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Maihar Mai Ka Har | |
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  Maihar  Maihar | |
| Coordinates:24°15′43″N80°45′40″E / 24.262°N 80.761°E /24.262; 80.761 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Baghelkhand |
| District | Maihar |
| Established | 1778 |
| Government | |
| • MLA | Shri Shrikant Chaturvedi ((BJP)) |
| • MP | Ganesh Singh (BJP) |
| • Municipal Corporation | Geeta Soni (BJP) |
| Elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 54,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Local | Bagheli |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin Code | 485771 |
| Telephone | 07674 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-19 |
| Website | maihar |
Maihar is a city inMaihar district of the Indian state ofMadhya Pradesh. It is the district's administrative headquarters. Maihar is noted for theMaa Sharda Temple,[1] one of theShakti Peeth.
According to legend, whenShiva carried the body of the mother goddess (Mai in Hindi)Sati, her necklace (har ) fell at this place.[2][better source needed] Local residents believe that the warriorsAlha andUdal, under theChandel kingParamardideva, foughtPrithvi Raj Chauhan and were the first to visit the goddess in the forest. They called her "Sharda Mai", and she became known as "Mata Sharda Mai". Alha worshiped her for 12 years and reached immortality with Saraswati's blessing.
Maihar's history dates back to thePaleolithic. It was the former capital of theprincely state ofMaihar. The state was founded in 1778 byJogis who were granted land by the ruler of the nearby state ofOrchha. It became a princely state ofBritish India during the early 19th century, and was administered as part ofBundelkhand in theCentral India Agency. Bundelkhand's eastern states (including Maihar) were separated to form the new agency ofBagelkhand in 1871. In 1933, Maihar and ten other states in western Bagelkhand were returned to Bundelkhand. The state had an area of 407 square miles (1,050 km2) and a population of 63,702 in 1901. Watered by theTamsa River, it consists primarily of alluvial soil covering sandstone and is fertile except for the southern hills. A large area was forested, and the city experienced a severe famine in 1896–1897. Maihar became a station on theEast Indian Railway (the present-dayWest Central Railway) line betweenSatna andJabalpur, 97 miles (156 km) north of Jabalpur. Extensive ruins of shrines and other buildings surround Maihar.[3] Maihar is part of theSatna Lok Sabha constituency with six otherVidhan Sabha constituencies:Chitrakoot,Raigaon,Satna,Amarpatan,Nagod andRampur-Baghelan.Shrikant Chaturvedi is the MLA for theMaihar Assembly constituency.
TheMaa Sharda Mandir, builtc. 502 CE, is at the top of Trikut hill. The hill has 1,063 steps and a ropeway. Other temples in Maihar are the Golamath, Oila, Badi Mai, Bada Akhada and Icchapurti temples. The home of musicianAllauddin Khan has been restored in his memory.
Maihar is located at24°16′N80°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, primarily in 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]
The population of children aged 0-6 is 5238 which is 13.03% of total population of Maihar (M). In Maihar Municipality, the female sex ratio is 911 against state average of 931. Moreover, the 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 the state average of 69.32%. In Maihar, male literacy is around 87.82% while the female literacy rate is 75.62%
Hinduism is the majority religion in Maihar, accounting for about 81%.Jainism accounts for 17%, and there are also a small number of Others (approximately 0.23%).
Maihar is connected to both major rail routes[which?] andNational Highway 7. TheMahakoshal Express provides a daily direct connection from Delhi'sHazrat Nizamuddin station.Maihar railway station is between theWest Central Railway'sKatni andSatna stations. Many pilgrims attend theNav Ratra festivals. The nearest airports areJabalpur andKhajuraho, and bus service is available in the city.
Maihar is noted inIndian classical music as the birthplace of theMaihar gharana, agharana (school or style) ofHindustani music.Allauddin Khan (d. 1972) lived in Maihar for many years and was the court musician in Maihar Raja's palace. His students popularised thegharana during the 20th century, and includedRavi Shankar andNikhil Banerjee. The first Ustad Allauddin Khan music conference was hosted by Shri Deep Chand Jain in 1962.
Maihar travel guide from Wikivoyage