Inaugurating a day-long Sirpur Mahotsav on Sunday, Tourism, Food and civil Supplies minister Amarjeet Bhagat said Sirpur is a magnificent and ancient city along with capital of South Kaushal.
Rs Rs Sirpur has renowned Laxman temple made of bricks for which tourists across the world arrive here every year. Different communities had flourished here in ancient times and now it is an iconic archeological site. Several ancient Chinese travellers had visited to the city in past,’’ the minister remarked while formally inaugurating the Mahotsav.
Presiding over the function, Commercial Tax, Excise and Industries minister Kawasi Lakhma said that situated on banks of Mahanadi river, this (Sirpur) archeological site is highly popular across the country and in several other countries.
Remnants consisting of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples and monasteries. These are dated from the 5th to 12th century.