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| name = Gandai<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chhattisgarh, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|21.67|N|81.1|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Chhattisgarh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rajnandgaon district|Rajnandgaon]]<br />
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| elevation_m = 328<br />
| population_total = 11862<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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[[File:12th or 13th-century Gandai Shiv Mandir with Nandi in front, Chhattisgarh - 2.jpg|thumb|left|12th or 13th-century Gandai Shiv Mandir with Nandi in front, Chhattisgarh - 2]]<br />
'''Gandai''' is a town and a [[nagar panchayat]] in [[Chhuikhadan Tehsil]] In the Rajnandgaon district]] in the state of [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]. It is located about 80 kilometers northwest of Raipur, the state capital. Gandai is one of the centers of Gond people in contemporary times, particularly the kandra tribe.<ref>{{cite journal | last=Markam | first=Chandni | last2=Gajpal | first2=L. S. | title=A Brief Introduction of Kandra Tribe in the Urban Environment (With Special Reference to Raipur the Capital of Chhattisgarh) | journal=Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences | volume=10 | issue=4 | year=2019 | issn=0975-6795 | doi=10.5958/2321-5828.2019.00185.2 | pages=1125-1127}}</ref><br />
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Prior to the 15th-century, Gandai was a significant center of Buddhism and Shaivism.<ref name="Misra2003">{{cite book|author=Om Prakash Misra|title=Archaeological Excavations in Central India: Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o0ISjDDWJwQC |year=2003|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-874-7|pages=26-27}}</ref> It is an important archaeological site of historic 9th to 14th-century Shiva and Buddhist temples, most of which were destroyed after the 14th-century. Excavations of mounds after 1965 and the accidental discoveries of ruins by farmers have revealed a number of sites. One major Shiva temple's sanctum and spire in Gandai has survived. It is called the [[Deour Shiv Mandir]], a temple restored and managed by Archaeological Society of India, Raipur circle.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Gandai is at {{Coord|21.665|N|81.1|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/37/Gandai.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gandai]</ref> It has an average elevation of 328&nbsp;metres (1076&nbsp;feet).<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Gandai had a population of 11,862. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Gandai has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 47%. In Gandai, 17% of the population is under 6 years of age.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Ghatiyari Gandai temple and ruins, Chhattisgarh - 26.jpg|An excavated statue<br />
File:Ghatiyari Gandai temple and ruins, Chhattisgarh - 35.jpg|Ganesha ruin<br />
File:Ghatiyari Gandai temple and ruins, Chhattisgarh - 33.jpg|A Jain (likely) or Buddhist icon found near Ghatiyari village<br />
File:Ghatiyari Gandai temple and ruins, Chhattisgarh - 44.jpg|An excavated temple west of Gandai town, likely built between 10th to 12th-century<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Rajnandgaon district]]<br />
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