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Garhmukteswar

India / Uttar Pradesh / Garhmukteshwar /
 city, place with historical importance, municipality, taluka headquarter
Tehsil Garhmukteshwar, District Hapur, Uttar Pradesh
Garhmukteshwar is a taluk headquarter town located in Hapur district, near the National Highway 24 leading to Delhi.
Garhmukteshwar is a revered place, mention being made of it in the Bhagavatapurana and the Mahabharata. Garhmukteshwar is believed to have been a part of the ancient city of Hastinapur, the capital of the Kauravas. There was an ancient fort here which was repaired by a Maratha leader named Mir Bhawan.
The name of the place is derived from the great temple of Mukteshwar Mahadeva, dedicated to the goddess Ganga who is worshipped here in four temples, two located on a high cliff and two below it. There is a well in the temple close to the Meerut road and the water is here is considered extremely holy. Near it are eighty sati pillars, marking the spots where Hindu widows are said to have become sati. Another landmark in the town is a mosque built by Ghayas-ud-din Balban, bearing an inscription in Arabic with the date 682 Hijri (AD 1283).
A place of pre-eminent religious importance, Garhmukteshwar comes alive during a bathing fair held here on the full moon day of Kartika. Another fair is held on the occasion of Dussehra as well. Both fairs attract numerous persons from all over the country. Gadho-ka-Mela is also a part of the big Garh Ganga fair, in which about 50,000 asses/donkeys/horses are purchased or sold out.There is a railway station at Garhmukteshwar on the Delhi-Moradabad line of the Northern Railways. It is a holy place situated on the banks of holy river Ganges.The ancient name was Shiv Ballabhpur. Here a very large fair happens on Kartik Purnmasi in winter (November) aka Ganga Snan Mela. After the war of Mahabharat the Pandava built a Shiva temple and performed pooja here.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhmukteshwar
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Coordinates:   28°47'3"N   78°5'13"E

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  • harender yadav (guest)
    it,s my birth place
  • KAPILBASU (guest)
    my birh palace is garhmukteshwar KAPIL BASU MOH.AHATA BASTI RAM
  • nepal singh and mithlesh (guest)
    It is our native place..IT is very holy and beautiful place.the people here are very simple living and intellegent.
  • dharmendra singh prashant (guest)
    this my birth place, bhagwan shiv ki garno ki mukti ka sthan garhmukteshwar
  • sakshi Rastogi (guest)
    hii, Its my birth place. Its a holy place.
  • Ashu Sharma (guest)
    It is my birth palace where i born in "29 july 1988".
  • Suhaib
    The second one is my photo (First to right) in the year of 1999 at Garh Mukteswar.
  • vinay (guest)
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  • ABHISHEK DURGA COLONY (guest)
    GARHMUKTESHWAR IS A AWESOME PLACE
  • smartie
    Ancient holy place
  • sincerity
    Garhmukteshwar is a taluk headquarters town located in Ghaziabad district, near the National Highway 10 leading to Delhi. Garhmukteshwar is a revered place, mention being made of it in the Bhagavatapurana and the Mahabharata. Garhmukteshwar is believed to have been a part of the ancient city of Hastinapur, the capital of the Kauravas. There was an ancient fort here which was repaired by a Maratha leader named Mir Bhawan. The name of the place is derived from the great temple of Mukteshwar Mahadeva, dedicated to the goddess Ganga who is worshipped here in four temples, two located on a high cliff and two below it. There is a well in the temple close to the Meerut road and the water is here is considered extremely holy. Near it are eighty sati pillars, marking the spots where Hindu widows are said to have become sati. Another landmark in the town is a mosque built by Ghayas-ud-din Balban, bearing an inscription in Arabic with the date 682 Hijri (AD 1283). A place of pre-eminent religious importance, Garhmukteshwar comes alive during a bathing fair held here on the full moon day of Kartika. Another fair is held on the occasion of Dussehra as well. Both fairs attract numerous persons from all over the country. Gadho-ka-Mela is also a part of the big Garh Ganga fair, in which about 50,000 asses/donkeys/horses are purchased or sold out. There is a railway station at Garhmukteshwar on the Delhi-Moradabad line of the Northern Railways.
  • akash nagar (guest)
    hiii its me akash nagar .christu jyoti convent school garh .2011
  • akash nagar (guest)
    hiii it is me akash nagar.studied in christu jyoti convent high school garh in year 2011.it is a nice place.enjoy it.
  • RANDHIR SINGH TOMAR (guest)
    MY BIRTH PLACE DHOLPUR
  • rishabh pilania (guest)
    I like it because I am learned here
  • Abhishek pilania (guest)
    Garh...Garh...Garh,Ganga...Ganga...Ganga.A DIFFERENT PLACE.
  • Ram Prasad (guest)
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  • Dr.Narendra Moral (guest)
    Garhmukteswar city clean hai kyoki yaha per ganga nadi ke karan bhut hi khushali hai ishli Garhmukteswar ka adhik se adhik vikas hona chaye.
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