On the road through Nohta stands a Nagara-style temple on a raised base, its porch, hall and sanctum lined up beneath a curved tower. It carries the name of a queen.

Queen Nohala

The temple was built by Yuvarajadeva I of the Kalachuri dynasty under the influence of his queen Nohala. It is protected as a monument of national importance.

Ruin and restoration

When the British archaeologist Henry Cousens surveyed it in 1893, the temple was dilapidated: the outer walls, the gallery roof and the shikhara had all fallen. It was restored by the Archaeological Survey of India.

The plan

It has a mukhamandapa (porch), a sabhamandapa (hall), an antarala (antechamber) and a garbhagriha (sanctum). The sanctum holds Shiva and is crowned by the shikhara.

• Porch to sanctum — Walk the axis from the porch to the sanctum.
• Carvings — Look at the doorway and outer walls.
• Combine — Jabalpur's Bhedaghat is about 64 km away.

Nearby

The Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat are about 64.1 km away and Madan Mahal Fort about 66.7 km.