Panna district is located in the north-eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. Panna is famous for its diamond mines located in a belt of about 80 kms across the town. Panna district is entirely dependent on road transport. Panna is picturesque place lying strategically in a valley amidst forest covered by lofty hills.

Panna also has a number of temples with various forms of Krishna like, Naval Kishore, Jugal Kishore, Jagannath, etc. and various gods and goddesses of Hindu pantheon like, Balram, Hanuman, Sharda, etc. Apart from the Pranami temples, there are Jain temples also in Panna.