Gadchiroli

Gadchiroli lies in the forested country east of the Wainganga River, within the old domain of the Gond kings of Chanda. The surrounding region contains forts and temples, including Vairagad to the north and the shrines of Markandi on the Wainganga. Gond communities and local chiefs held an important place in the history of this wooded interior. In the eighteenth century the Bhonsle rulers of Nagpur displaced the Gond dynasty of Chanda.