Marble Rocks, Bhedaghat
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The Narmada River has cut a white marble gorge about 3 km long, with cliffs around 30 m high. A rowboat trip through the gorge is Jabalpur's top attraction.
At Bhedaghat, the Narmada River has carved a marble gorge about 3 km long. The white cliffs are streaked with gray, pink and dark green, and their color shifts noticeably in sunlight and moonlight. The usual way to see it is a rowboat trip from Panchvati Ghat, which takes about 50 minutes round trip. Boatmen narrate the unusual rock formations and the scenes where films were shot, in rhyming Hindi. Fares are per person, roughly tens to over a hundred rupees. Full-moon nights bring extra night cruises, which are very popular. In the rainy season (around July to September), the current is strong and boats are usually suspended. The gorge is about 20 km from Jabalpur city center. Take a hired car or a tuk-tuk, and it is often combined with Dhuandhar Falls and the Chausath Yogini Temple in a half-day tour.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–19:00 (boat schedule depends on water level; night sailings added on full moon nights)
Nearby sights
- Chausath Yogini Temple, Bhedaghat
- Dhuandhar Falls
- Lamheta Ghat
- Pisanhari Ki Marhia
- Madan Mahal Fort
- Balancing Rock, Jabalpur
- Gwarighat
- Rani Durgavati Museum