Indo Islamic Heritage
Nearest railway station: Raigarh Railway Station (RIG) — the main railhead for the town; from the Darogapara / Bedipara area the station is a short city ride — approximately 2–4 km depending on the exact street. Metro station: No metro service is available in Raigarh. Nearest bus stand / local buses: Raigarh Bus Stand / city bus stops — within ~1–3 km (most central neighbourhoods including Darogapara are served by local bus/auto routes). Nearest airport: Swami Vivekananda Airport (Raipur) — the nearest major commercial airport; road/train distances between Raigarh and Raipur are commonly reported around ~230–250 km (drive time roughly 3.5–5 hours depending on route and traffic). For practical domestic travel people usually use trains to Raipur or road transport.
Meera Datar (sometimes written Mira Datar / Meera Ali Datar) is a name associated with a well-known Sufi saint whose principal shrine is in Unava/Unjha (Mehsana, Gujarat). Shrines and local mazars invoking the Meera Datar name exist in several towns across India as devotional centres where people come for ziyārat, supplication, qawwali gatherings and the saint’s urs. In Raigarh there are local social-media posts and short videos that reference a Meera/Meera Ali Datar dargah in the Raigarh area (Bedipara / Darogapara neighbourhood), indicating a small local mazar maintained by neighbourhood devotees. These local dargahs typically have modest tomb/chabutra structures, a small covered prayer area and are maintained by caretakers or volunteer committees; they are important community places for dua, charity drives in Ramadan and annual urs-type gatherings. Because formal published histories or waqf-board records for this particular Raigarh mazar are not readily available online, the description above is based on the broader Meera Datar devotional tradition (the famous Unava shrine) and on local listings/posts that mention a Meera Datar shrine in Raigarh.
Year of Built: Not known
Address: Punjab national bank, Bedipara, Darogapara, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh 496001
Country: India
State: Chhattisgarh
District: Raigarh
Pincode: 496001
Longitude: 83.3883° E.
Latitude: 21.9045° N