Madhya Pradesh
Shivpuri district
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Madikheda Dam
“Dam in Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh”
Madikheda Dam is a multi-purpose dam situated in Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh, India. Before independence village of Madikheda was under the chiefs of Raipur Dhamkan a seat of Thakur who comes from Pawaiya Chauhan clan. Chauhans of Raipur were dominating chiefs of former Narwar zila. Thakur sahib Shree Niranjan singhji Pawaiya was the last Chief of Raipur Dhamkan succeeded by his son Shree Parikshit singhji, Later Shree Parikshit singhji settled madikheda and became first chieftain or Pradhan of Madikheda along with some other villages of the Raipur Dhamkan.
Narwar Fort
“Fort in Madhya Pradesh, India”
Narwar Fort is situated atop a hill, at Narwar in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, about 500 feet above ground level spread over an area of 8 km2, which stands on a steep scarp of the Vindhya Range. Kushwaha are said to have built the fort when they occupied Narwar in the 10th century. Kachwaha Rajput, Pratihara Rajput, and Tomara Rajputs held Narwar successively from 12th century onwards, until its capture by the Malwa Sultanate in the 14th century, and later served as feudal state till 1808.
Sun Temple, Sesai
“Hindu temple”
Sun Temple, Sesai or Surya Temple, Sesai is a temple located in Sesai, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is dedicated to the worship of Surya, the solar deity in Hinduism.
Other districts in Madhya Pradesh
Photo credits
- Madikheda Dam: LRBurdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons