The Turi Hatri is located opposite the Jagannath Temple in Maithil Para. Started 150 years ago, this market was operated by girls only. Talking about the name of Turi Hatri, Turi means girl in Chhattisgarhi, whereas Hatri means market. The seller in this market was a woman and also a buyer.But now you will find shops for both men and women in the market. But male businessmen are also handling their grandmother’s or grandmother’s shops. Which confirms that this market was previously run by women only.The market is about 150 years old among three trees that cover the entire market, one side of the market is hundreds of years old grocery stores and on one side the equally old confectionery which is now in ruins. In front of the market is the temple of Jagganath, which is 300 years old. If you take a round around there, you will be surrounded by hundreds of years old houses. Surrounded by crowds, Turi Hatari must have been the best place in the old times in a market.
At the time of the freedom struggle, this may have been the reason that Mahatma Gandhi chose this Turi Hatari surrounded by all around. A good crowd is necessary for a meeting so that you can reach as many people as possible.
Mahatma Gandhi came to Raipur on 1933 November 24. This was his second visit to Chhattisgarh. Before this, he had also come here in 1920 for Kandela Canal Satyagraha. At the time of 1933, Gandhiji was running a campaign of untouchability throughout the country. He took several meetings in the state.Gandhiji, in an effort to put an end to orthodox thinking, opened the Hanuman temple of Turi Hatri to all people on 24 November. Then that temple was occupied by upper caste people. At the same time, a class was not allowed to take water in the nearby well, Gandhiji had abolished the age-old practice by drinking water from the well of the banned class girl.