Barela
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Barela (बरेला) is a village in Mungeli tahsil of Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh.
Variants
- Varelupura (वरेलापुर)
- Barelapura (बरेलापुर)
- Varelapura (वरेलापुर)
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Bare (Jat clan) = Barela (बरेला). Barela is a village in Mungeli tahsil of Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh. Ratanpur Stone Inscription Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 915 (=1163) mentions that Brahmadeva, a feudatory of Kalachuri king Prithvideva II, At Varelapura (वरेलापुर) he constructed a grand temple of Srikantha and at Ratnapura he built nine shrines of Parvati. Varelapura (वरेलापुर) or Barelapura (बरेलापुर) is Barela (बरेला), 10 miles south of Ratanpur. (p.503)[1]
Location
Barela is a Village in Mungeli Tehsil in Bilaspur District of Chattisgarh State, India. It is located 37 KM towards west from District head quarters Bilaspur.[2]
History
Ratanpur Stone Inscription Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 915 (=1163) mentions tat Brahmadeva, a feudatory of Kalachuri king Prithvideva II, At Varelapura (वरेलापुर) he constructed a grand temple of Srikantha and at Ratnapura he built nine shrines of Parvati. At the latter place he excavated also a large step-well and two tanks, one on the north and the other on the south of the City....Varelapura (वरेलापुर) or Barelapura (बरेलापुर) is Barela (बरेला), 10 miles south of Ratanpur. (p.503)[3]