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Garhakota
Garhakota is a town and a municipality in Sagar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Geography Garhakota is located at . It has an average elevation of 373 metres (1,223 feet). Demographics India census, Garhakota had a population of 26,877. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Garhakota has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 57%. In Garhakota, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Many archaeological surveys have revealed that it has been a place of importance for many civilizations. Pt. Gopal Bhargav, who is currently the PWD Minister in MP government, comes from this town. It comes under the Rehli constituency and is well developed in comparison to other towns of Sagar district Tourism ;Shree 1008 Parshvanatha Digambar Jain Atishay Kshetra Pateriaji This temple is more than 200 years old. It was built by Seth Radha Kishanjun Shah out of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pateriaji
Pateriya Ji, ( hi, पटेरिया जी) is a jain temple site in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the outskirts of Garhakota in Sagar district. This is an atishaya kshetra ("miraculous holy place") History This Jain temple is more than 200 Years old, built by the family of Shah Mohandas, of Golapurva Banonya clan, out of their one-day earning from the cotton trade in 1782 A.D. (V.S. 1839). The inscriptions of the three Parshvanath statues are there in first vedi . The principal deity of Pateriya is Lord Parsvanath (The 23rd Teerthankar). The three idols are 7 feet in height in Padmasana posture build in Black Stone with three serpent hoods. The spire of this temple is 90 feet high surrounded by a thick wall. The images were consecrated by Bhattaraka Mahendrakirti of Balatkara Gana, Mula Sangha during the rule of Bundela ruler Harisingh (samvat 1829-1842). Garhakota was then known as Hirdayanagar. The architecture of the temple is similar to the Shree Dig. Jain Chaudhar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
