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Maihar
Mai Ka Har
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City
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  Maihar Show map of Madhya Pradesh  Maihar Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 24°15′43″N 80°45′40″E / 24.262°N 80.761°E / 24.262; 80.761 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Baghelkhand |
| District | Maihar |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Shri Shrikant Chaturvedi ((BJP)) |
| • MP | Ganesh Singh (BJP) |
| • Municipal Corporation | Mrs. Geeta Soni (BJP) |
| Elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
| Population
(2023)
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| • Total | 54,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Local | Bagheli |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin Code |
485771
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| Telephone | 07674 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-19 |
| Website | s33435c378bb76d4357324dd7e69f3cd18 |
Maihar is a city in the Maihar district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It's Administrative Headquarter of Maihar District. Maihar is known for the Maa Sharda Mandir situated in the city.[1]
It is said that when lord Shiva was carrying the body of the dead mother goddess (Mai in Hindi) Sati, her necklace (har in Hindi) fell at this place and hence the name "Maihar" (Maihar = Mai+Har, meaning the "necklace of mother").[2][better source needed] there is also one fact about Maihar, that is related to famous Warriors Alha and his brother Udal.[citation needed]
According to the locals of Maihar, the warriors Alha and Udal, regime under King Paramardideva Chandel who had war with Prithvi Raj Chauhan, were very strong followers of Sharda Devi.[citation needed] It is said that they are the first ones to visit the goddess in this remote forest. They called the mother goddess by the name "Sharda Mai", and henceforth she became popular as "Mata Sharda Mai". Alha worshiped for 12 years and got the amaratva with the blessings of Sharda Devi. Behind the temple and downhill is Alha Pond. At a distance of 2 km from this pond is situated an "akhara" (wrestling ring) where Alha and Udal used to practice kushti (wrestling). The people of Maihar believe that Alha is still alive and comes at 4:00 a.m. to worship the Goddess Sharda.[citation needed] This has been covered by various television news channels and broadcated on news.[when?]
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Maihar's history can be traced to the Paleolithic Age. The town was formerly the capital of the princely stateofMaihar. The state was established in 1778 by Jogis clan, who were granted land by the ruler of the nearby state of Orchha.(Maihar king developed the other state Vijayraghavgarh). The state became a princely state of British India in the early 19th century, and was administered as part of Bundelkhand Agency in the Central India Agency. In 1871 the eastern states of Bundelkhand Agency, including Maihar, were separated to form the new agency of Bagelkhand in Central India. In 1933 Maihar, along with ten other states in western Bagelkhand, were transferred back to the Bundelkhand Agency. The title of the ruler is "Raja" and the present ruler is HH Raja Shrimant Saheb Akshay Raj Singh Ju deo Bahadur. The state had an area of 407 square miles (1,050 km2), and a population of 63,702 in 1901. The state, which was watered by the Tamsa River, consists mainly of alluvial soil covering sandstone, and is fertile except in the hilly district of the south. A large area was under forest, the produce of which provided a small export trade. The state suffered severely from famine in 1896–1897. Maihar became a station on the East Indian Railway (now the West Central Railway) line between Satna and Jabalpur, 97 miles (156 km) north of Jabalpur. Extensive ruins of shrines and other buildings surround the town.[3] Maihar (constituency number 64) is the most politically motivated town with elections hugely dominated and contested by Hindu Brahmins and Patel community. Maihar is part of Satna Lok Sabha constituency along with six other Vidhan Sabha segments of this constituency, namely, Chitrakoot, Raigaon, Satna, Amarpatan, Nagod and Rampur-Baghelan. Narayan Tripathi is the current MLA of Maihar Vidhan Sabha.
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Tourist attractions in Maihar include:[citation needed]
Another Temples in Maihar
Maihar is located at 24°16′N 80°45′E / 24.27°N 80.75°E / 24.27; 80.75.[4] It has an average elevation of 367 metres (1204 ft).The area receives moderate rainfall mostly in the month of July and August.
Maihar town is divided into 18 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Maihar Municipality has population of 40,192 of which 21,031 are males while 19,161 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.[5]
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 5238 which is 13.03% of total population of Maihar (M). In Maihar Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 911 against state average of 931. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Maihar is around 875 compared to Madhya Pradesh state average of 918. Literacy rate of Maihar city is 81.99% higher than state average of 69.32%. In Maihar, Male literacy is around 87.82% while female literacy rate is 75.62%
Hinduism is the majority religion in Maihar, accounting for about 81%. Islam accounts for 17%, and there are also a small number of Jains (approximately 0.23%).
Maihar has more than 35 Hindi and English medium schools.[citation needed]
1. Swami Vivekananda college 2. Sharda mahavidyalya Sarlanagar Are the two major colleges of maihar 3. SSICAIT College, Maihar
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Maihar is placed quite well as far as connectivity is concerned. It is connected via both major rail routes and National Highway 7. The Mahakoshal Express provides a daily direct connection from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station. The Mahakoshal train (Train no. is 12189(Jbp to Delhi) and 12190(Delhi to Jbp))runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin station and Jabalpur station which is situated about 722 kilometres (449 mi) past Maihar. Maihar railway station is situated in between Katni and Satna stations of the West Central Railway. During the Nav Ratra festivals there is a heavy rush of pilgrims. Therefore, during these days all up and down trains stop at Maihar for the convenience of passengers.[citation needed] The nearest airports are Jabalpur and Khajuraho.Bus facility is also available in the city the road ways are also very active.
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Maihar is developing as an industrial town of the state due to availability of limestone in the area. There is a 3.1 mn tn cement factory near Maihar (Maihar Cement Factory. The factory complex and the township are situated at Sarlanagar about 8 km away from Maihar town on the Maihar-Vijayraghavgarh Road. KJS Cement is also one of the major cement industry at Rewa Road. Reliance opened its first Cement Plant near Maihar in 2014, but due to its financial and industrial issues, M.P. Birla Group took it in 2016. Majority of the population of Maihar is agricultural based and many rely on farming as their primary source of income.
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Maihar has a prominent place in Indian classical music as the birthplace of the Maihar Gharana, a gharana (school or style) of Hindustani music. One of the doyen of Indian classical music, Ustad Allauddin Khan (died 1972) lived here for a long time and was the court musician of Maihar Raja's palace. His students popularised the style in the 20th century and some of his renowned disciples are Pandit Ravi Shankar and Nikhil Banerjee. The first Ustad Allauddin Khan music conference was held by Shri Deep Chand Jain in 1962. Every year, Maihar organizes a 2/3 days Cultural Event in the memory of Ustad Allauddin Khan in month of February.[citation needed]
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