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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).
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.
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.
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.
Some of the images recovered there by Sir Aurel Stein are Indian paintings, most being Buddhist and some with Hindu deities such as Ganesha and Shiva. [1] According to Blurton, such early paintings did not survive largely because of the deleterious climate of India, as well as due to the "added problem of Muslim iconoclasm" in the centuries ...
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]
An Ortta is also called kandholi (wall) in Punjabi where women would paint drawings. [24] According to Mitawa (2004), the wall would be plastered with coloured clay and then drawn upon using white clay to draw flowers, peacocks and birds. [25] Kehal (2006) notes that shrubs, borders and children's pictures are also drawn on the walls. [26]
At different times in history, the area was ruled by the Kingdoms of Haihayas (हैहय) of Maheshwar, Parmar of Malwa, Ahirs of Asirgarh, [9] Muslims of Mandav, Mughals and Marathas. After the formation of the state of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 1956, the district came into existence as West Nimar (पश्चिम निमाड़).