महेश्वर

maheshvar
ahilya ghat, maheshvar|200px|center
vivaran	'maheshvar' madhy pradesh rajy mean sthit ek aitihasik nagar tatha prasiddh paryatan sthal hai. yah nagar apani maheshvari sa diyoan ke lie purane samay se hi prasiddh raha hai.
rajy	madhy pradesh
zila	kharagaun
bhaugolik sthiti	iandaur se 91 kilomitar ki doori par sthit.
prasiddhi	mandir, aitihasik imaratean tatha maheshvari sa diyaan
kab jaean	julaee se march
havaee adda	iandaur
relave steshan	b davah
bas adda	b davah
kya dekhean	'maheshvar qila', 'kaleshvar mandir', 'rajarajeshvar mandir', 'vitthaleshvar mandir', 'ahilyeshvar mandir', 'vaanchoo p aauint' tatha ghat adi.
kahaan thaharean	gest haus, rest haus tatha dharmashalaean
es.ti.di. kod	07283
vahan panjikaran sankhya	MP-10
vishesh	devi ahilyabaee ne haidarabad se bunakaroan ko amantrit karake maheshvar mean basaya tha. yahaan ki maheshvari sa diyaan apani suandarata aur akarshit kar lene vale shilp se duniya bhar mean prasiddh haian.
any janakari	maheshvar qile ke aandar ahilyabaee ka pooja sthal hai, jahaan par anekoan dhatu ke tatha patthar ke alag-alag akar ke shivaliang, kee sare devi-devataoan ki pratimaean aur ek sone ka b da-sa jhoola hai, jo yahaan ka mukhy akarshan hai.

maheshvar madhy pradesh ke kharagaun zile mean sthit ek aitihasik nagar tatha prasiddh paryatan sthal hai. yah narmada nadi ke kinare par basa hai. prachin samay mean yah shahar holkar rajy ki rajadhani tha. maheshvar dharmik mahattv ka shahar hai tatha varsh bhar log yahaan ghoomane ate rahate haian. yah shahar apani 'maheshvari sa diyoan' ke lie bhi vishesh roop se prasiddh raha hai. maheshvar ko 'mahishmati' nam se bhi jana jata hai. maheshvar ka hindoo dharmik granthoan 'ramayan' tatha 'mahabharat' mean bhi ullekh milata hai. devi ahilyabaee holkar ke kalakhand mean banaye ge yahaan ke ghat bahut sundar haian aur inaka pratibimb narmada nadi ke jal mean bahut khoobasoorat dikhaee deta hai. maheshvar iandaur se sabase najadik hai.

sthiti tatha namakaran

maheshvar shahar madhy pradesh ke kharagaun zile mean sthit hai. yah rashtriy rajamarg sankhya 3 (agara-muanbee rajamarg) se poorv mean 13 kilomitar andar ki or basa hua hai tatha madhy pradesh ki vyavasayik rajadhani iandaur se 91 kilomitar ki doori par sthit hai. yah nagar narmada nadi ke uttari tat par sthit hai. shahar azadi se pahale holkar vansh ke maratha shasakoan ke iandaur rajy ki rajadhani tha. is shahar ka nam 'maheshvar' bhagavan shiv ke hi ek any nam 'mahesh' ke adhar par p da hai. atah maheshvar ka shabdik arth hai- "bhagavan shiv ka ghar".[[chitr:Maheshwar-Fort-2.jpg|thumb|left|maheshvar qila]]

itihas

maheshvar prasiddh nagaroan mean se ek raha hai. nima d evan maheshvar ka itihas lagabhag 4500 varsh purana hai. ramayan kal mean maheshvar ko 'mahishmati' ke nam se jana jata tha. us samay 'mahishmati' haihay vansh ke balashali shasak sahasrarjun ki rajadhani hua karata tha, jisane balashali lanka ke raja ravan ko bhi parast kiya tha. mahabharat kal mean yah shahar anoop janapad ki rajadhani banaya gaya tha. sahasrarjun dvara rrishi jamadagni ko prata dit karane ke karan unake putr bhagavan parashuram ne sahastrarjun ka vadh kiya tha. kalaantar mean yah shahar holkar vansh ki mahanh maharani devi ahilyabaee ki rajadhani raha.

prachin nam 'mahishmati'

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maheshvar ko prachin samay mean 'mahishmati' kaha jata tha. tab mahishmati chedi janapad ki rajadhani hua karati thi, jo narmada nadi ke tat par sthit thi. mahabharat ke samay yahaan raja nil ka rajy tha, jise sahadev ne yuddh mean parast kiya tha-

'tato ratnanyupaday purian mahishmatian yayau. tatr nilen rajna s chakre yuddhan nararshabh:.'

raja nil mahabharat ke yuddh mean kauravoan ki or se l data hua mara gaya tha. bauddh sahity mean mahishmati ko dakshin avanti janapad ka mukhy nagar bataya gaya hai. buddh kal mean yah nagari samriddhishali thi tatha vyaparik keandr ke roop mean vikhyat thi. tatpashchath ujjayini ki pratishtha badhane ke sath-sath is nagari ka gaurav kam hota gaya. phir bhi gupt kal mean 5vian shati tak mahishmati ka barabar ullekh milata hai. kalidas ne 'raghuvansh' mean iandumati ke svayanvar ke prasang mean narmada tat par sthit mahishmati ka varnan kiya hai aur yahaan ke raja ka nam 'pratip' bataya hai-

'asyaankalakshmibhavadirghabaho mahishmativapranitanbakaanchimh prasad-jalairjalaveni ramyaan reva yadi prekshitumastikam:.'

choli maheshvar

maheshvar ko 'choli-maheshvar' bhi kaha jata hai, prachin sthal maheshvari par sthit yah sthan haihay raja arjun kartaviry (lagabhag 200 ee.poo.) ki rajadhani tha, jisaka ullekh ramayan aur mahabharat aur kuchh puranoan mean bhi milata hai. maheshvar bharat ke un kuchh vishisht nagaroan mean se hai, jinaka eesvi sanh ke aranbh se adhunik kal tak ka supramanit itihas upalabdh hai, visheshajnoan dvara ki gee khudaee se vibhinn sanskritiyoan ka pata chala hai, jo aranbhik pashan yug se 18vian shatabdi tak ke haian. aranbhik aur madhy pashan yug ke lagabhag 400 purapashan yug ke auzar yahaan pae ge haian. khudaee ke adhar par ise mahakavyoan mean varnit mahishmati namak sthan ke roop mean pahachana gaya hai. narmada nadi se qile, mandiroan aur ahilyabaee ke mahal tak jate hue sidhidar ghat haian. ahilyabaee ne 1767 mean maheshvar ko apani rajadhani ke roop mean chuna tha. 16vian shatabdi ki ek masjid bhi aitihasik mahattv ki hai. narmada nadi ke doosare tat par navadatoli ka prachin sthal hai, jahaan khudaee mean mitti ke rangin bartan aur any kalashilp prapt hue haian. yah shahar krishi vipanan keandr hai, jo vyapar aur khudara bazar ke lie mahattvapoorn hai. yahaan ki hathakaragha sa diyaan aur pital se bane ghar mean kam ane vale bartan bhi prasiddh haian.

aitihasik-sahityik prishthabhoomi

hindi sahity ke yug pravartak mahakavi jayashankar prasad ne apane natak 'chandragupt maury' mean likha hai ki rajasthan ke panvar kul ke maury nripatigan ne itihas prasiddh b de-b de kary, maury kal ke paramar kabhi ujjayini ki or to kabhi rajasthan ki or apani rajadhani banate the. usi dirghakal vyapini asthirata mean maury usi tarah apani pratibha banaye the, maury kul ke maheshvar namak raja ne vikram savat ke 600 varsh bad sahastrarjun kirtik viryajun ki mahishmati ko narmata tat par phir se basaya aur usaka nam maheshvar rakha. vikramashila vishvavidyalay ujjain ke d aau. harindrabhooshan jain ke anusar mahishmati ke aur bhi nam the jaise- matsy tatha palishvar tirth, musalaman granth mean ise muanh mohar bataya hai, jise pali bhasha mean mahishmati kaha gaya hai, sanskrit mean mahishmati tatha maheshvari nagari aur apabhransh mean maheshvari tatha hindi mean maheshvar.
maheshvar nagar ke madhy bhag ki basahat pashan kal ke poorv ki pratit hoti hai. jaisa ki narmada taudi se prapt puratatviy vastuean darshati haian. maheshvar ka bharatiy itihas shastroan mean mahishmati ke roop mean sandarbh milata hai, puranoan mean ullekh haian ki mahishmati ki sthapana raja yadu ke putr machakuand ne ki thi. yahaan par athavian sadi mean shankarachary ke bharat bhraman par vidya pandit mandap mishr vidooshi sharada shastri se shastrarth hua tha. saanchi ke stoop mean sankalit bodh sahity sikkoan evan danapatroan mean bhi mahishmati ka ullekh kiya gaya. varsh 1952-1954 mean maheshvar kshetr mean puratatv vibhag dvara ki gee khudaee se is kshetr ke basav pratiroop ke kalanukramik itihas ka nimnanusar pata chala hai:-

1. pura pashan yug mean prachalit patthar ke aujar.
2. madhy pashan yugiy aujar.
3. eesa ke poorv ke pratham divyayug ke poorv madhyakalin chitrit bartan (bhaande).
4. paanchavi sadi ki sanskriti ke sikke tatha kale evan lal rang ke bartan.
5. 10vian sadi se 19vian sadi ke sikke.

usake uparaant kuchh katipay kshetroan mean khudaee mean ane koee puratatv avashesh upalabdh nahian ho sake. yahaan paramar vanshiy evan doosare harsh vanshiy yug ke poorv athava poorv mugalakalin adivasikal ka bhi pata nahian chalata hai tatha mugalakalin chamakadar bartanoan ke roop mean madhyayugin muslim puravashesh yahaan prapt hue hai. 17vian shatabdi mean maheshvar ke bhavy qile ka nirman hua tha. mugal shasakoan nean yahaan adhik samay adhivas nahian kiya, yah nagar 18vian shatabdi ke poorv maratha rajaoan dvara vyavasthit kar sthapit kiya gaya tha. prashasanik drishti se yah nagar mahal mean samavisht tha, jise maheshvar choli ke nam se bhi jana hai. varsh 1767 se 1795 ke kalakhand maharani ahilyabaee holkar ke shasan kal mean maheshvar nagar ko apani kalatmak tatha sanskritik dharohar ko vikasit karane ka adbhut sanrakshan prapt hua. aurangajeb ke shasan kal mean nasht kiye gaye hindoo mandiroan ko maharani ahilyabaee ne apane shasanakal mean inaka purnanirman karaya. unaki dharmik prakriti ke karan yahaan anekoan mandiroan ka nirman kiya gaya. unaka anukaran karate karate paravarti holkar nareshoan ke aur unake sabhasadoan adi ne yahaan mandir, sundaraghat evan chhatariyaan banavaee gee. kuchh mandir yo yahaan paramar kal (10vian sadi) se poorv ke nirman hai. jinamean kaleshvar, jvaleshvar, vriddhakaleshvar, keshav mandir, chaturbhujan mandir, baneshvar tatha matargeshvar, shivalay ke nam ullekhaniy haian.

bhaugolik sthiti

maheshvar bhaugolik drishti se 22°11" uttari akshaansh tatha 75°36" poorvi deshaantar rekha par samudr satah se 159 mitar ooanchaee par sthit hai. patit pavan maan reva ke uttari tat par sthit aitihasik evan puratan maheshvar nagar, b davah-dhamanod marg par sthit hokar pashchim nima d zile ka tahasil mukhyalay hai. yah nagar dhamanod se 13 ki.mi tatha b davah se 49 ki.mi sanbhagiy mukhyalay, indaur se 90 kilomitar tatha rajadhani bhopal se 289 kilomitar ki doori par sthit hai. maheshvar nagar ka rel marg dvara sampark nahian hai, kiantu nagar ke madhy se dhamanod-b davah marg gujarat hai jo dhamanod mean rashtriy rajamarg kramaank 3 (agara-mumbee) evan b davah mean rajy marg kramaank 27 (khandava-indaur) ko jo data hai, jisase nagar s dak marg se sabhi pramukh nagaroan se ju da hua hai.

nagar panchayat kshetr

nagar panchayat kshetr maheshvar nagar mean varsh 1983 tak nagarapalika karyarat thi. isase pashchath rajy shasan dvara varsh 1983 mean vishesh kshetr vikas pradhikaran ka gathan kiya gaya tha tatha varsh 1995 mean vishesh kshetr vikas pradhikar ka vighatan kar pun: nagar panchayat ki sthapana ki gee hai. nagar panchayat kshetr mean gram limbadit ko sammilit kar 15 vardoan mean vibhakt kiya gaya hai, nagar panchayat ka kul kshetraphal 1247 hekteyar hai. madhyapradesh shasan, dharmasv vibhag ki adhisoochana kramaank ef 2-1/2004/6, bhopal dinaank 3-2-2004 ke dvara maheshvar nagar panchayat kshetr ko "pavitranagar" ghoshit kiya gaya hai.

bhaugolik visheshataean

maheshvar nagar ke dakshin mean narmada nadi pravahit hoti hai. qile ka bhag evan nadi ka kachhar vala bhag chho dakar nagar ka sampoorn kshetr samatal hai tatha nagar ka dhalan poorv evan dakshin mean maheshvari nadi evan narmada nadi ki or hai. maheshvari nadi ka dhalan narmada nadi ki or hai. nima d ghati mean narmada nadi ke pravah ke karan hue katav se kee ooanche tile bane haian. maheshvar nagar inhian tiloan mean se ek hai. nagar ke asapas bhi paha dinuma tile sthit hone se nagar ka vistar nahian ho paya, nagar ke dakshin mean narmada nadi pravahit hone se is or nagar ki sima samapt ho gee hai. poorv disha mean maheshvari nadi jo narmada nadi mean milati hai, ke karan bhi nagar ka vikas avaruddh hua hai. vartaman mean nagar ka kuchh vikas mehatava da evan dhamanod marg par hua hai, bhavishy mean dhamanod marg par hua hai, bhavishy mean dhamanod marg par vikas ki sambhavana adhik hai. nagar ka dhalan dakshin mean narmada nadi evan poorv mean maheshvari nadi ki or hone se nagar ka pradooshit jal evan varsha ka pani inhian nadiyoan mean visarjit hota hai. at: isake liye uchit prabandhan kiya jana avashyak hai. varshakal mean peshava marg, malharaganj, bas stend adi kshetr mean varsha ke pani ka phailav hota hai, atah satahi jal nikasi ki vyavastha ki jana uchit hai.

jalavayu

maheshvar, ausat roop se kam varsha vala kshetr hai. yahaan samany: shit rritu disambar se pharavari, grishm rritu march se madhy joon tak, varsha rritu madhy joon se sitambar tak tatha aktoobar evan navambar mean sharad rritu rahati hai. mee mah mean adhikatam garmi tatha disambar-janavari mah mean adhikatam thand rahati hai. mee mah mean ausat tapaman 43° seantigred tatha disambar-janavari mah mean nyoonatam tapaman 9°-10° seantigred rahata hai. grishm rritu mean mukhyat: aprail se joon tak nagar mean aandhiyaan chalati haian. samanyat: vayu veg 7.4 ki.mi. prati ghanda rahata hai. adhikatam vayu veg mee tatha joon mah mean tatha nyoonamat vayu veg disambar-janavari mah mean rahata hai. garm havaean grishm rritu ke agaman ke sath adhik tivr ho jati hai, jisaka bahav pashchim tatha uttar-pashchim ki or se rahata hai. varsha rritu mean vayu pravah ki disha mukhyat: dakshin-pashchim tatha uttar-pashchim ki or se rahati hai. shit rritu mean vayu pravah ki disha uttar-poorv disha ki or se dakshin-pashchim disha ki or rahati hai.

paryatan sthal

ahilyabaee ka qila evan rajagaddi, rajarajeshvar mandir, narmada ke suramy ghat tatha sahastradhara maheshvar ke mukhy akarshan haian, jo ise ek darshaniy sthal banate haian. maheshvar ke qile ke andar rani ahilyabaee ki rajagaddi par baithi ek manohari pratima rakhi gee hai. maheshvar mean ghat ke pas hi kaleshvar, rajarajeshvar, vitthaleshvar, aur ahilyeshvar mandir haian. mandaleshvar ke nikat 'vaanchoo p aauint' namak sthan hai, jahaan indaur shahar mean narmada ke jal ki apoorti karane vala kendr hai. narmada nadi ka jal vidyut panpoan dvara vaanchoo p aauint tak khiancha jata hai. yahaan se yah jal gurutv ke karan indaur tak pravahit hota hai.

ahilya ghat

[[chitr:Maheshwar-Fort-ahilya-ghat.jpg|thumb|350px|ahilya ghat aur maheshvar qila]]

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ahilya ghat maheshvar ke khoobasoorat ghatoan mean se ek hai. yah itana sundar hai ki bas ghantoan niharate rahane ka man karata hai. charoan or shiv ji ke chhote aur b de mandir, har jagah shivaliang hi shivaliang dikhaee dete haian. samane narmada nadi apane poore tivr veg se pravahit hoti dikhaee deti haian. ghat ke as pas shiv mandir dikhaee dete haian aur pichhe ki or maheshvar ka aitihasik tatha khoobasoorat qila holkar rajavansh tatha rani ahilyabaee ke shasan kal ki gauravagatha ka bakhan karata pratit hota hai. yah ghat poori tarah se shivamay dikhaee deta hai. poore ghat par pashan ke anaginat shivaliang nirmit haian. maheshvar ki maharani devi ahilyabaee se badhakar shivabhakt adhunik kal mean koee nahian hua hai. unhoanne poore bharat mean shiv mandiroan aur ghatoan ka nirman tatha punaroddhar karavaya tha, jinamean pramukh haian-

1. varanasi ka kashi vishvanath mandir
2. elora ka ghushmeshvar jyotirliang
3. somanath ka prachin mandir
4. maharashtr ka vaidyanath jyotirliang mandir

maheshvar qila

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maheshvar ka qila aj bhi poori tarah se surakshit hai tatha bahut hi sundar tariqe se banaya gaya hai. yah b di majabooti ke sath narmada nadi ke kinare par sadiyoan se data hua hai. qile mean pravesh ke lie ghat ke pas se hi ek chau da ghera lie bahut sari sidhiyaan bani huee haian. yah qila jitana sundar bahar se hai, usase bhi zyada sundar tatha akarshak yah andar se lagata hai. itani sundar karigari, itani sundar shilpakari, itana sundar evan majaboot nirman ki aj bhi yah qila naya jaisa lagata hai. andar jakar ek taraf rajarajeshvar shiv mandir hai tatha doosari taraf ek any smarak hai. kul milakar ek b da hi sundar drishy upasthit hota hai aur kahian jane ka man hi nahian hota. aisa lagata hai ki ghantoan ek hi jagah kh de hokar is qile ki nakkashi tatha karigari, jharokhoan, daravazoan evan divaroan ko bas dekhate hi rahean. qile ke andar kuchh qadamoan ki doori par hi prachin rajarajeshvar shaiv mandir dikhaee deta hai. yah ek vishal shiv mandir hai, jisaka nirman qile ke andar hi ahilyabaee holkar ne karavaya tha. yah mandir bhi qile ki hi tarah poornatah surakshit hai evan kahian se bhi khandit nahian hua hai. aj bhi yahaan donoan samay saf-saphaee, pooja-path tatha jal abhishek vagairah anavarat jari hai. devi ahilyabaee isi mandir mean rojana subah-sham pooja-path kiya karati thian. thumb|left|shiv mandir, maheshvar

dharmik sthal

lamba chau da narmada nadi ka tat evan us par bane anekoan sundar ghat evan pashan kala ka sundar chitr dikhane vala qila, is shahar ka pramukh paryatan akarshan hai. samay-samay par is shahar ki god mean manaye jane vale tij-tyauhar, utsav, parv is shahar ki rangat mean char chaand laga dete haian, jinamean 'shivaratri par hone vala snan, nima d utsav, lokaparv ganagaur, navaratr, gangadashmi, narmada jayanti, ahilya jayanti evan shravan mah ke aantim somavar ko bhagavan kashi vishvanath ke nagar bhraman ki shahi savari pramukh haian. yahaan ke peshava ghat, phanase ghat aur ahilya ghat prasiddh haian, jahaan tirthayatri shaanti se baithakar dhyan mean doob sakate haian. narmada nadi ke baluee kinare par baithakar yatri yahaan ke theth gramin jivan ke darshan kar sakate haian. pital ke bartanoan mean pani le jati mahilayean, ek kinare se doosare kinare par saman le jate purush evan killol karata balakoan ka bachapan akarshit karata hai.

devi ahilya ka poojasthal

[[chitr:Ahilyabai-Holkar-1.jpg|thumb|300px|ahilyabaee holkar ka poojasthal]] maheshvar ke mandir darshaniy haian. har mandir ke chhajje, ahate mean sundar nakkashi ki gee hai. kaleshvar, rajarajeshvar, vitthaleshvar aur ahilyeshvar mandir vishesh roop se darshaniy haian. qile ke aandar devi ahilya ka pooja sthal hai, jahaan par anekoan dhatu ke tatha patthar ke alag-alag akar ke shivaliang, kee sare devi-devataoan ki pratimaean aur ek sone ka b da-sa jhula hai, jo yahaan ka mukhy akarshan hai, jis par bhagavan krishna ko baithakar ahilyabaee holkar jhula diya karati thian. in sari pratimaoan tatha shivaliangoan ko ek kaksh mean sangrahit karake rakha gaya hai. is kaksh mean pravesh poornatah nishedh hai tatha is chhote kaksh ke lie ek surakshakarmi hamesha tainat rahata hai, kyoanki yahaan kee moolyavan dhatuoan ki pratimaean rakhi gee haian.

hotal ahilya phort

devi ahilyabaee ke pooja ghar se kuchh kadamoan ki duri par hi ek lak di ka dvar sthit hai, jisake andar ek alishan mahal hai, jo kabhi holkar rajavansh ke shasakoan ka niji avas hua karata tha. lekin ajakal is mahal ko ek heritej hotal ka roop de diya gaya hai aur is hotal mean ek achchhe tin sitara hotal ke samakaksh sabhi suvidhaean upalabdh haian. lagabhag chhah hazar se sat hazar pratidin ke hisab se bhugatan karake yahaan raha ja sakata hai. is hotal ka nam hai- 'hotal ahilya phort'. yah hotal qile ki sabase oopari imarat par sthit hai aur is hotal ke malik haian 'prins richard holkar' tatha ve hi is hotal ki dekharekh tatha prabandhan ka kam dekhate haian.[[chitr:Pooja, Maheshwar.jpg|thumb|left|narmada nadi mean shivaliang ki pooja, maheshvar]]

gupt kashi

maheshvar hindoo dharm ke logoan ke lie kisi dharmik sthal se kam nahian hai. apane dharmik mahattv mean yah shahar kashi ke saman bhagavan shiv ki priy nagari hai. mandiroan aur shivalayoan ki nirman shriankhala ke lie ise gupt kashi kaha gaya hai. apane pauranik mahattv mean skandapuran, revakhand tatha vayupuran adi ke narmada rahasy mean isaka 'mahishmati' nam se ullekh milata hai.

ahilyabaee ki smritiyaan

[[chitr:Ahilyabai-statue-maheshwar.jpg|thumb|ahilyabaee holkar ki pratima, maheshvar]] iandaur ke bad devi ahilyabaee ne maheshvar ko hi apani sthaee rajadhani bana liya tha tatha baki ka jivan unhoanne, apane aant samay tak yahaan maheshvar mean hi bitaya. maan narmada ka kinara, kinare par sundar ghat, ghat par kee sare shivalay, ghat par bane anaginat shivaliang, ghat se hi laga unaka sundar qila, qile ke andar unaka niji nivas sthan, yahi sab devi ahilya ko sukoon deta tha aur unaka man yahian ramata tha. shayad isilie iandaur chho dakar ve hamesha ke lie yahian maheshvar mean akar rahane lagi thian evan maheshvar ko hi apani adhikarik rajadhani bana liya tha. yahaan ke log aj bhi devi ahilyabaee ko "maan saheb" kah kar samman dete haian. maheshvar ke ghatoan mean, bazaroan mean, mandiroan mean, galiyoan mean, yahaan ki vadiyoan mean yahaan ki phijaoan mean, har taraph devi ahilyabaee ki smritiyoan ki bayarean chalati haian. aj bhi maheshvar ki vadiyoan mean devi ahilyabaee amar haian. maan narmada sadiyoan se ek mook darshak ki tarah apane isi ghat se devi ahilyabaee ki bhakti, unaki shakti, unaka gaurav, unaka vaibhav, unaka samrajy, unaka nyay apalak dekhati aee haian aur aj bhi maan reva ka pavitr jal devi ahilyabaee ki bhakti ka sakshi hai aur maan reva ki laharean jaise devi ahilya ka gaurav gan karati pratit hoti haian. 'namami devi narmade….. namami devi narmede……. namami devi narmade.'

maheshvari sa diyaan

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rajarajeshvar mandir ke bad qile mean aur andar jane par reva sosaiti ka aauphis tatha tho de andar ki or ek karyashala sthit hai, jahaan maheshvari hastashilp mean parangat mahilaean reva sosaiti ke adhin maheshvari sa diyoan tatha kap de ka hathakaraghoan ki sahayata se nirman karati haian. ullekhaniy hai ki yahaan par nirmit maheshvari sa diyaan deshabhar mean prasiddh haian. poore desh mean vastr nirman tatha hathakaragha mean haidarabadi bunakaroan ka koee javab nahian tha. atah devi ahilyabaee ne haidarabad ke bunakaroan ko apane yahaan maheshvar mean akar basane ke lie amantrit kiya tatha apana bunakari ka pushtaini kary yahian maheshvar mean rahakar karane ka agrah kiya. aantatah devi ahilya ke prayasoan se haidarabad se kuchh bunakar maheshvar akar bas ge tatha yahian apana kap da bunane ka kary karane lage. in bunakaroan ke hath mean jaise jadoo tha, ve itana sundar kap da bunate the ki log daantoan tale uangali daba lete the. [[chitr:Maheshwari-Saree-2.jpg|thumb|left|maheshvari sa diyaan]] in bunakaroan ko protsahit karane ke lie devi ahilyabaee inake dvara nirmit vastroan ka ek b da hissa svayan kharid leti thian, jisase in bunakaroan ko lagatar rojagar milata rahata tha. is tarah kharide vastr maharani ahilyabaee svayan ke lie, apane rishtedaroan ke lie tatha door-door se unhean milane ane vale mehamanoan tatha agantukoan ko bheant dene mean upayog karati thian. is tarah se kuchh hi varshoan mean maheshvar mean nirmit in vastroan, khasakar maheshvari sa diyoan ki khyati pure bharat mean phailane lagi, tatha ab maheshvari sa di apane nam se bahut door-door tak mashahoor ho gee. reva sosaiti ke andar paryatakoan ke lie pravesh nishedh hai, lekin jali ki khi dakiyoan se mahilaoan ko maheshvari sa diyaan bunate dekha ja sakata hai. b di hi adbhut kala hai yah. mahilayean apane kam mean itani mahir haian ki unaka yah hast kaushal dekhate hi banata hai. thumb|300px|kap da bunane ka kary karati huee mahila, maheshvar

b aaulivud se sanbandh

maheshvar ka bharatiy hindi film udyog (b aaulivud) se bahut gahara sanbandh hai. maheshvar ke ghat tatha narmada nadi ke tat ki sundarata ko ab tak kee bar hindi filmoan mean dikhaya ja chuka hai. yahaan par kuchh tamil filmoan ki tatha ganoan ki shootiang bhi ho chuki hai.

• abhineta sachin tatha sadhana sianh abhinit film 'tulasi' poori ki poori maheshvar ke ghatoan tatha asapas ke parivesh mean filmaee gee thi. yah apane samay ki ek hit film thi.
• film 'ashoka' mean bhi maheshvar ko filmaya gaya hai.
• 1960 ki ek prasiddh pauranik film 'mahashivaratri' ki shootiang bhi yahian huee thi tatha is film mean kee sthaniy logoan ko bhi adakari ka mauka diya gaya tha.
• hema malini dvara nirmit zi tivi ke siriyal 'jhaansi ki rani' ki shootiang bhi maheshvar mean hi huee thi aur hema malini apane siriyal ke lie yahaan se dher sari maheshvari sa diyaan bhi kharid kar le gee thian.
• 1985 mean bani ek aur pauranik film 'adi shankarachary' ki bhi poori shootiang yahian sanpann huee thi.
• 2011 mean bani dharmendr, sani deol aur b aaubi deol ki suparahit film 'yamala pagala divana' ki 50 minat ki shootiang maheshvar ke vibhinn sthaloan jaise bazar chauk, rajavada, ahilyabaee chhatari, ahilya ghat tatha any sthanoan par sanpann ki gee. yah maheshvar ka durbhagy hi raha ki film ki lagabhag adhi shootiang maheshvar mean huee aur qarib ek mahine tak film ki poori tim yahaan hotal ahilya phort mean ruki, lekin film mean is jagah ko 'varanasi' ke roop mean dikhaya gaya hai.

janasankhya

is shahar ki abadi san 2001 ki janaganana ke anusar 19,649 hai tatha nagar panchayat is shahar ka rakharakhav karati hai. yah ek tahasil mukhyalay bhi hai. anuvibhag mukhyalay mandaleshvar yahaan se 10 ki.mi. ki doori par hai, jahaan par kharagaun zile ka nyayik mukhyalay sthit hai. ye donoan shahar ek prakar se ju davaan shaharoan jaise hi haian. mandaleshvar mean ek pramukh jal vidyut pariyojana, narmada nadi par nirmanadhin hai.

kab jaean

julaee se lekar march tak ka samay maheshvar paryatan ke lie upayukt hai. yahaan thaharane ke lie kee gest haus, rest haus tatha dharmashalaean haian.

kaise pahuanchean

vayu seva - maheshvar ke lie nikatatam havaeeadda iandaur hai, jo 91 kilomitar ki duri par hai tatha muanbee, dilli, bhopal tatha gvaliyar se sidhi viman seva se ju da hua hai.

rel seva - maheshvar ke lie b davah (39 kilomitar) nikatatam relave steshan hai. pashchimi relave ke b davah, khandava, iandaur se bhi yahaan tak pahuancha ja sakata hai.

s dak marg - b davah, khandava, iandaur, dhar aur dhamanod se maheshvar ke lie bas seva upalabdh hai.

panne ki pragati avastha

adhar

prarambhik

madhyamik

poornata

shodh

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sanbandhit lekh

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