Sirpur's addition to the Tentative List puts the early medieval Dakshina Kosala centre, where Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions coexisted, back in focus. BulletsIn Sirpur, historically known as Shripura, lies on the eastern bank of the Mahanadi in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh, about 78 kilometres from Raipur. The settlement flourished between the 5th and 12th