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Barsur

Eleventh century Naga temples in a Bastar village of ponds

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Best time to visit Barsur

peak shoulder off-season avoid

  • Go: November to February
  • Shoulder: March and August to October, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
  • Skip: May

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Barsur season by season

Winter December to February Prime time

Dec to Feb mornings sit near 12C, good for walking between the Mama Bhanja and Battisa temples and the two big tanks with nobody about.

Summer March to May Shoulder

March is dry and bearable; April climbs hard and May holds 43C over open stone with no shade at the ruins, which is why it is blocked.

Monsoon June to September Shoulder

The Indravati fills and the paddy around the temple tanks turns green; Aug and Sep are fine, though June and July storms cut the Geedam road.

Autumn October to November Prime time

Oct and Nov give the best light of the year here, warm days, dry lanes, and Chitrakote still running full 34 km up the river.

What Barsur is actually like

A quiet village of tanks and loose stone; sleep at Geedam or Dantewada, since Barsur has a rest house and tea shops and no more

Getting to Barsur

Geedam is the junction, 24 km short of Barsur on the Indravati road; Dantewada railhead sits on the Kirandul line

Practical ways in: trainroad

Trip facts

How long to stay
2 days
Budget
Shoestring
How busy
Quiet at its peak
Solo travel
Doable solo with some planning
Altitude
377 m
State
Chhattisgarh
Coordinates
19.1362, 81.3862

Common questions

When is the best time to visit Barsur?

November to February is peak season in Barsur. March and August to October is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid May. Oct and Nov give the best light of the year here, warm days, dry lanes, and Chitrakote still running full 34 km up the river.

How many days do you need in Barsur?

2 days is the usual stay. A quiet village of tanks and loose stone; sleep at Geedam or Dantewada, since Barsur has a rest house and tea shops and no more.

How do you get to Barsur?

Geedam is the junction, 24 km short of Barsur on the Indravati road; Dantewada railhead sits on the Kirandul line. Practical ways in: train and road.

Is Barsur expensive, and does it get crowded?

Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs quiet at the busiest time of year. Doable solo with some planning.

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