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Shringverpur Dham

Shringverpur, Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh, India

Pending reviewDocumented + legend
Deities
Shiva, Rama
Traditions
vaishnava, shaiva
Worship status
active
Coordinates
25.587, 81.641
Darshan hours
Varies by temple and season; consult local temple/site management for the current daily schedule before visiting.
Best time to visit
October to March for cooler weather; pilgrims often combine a visit with the wider Prayagraj Ganga pilgrimage circuit, especially around Magh Mela season. No festival calendar specific to this site was confirmed by the sources consulted.
How to reach
On the bank of the Ganga, about 45 km from Prayagraj city, Uttar Pradesh; the nearest town is Lalgopalganj (~5 km north), which also has the nearest railway station, on the Prayagraj-Lucknow rail corridor. Also reachable by road from Prayagraj.
Associated saints
Nishadraj Guha, Shringi Rishi

Location

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At the start of Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana’s forest exile, the Ramayana places them for a single night at the capital of Guha, king of the Nishads (a fisherfolk/boatman community), before he ferried them across the Ganga to continue their journey. The site identified with that episode is Shringverpur (also spelled Singraur), a village on the Ganga roughly 45 km from Prayagraj, in what is today Prayagraj district.

Archaeological excavation at Shringverpur, carried out by archaeologist B.B. Lal between 1977 and 1986, has uncovered ruined walls, structural remains, and a large ancient hydraulic system, along with a temple attributed to Shringi Rishi — a sage from whom the village’s name may derive. A small shrine at the site marks the spot where Nishadraj (Guha) is traditionally said to have worshipped a Shiva lingam, and the modern pilgrimage complex includes a statue of Nishadraj and a memorial garden (Smriti Vatika) dedicated to Shringi Rishi, alongside an active cremation ground on the riverbank. In 2019 the Uttar Pradesh government formally elevated the site’s administrative status by creating a new block named Shringverpur Dham. No source consulted for this entry could confirm when the present shrine structures themselves were built, so this entry treats their age as unverified even as the site’s identification with the Ramayana crossing and its archaeological remains are well attested.

Sources

  • historical record: Cross-checked against Wikipedia's Shringverpur article: confirms the village's location on the Ganga in Prayagraj district (~45 km from Prayagraj city, ~5 km from Lalgopalganj), that excavations at the site uncovered a temple attributed to Shringi Rishi (after whom the village may be named) along with ruined walls, structural remains, and a large old hydraulic system, that a small shrine marks the spot where Nishadraj is said to have worshipped a Shiva lingam, and that the site today includes a Nishadraj statue and a Shringi Rishi memorial garden (Smriti Vatika) as well as an active riverside cremation ground. Also confirms that the Uttar Pradesh government created a new administrative block named 'Shringverpur Dham' at the site in 2019. No founding date for the standing shrine structures was given.
  • historical record: Re-verified via a fresh fetch of the same Wikipedia article on 2026-09-23: the article cites archaeologist B.B. Lal's excavation report 'Excavation at Sringaverapura (1977-86)' as its source for the site's ruins and hydraulic system, dating the archaeological investigation itself to 1977-1986, though it still gives no construction date for the standing shrine buildings or the modern Nishadraj memorial complex.
  • scripture: Ramayana — Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana halting for a night at the capital of the Nishad king Guha at the start of their forest exile, and their crossing of the Ganga guided by Guha, per Wikipedia's summary of the Shringverpur tradition.

For review

  • Archaeological excavation at the site is independently documented (ruined structures, a hydraulic system, and a shrine identified as a temple of Shringi Rishi), but no source consulted gives a founding date, builder, or continuous-use history for the standing shrine buildings or the Nishadraj memorial complex visited by pilgrims today; treat claims about the age of the present-day shrines as unverified regional/administrative material pending a better source.