Maheshwar

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Tehsil Maheshwar, District Khargone, Madhya Pradesh.
Maheshwar is a Nagar Panchayat city in district of West Nimar, Madhya Pradesh.
The Maheshwar Nagar Panchayat has population of 24,411 as per report released by Census India 2011.
Maheshwar is a town in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh . Maheshwar town is built on the site of the ancient city of Mahesvari, and was the capital of king Kartavirya Arjuna, who is mentioned in the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana. Maheshwar is abode of Lord Shiva and has a number of Shiv mandirs. It was known as Mahissati (Mahishamati in Sanskrit) in ancient times and was the capital of Southern Avanti.
In the late eighteenth century, Maheshwar served as the capital of Rajmata Ahilya Devi Holkar, ruler of the state of Indore. She embellished the city with many buildings and public works, and it is home to her palace, as well as numerous temples, a fort, and riverfront ghats (broad stone steps which step down to the river).Ahilyadevi’s capital at Maheshwar was the scene of literary, musical, artistic and industrial enterprise. She entertained the famous Marathi poet, Moropant and the shahir, Anantaphandi from Maharashtra, and also patronised the Sanskrit scholar, Khushali Ram. Craftsmen, sculptors and artists received salaries and honours at her capital.Maheshwar has been a centre of handloom weaving since the 5th century, and she even established a textile industry in the city of Maheshwar.
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Coordinates:   22°10'37"N   75°35'7"E

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  • the town is soon going to be the world centre of studies in shaiv philosophy of kashmir tradition.contact vishvatma trust 83 panchvati colony sahasradhara road maheshwar.
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