Korambhi

12.11.2011

I am at Bhandara to conduct a programme on Financial Awareness for the engineers od Ashok Leyland at the Bhandara unit. I decided to use Saturday to visit a few places of interest near Bhandara. Bhandara is very near the Tiger territory. Large reserves like Kaanha and Bhandavgarh are not very far. But the nearest and most feasible visit was to Nagjeera about 70 kms east north east of Bhandara.

Before leaving for the Tiger reserve, I visited the temple of Amrutha Devi at Korambhi. Near the banks of the Wain Ganga perched atop a hill is the Temple. From the hill there is a breathtaking view of the river as it bends around a curve. At the foot of the hill ias a bathing ghat and boat jetty.

There about 150 stairs making for a strenuous but short climb. I enjoyed the view from the top and spent a few serene moments in front of the deity and invoked her blessings on my endeavours. The pujari was a friendly chap whio readily agreed to permit me to take a photograph. At the entrance of the temple before approaching the main entrance is a small shrine on the left dedicated to Kala Bhairav. The idol is terrifying and symbolic of the primordial energy that is uncontrollable and unpredictable.

After the visit I came down and walked to the river bank to have glimpse of the Wain Ganga. Thereafter we left for Nagjeera.