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Mandleshwar is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Khargone district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of Narmada River, 8 km east of Maheshwar, and 99 km south of Indore. == History == There are old temples, including shree gupteshwar mahadev mandir Chhappan-Dev, Shree Ram Temple, Shree Datta Temple, Ganga-Zira, and Kaashi Vishweshwar Temple. Vasudevanand Sarswati (a saint) lived here for a long period. Dhawal-kunda (island in river), Hathani (Island in river), Sahastradhra, Ramkund are some other places of historical importance. It is said that Swami Vivekanand lived here for some days when he was going to Raipur. Marks of British time are present such as SDM, DSP Office, fort, and the ghat. It was also the headquarters of the Nimar Agency and cantonment under the British from 1819 to 1864. It fell to the Marathas in the 18th century and in 1740 was granted by Malhar Rao Holkar to a Brahman, Vyankatram Shastri. In 1823 it became the headquarters of the District of Nimar, which until 1864 was managed by the agent to the governor general at Indore. Mandleshwar is 8 km from Maheshwar, which was the capital of Holkar states. Mandleshwar in Central India is on the bank of the Narmada River at a narrow point where, during the monsoon, the stream often rises 60 feet above its normal level. The Narmada is one of the most holy rivers of India and at Mandleshwar there are tanks temples and ghats. 'Mandleshwar' has a flight of 123 steps leading down to the river and expanding below into a wide ghat. This ghat is called as Ram Ghat, where temples including Ram Temple, Hanuman Temple and Dattatraya Temple and Ratneshwar Temple are located. The Ram Temple was built 75 years ago at Hanuman Gadhi in Mandleshwar. There is Maheshwar Dam to produce 400 MW electricity promoted by S. Kumars under the company Shree Maheshwar Hydel Power Corporation Limited, there is approx. 1 km long bridge across Narmada river. Vinoba Bhave, the advocate of nonviolence and human rights, also came here during his Bhudan Yatra. Indira Gandhi visited here in 1971 to inaugurate the water supply system plant run by the Public Health Engineering Department and the government of Madhya Pradesh. The scholar and vidvana Mandan Mishra lived in the town and had a debate with Adi Shankarsacharya; the Gupteshwar mahadev Temple where this debate took place remains. Chhappan-Dev, Ganga-Zira, Dhawal-kunda, Hathani, Shstradhra, Ramkund are some other historical places of town. There is a Datta Temple in the town where every year on the 28 April the Abhishek Pooja is done in the name of Albert Einstein, and once a year in the name of Lenin. The town also has a Ram Mandir established in the name of Brahmachaitanya Maharaj Gondwalekar. ==Geography== Mandleshwar is located at .〔(Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mandleshwar )〕 It has an average elevation of 153 metres (501 feet). It fell to the Marathas in the 18th century and in 1740 was granted by Malhar Rao Holkar to a Brahman, Vyankatram Shastri. In 1823 it became the headquarters of the District of Nimar which until 1864 was managed by the Agent to the Governor General at Indore. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mandleshwar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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