Visit To Jabalpur - Bhedaghat

We were in Jabalpur for a Cardiology meeting. We stayed with a family who knew my husband. 

It is generally accepted that the game of snooker originated in Jabalpur.

The game of snooker was invented in 1875 at the Officers' Mess in the Nerbudda Club in Jubbulpore (now Jabalpur), India.

The game was conceived by Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain, a British Army officer. While stationed in Jabalpur, he began experimenting with a popular cue game called "black pool" by adding colored balls to the table. 

Our main attraction was Bhedaghat. The city is renowned for the Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat, an 8 km gorge sculpted entirely from pure marble by the ferocious Narmada River, as it descends from the Dhuandhar Falls boasting a rare status of being one of only three such gorges in the world, alongside Taroko Gorge in Taiwan and Trigrad Gorge in Bulgaria.

Bhedaghat is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is situated by the side of river Narmada and is approximately 20 km from Jabalpur city. Bhedaghat is known for the high marble rocks making a valley through which river Narmada flows. The site is also home to Dhuandhar Falls, named for its smoky appearance as the water crashes down, creating a mist that looks like rising steam.

The Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat form one of only three river-carved gorges in the world cut entirely through pure marble ranking alongside Taroko Gorge in Taiwan and Trigrad Gorge in Bulgaria. Stretching approximately 8 km along the Narmada River, the gorge’s high marble cliffs were slowly shaped over millions of years by the flowing river.