page_title: Narsinghpur
section_title: Pre History
hierarchical_section_title: Narsinghpur / History / Pre History
caption_attribution_description: English: This painting depicts humans armed with axe, bow and arrow hunting animals
context_page_description: Narsinghpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh in central India. It comes under Jabalpur division.
  Narsinghpur has a large temple dedicated to Lord Narsingh, constructed by Jat Sardars in the 18th century. The Khirwar clan of Jats came from Brij and founded Narsinghpur, where they ruled for many years. Khirwars of Narsinghpur were followers of Narasimha, and so constructed two temples dedicated to Narasimha Avatar.
  As of 2001, Narsinghpur is the most literate district of the state.
context_section_description: The earliest signs of human life in Narsinghpur were found recently in the caves of Vinaiki village which lies on the banks of Shakkar river (tributary of Narmada), in the hinterlands of Kareli Forest Zone (a part of Satpura reseve) in Narsinghpur. Most of the villagers are Gonds and they knew about the paintings for a long time. Locals call the rock paintnigs found in their village by the name ‘Putra Putariya’ (पुतरा पुतरिया).The actual age of the rock paintings is not yet determined. Analysis by the Department of Archaeology is awaited.
  The axe, bow and arrows, and swords can be seen in the pictures. The rock paintings depict humans riding and playing with horses and elephants. Humans are also seen hunting animals like deers. Sheep, Wild boar, Buffaloes, and Barahsingha can also be seen. One of the rock paintings is of humans with armed axes and a peculiar headgear. Some of the paintings are of a clear red color similar to those found in Bhimbetika, while some are gray. Pictures have also been described in some script which is yet to be identified. It is within the radius of 150 kilometers from the Bhimbetka rockshelters of Raisen and about 100 kms away from Adamgadh hills.
caption: Rock Paintings Depicting Hunting of Animals
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