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Maheshwar is believed to be built on the site of the ancient city of Somvanshya Shastrarjun Kshatriya, and was the capital of king Kartavirya Arjuna, (Shree Shastrarjun) who is mentioned in the Sanskrit epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. According to a popular legend, one day the King Sahasrarjun and his 500 wives went to the river for a picnic.
Mod (मोड़), the holy religious symbol of Maheshwari community. It contains a Trishul (trident) and in the middle prong of the Trishul there is a circle.
Kartavirya Arjuna (Sanskrit: कार्तवीर्य अर्जुन, Kārtavīrya Arjuna; also known as Sahasrabahu Arjuna or Sahasrarjuna) was a king of an ancient Haihayas kingdom with capital at Mahishmati which is on the banks of Narmada River in the current state of Madhya Pradesh.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Maheshwar had a total population of 1393, of which 745 (53%) were males and 648 (47%) were females. The population in the age range 0–6 years of age was 193. The total number of literate persons in Maheshwar is 878 (63%). The village consists of 311 households families. [3] [4]
According to 13th century text Brihaddharma Purana, children of Shudra fathers and Kshatriya mothers are dāsa, an Uttam Sankar (literally, good mixed) and their occupation is agriculture. [8] According to the Brahma Vaivarta Purana , whose chapter describing mixed castes was likely inserted after 16th century, [ 9 ] Kaivarta was one born of a ...
Close to Mandu is Maheshwar, a town on the northern bank of Narmada River that served as the capital of the Indore state under Ahilyabai Holkar. The Maratha rajwada (fort) is the main attraction. A life-size statue of Rani Ahilya sits on a throne within the fort complex. Dhar was the capital of Malwa before Mandu became the capital in 1405.
Maheshwar HD Sankalia, [8] PN Bose [9] and Francis Wilford, [9] among others, identify Mahishmati with present-day Maheshwar. Pargiter criticises this identification, stating that the Bramin priests of Maheshwar claimed their town as the ancient Mahishmati on basis of similar-sounding names, in order to glorify their town. [2] Other obsolete ...
Chhatri of Vithoji in Maheshwar. The region of Madhya Pradesh is the site of several other notable chhatri of its famous Maratha rulers: Shujalpur – Tomb of Ranoji Scindia, founder of the Scindia dynasty. Situated at Ranoganj, Shujalpur to Akodia Road. Shivpuri – Intricately embellished marble chhatri erected by Scindia rulers in Shivpuri.