a rainy river which mostly flows in the rainy season and at its surroundings there is a dilapidated small temple of Shiva, one KUND and a pond. The temple appears of Kaltury peiod of 11^th Century AD. This monument is not in the notice of Archeological Survey of India.