Champaran, Chhattisgarh
Champaran or Champaranya, formerly known as Champajhar, named after forests of Champa flowers which are extinct from here, is a village in the Raipur District in the state of Chhattisgarh, India, which lies about 60 km from the state capital of Raipur via Arang and 30 km from Mahasamund via Bamhani, Tila. It is famous because it is the birth place of Vallabhacharya, the reformer and founder of the Vallabh sect.