Pachmarhi Views

Jatashankar:

Inside the cave of Jatashankar, we find a mass of loose boulders, resembling the ‘Jatas’ (long hair) of Lord Shiva and a naturally formed stone formation of the divine snake ‘Seshnag’. It is belived that Lord Shiva had hidden here, to save himself from the demon king Bhasmasur. Here there is a pool between two rocks and another rock is hanging in between these rocks without any support.

Chauragarh :

The Chauragarh temple is situated at a height of nearly 4,300 feet above the sea level, on a rectangular hill top, where a life size idol of Lord Shiva is placed. To reach the temple, one has to cross a total of seven hills of different height. From Mahadev it’s a steep climb with around 1,300 steps. It is a tradition that devotees carry Triscends (Trishuls), as an offering to Lord Shiva. Around 4 to 5 lakh devotees visit the temple to pay their homage during the ‘Shivaratri’.

Christ Church :

This church was built in the year 1875 by the British, and is an important remnants of Pachmarhi's 'colonial occupation' days. The architecture of the church is fascinating; it has a hemispherical dome on top with its ribs ending with faces of angels. The stained-glass panes decorating the walls and rear of the altar were imported from Europe.