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Sirpur Group of Monuments are an archaeological and tourism site containing Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments from the 5th to 12th centuries in Mahasamund district of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Various excavations have been carried out in Sirpur over the years, which have revealed 22 Shiva temples, 5 Vishnu temples, 10 Buddha Viharas, 3 Jain Viharas, a 6th/7th century market and snana-kund (bath house). The site shows extensive syncretism, where Buddhist and Jain statues or motifs intermingle with Shiva, Vishnu and Devi temples. The Lakshmana temple is a 7th-century brick temple is one of the better preseved structures. The Rama temple situated less than 100 meters southeast of the Lakshmana temple, is almost entirely in ruins.