Tummana

Tummana, now known as Tuman, was the first capital of the Kalachuris of Chhattisgarh. It lies north of Ratanpur, to which the dynasty subsequently transferred its seat. Inscriptions show that Tummana remained important after the move: rulers continued to be associated with it, and a learned man who settled here was credited with founding a temple elsewhere in their kingdom. The remains of a temple complex preserve traces of the old capital and its Kalachuri patrons.