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The modern town of Maheshwar is one of the major Hindu pilgrimage sites along the Narmada river. It has many temples, a fort and legacy monuments of the famous Holkar era Hindu queen Ahilya Bai. Maheshwar was her capital, and she rebuilt many of the most sacred Hindu temples in India including in Kashi (Varanasi).
Maheshwar is a town, near Khargone city in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh state, in central India.It is located on State Highway-38 (Khargone city-Barwaha- Bandheri Highway),13.5 km east of National Highway 3 (Agra-Mumbai highway) and 91 km from Indore, the commercial capital of the state.
Nepal Uma Mahesvara, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1300 CE The several Silpa texts mention definite rules to create an image of Uma–Maheshwara. The Indian artists, working throughout history, have followed these scriptural injunctions to create the images of the divine couple in diverse media, but mostly in stone and bronze sculptures.
Mandleshwar is a town and nagar panchayat in the Khargone district of the India state of Madhya Pradesh.It is on the banks of Narmada River, [1] 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Maheshwar and 99 kilometres (62 mi) south of Indore.
The natural environment of Madhya Pradesh is varied. [citation needed] Consisting largely of a plateau streaked with the mountain ranges of the Vindhyas and the Satpuras, the hills give rise to the main river system - Narmada and the Tapti, running from east to west, and the Chambal, Sone, Betwa, Mahanadi west to east.
The Elephanta Caves are a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, which have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1] [2] [3] They are on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri (literally meaning "the city of caves"), [4] in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Mumbai in the Indian state of Mahārāshtra.
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]
Lakshmeshwar Singh was the eldest son of Maharaja Maheshwar Singh of Darbhanga, who died when Lakshmeshwar was aged two. The British Raj placed the estate of Darbhanga under the control of the Court of Wards because the heirs to the estate were minors.