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Chanderi

Coordinates:24°43′N78°08′E/ 24.72°N 78.13°E/24.72; 78.13
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Chanderi
Chendaree
Town
View of Chanderi town from kila Kothi. The Chaubisi Jain temple with 24 shikharas, installed in 1836 by Bhattaraka Harichand of Sonagir, is in the center.
View of Chanderi town from kila Kothi. The Chaubisi Jain temple with 24 shikharas, installed in 1836 byBhattarakaHarichand ofSonagir,is in the center.
Chanderi is located in Madhya Pradesh
Chanderi
Chanderi
Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Chanderi is located in India
Chanderi
Chanderi
Chanderi (India)
Coordinates:24°43′N78°08′E/ 24.72°N 78.13°E/24.72; 78.13
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh
DistrictAshoknagar
Founded byRaja Shishupal (mentioned inMahabharata)
Named forChedi Kingdom
Government
• TypeCity Municipality Board
Area
• Total10.7 km2(4.1 sq mi)
Elevation
456 m (1,496 ft)
Population
(2011)
• Total33,081[1]
• Rank3rd inAshoknagar District
Languages
• OfficialBundelkhandi,Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30(IST)
Telephone code07547
Vehicle registrationMP 67
Websitechanderi.nic.in

Chanderi,is a town of historical importance inAshoknagar Districtof the stateMadhya Pradeshin India. It is situated at a distance of 127 km fromShivpuri,37 km fromLalitpur,55 km fromAshok Nagarand about 46 km fromIsagarh.It is surrounded by hills southwest of theBetwa River.Chanderi is surrounded by hills, lakes and forests and is spotted with several monuments of theBundelaRajputs.It is famous for ancientJainTemples. Its population in 2011 was 33,081.

History

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Chanderi is mentioned by the Persian scholarAlberuniin 1030. Ghiyas ud din Balbancaptured the city in 1251 forNasiruddin Mahmud,Sultan of Delhi.SultanMahmud I KhiljiofMalwacaptured the city in 1438 after a siege of several months.Rana SangaofMewarconquer much of the Malwa along with Chanderi and appointed his vassalMedini Raia rebellious minister of Sultan Mahmud II of Malwa as ruler of Malwa under his lordship. Medini Rai made Chanderi as capital of his kingdom.[2]In theBattle of Chanderi,the Mughal EmperorBaburcaptured the fort from Medini Rai and witnessed the macabreRajputrite ofjauhar,in which, faced with certain defeat and in an attempt to escape dishonor in the hands of the enemy, women with children in their arms jumped in a fire pit to commit suicide, which was made for this specific purpose, against the background of vedic hymns recited by the priests. Jauhar was performed during the night and in the morning the men would rub the ashes of their dead women folk on their forehead, don a saffron garment known as kesariya, chew tulsi leaves (in India tulsi leaves are placed in the mouth of a dead body), symbolizing their awareness about impending death and resolve to fight and die with honour. This method of fighting & dying for the cause of retaining honour was calledsaka.[3]In 1529,Puran Maldefeated Babur's forces and captured Chanderi.[4][need quotation to verify]

In 1542 it was captured bySher Shah Suriand added to the governorship ofShujaat Khan. The Mughal EmperorAkbarmade the city asarkarin thesubahof Malwa.[citation needed]

TheBundelaRajputs captured the city in 1586, and it was held by Ram Sab, a son of Raja Madhukar ofOrchha.In 1646 Devi Singh Bundela was made ruler of the city, and Chanderi remained in the hands of his family until it was annexed in 1811 byJean Baptiste Filosefor theMaratharulerDaulat Rao SindhiaofGwalior. The city was transferred to theBritishin 1844. The British lost control of the city during theRevolt of 1857,and the city was recaptured byHugh Roseon 14 March 1858.Richard Harte Keatingeled the assault, for which he was awarded theVictoria Cross.The city was transferred back to the Sindhias ofGwaliorin 1861, and became part ofIsagarh Districtof Gwalior state.

After India's independence in 1947, Gwalior became part of the new state ofMadhya Bharat,which was merged intoMadhya Pradeshon 1 November 1956.

Geography

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Chanderi is located at24°43′N78°08′E/ 24.72°N 78.13°E/24.72; 78.13.[5]It has an average elevation of 456 metres (1496 feet).

Demographics

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As of 2001Indiacensus,[6]Chanderi had a population of 28,313. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%.

Access

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There is a good roadway network in Chanderi. The town lies at State Highway 20 and National Highway 376 with connections to Ashoknagar, Ishagarh, Lalitpur etc.

There is no railway service in or near Chanderi but necessary administrative measures were adopted in 2014 for a line to be operated by Northern Railways on a Pipraigaon-Chanderi-Lalitpur route.[7]

Jainism at Chanderi

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The Chanderi area has been a major center ofJainculture. It was a major center of theParwarJain community. There are a number of Jain places nearby- Gurilagiri (7 km), Aamanachar (29 km), Bithala (19 km), Bhamon (16 km), Khandargiri (2 km), Thuvanji (22 km) and Bhiyadant (14 km), andDeogarh, Uttar Pradesh(20 km, across the border).

The JainBhattarakasofMula Sangh,Balatkara Ganahad a center at Chanderi that flourished for several centuries. The lineage, as constructed by Pt. Phulachandra Shastri is as following:

Khandargiri Jain Cave temples
It is a 45 feet tall rock cut murti of the firstJainTirthankaraRishabhnath,popularly known asAdinath
  1. Devendrakirti (seeBalatkara Gana), who awardedSinghaititle in 1436 CE (seeParwar (Jain))
  2. Tribhuvanakirti (anointed inVikram Samvat1522),
  3. Sasasrakirti
  4. Padmanandi
  5. Yashahkirti
  6. Lalitkirti
  7. Dharmakirt
  8. Padmakirti (died Vikram Samvat 1717)
  9. Sakalakirti
  10. Surendrakirti (pratishtha in Vikram Samvat 1746)

A branch of this lineage continued at Sironj.

  1. Jagatkirti (pupil of Dharmakirti above)
  2. Tribhuvanakirti
  3. Narendrakirti
  4. Unknown
  5. Rajkirti
  6. Devendrakirti (pratishtha in samvat 1871)

Jain Temple

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List of Jain temples at Chanderi:[8]

  1. Shri Choubeesee Bara Mandir:This temple has 2 parts with front part is known as Bara mandir and back part called Choubeesee mandir. As suggested by inscription this temple was built around year 1293(V.S. 1350). This temple was renovated in 13th to 18th century. This temple has 24 idols for 24Tirthankarsand these idols are made by the stones of actual colors as theTirthankar.All idols are same in dimensions, which is very difficult in real.[9][10]
  1. Shri Parasnath Digamber Jain Purana mandir Jain temple:It is one of the oldest jain temple in chanderi containing idols of Shri Prasnath ji of 7th century.
  1. Shri Khandargiri Jain temple:It is one of the most famous religious site in Chanderi. This temple has a 45 feet carved idol ofRishabhnatha.Inscriptions suggest that this statue is over 700 years old.[11]Six caves have been cut out of the hillside. Inside there are a number of religious carvings of Jain saints and decorations carved into the existing hillside. The oldest cave is cave 6 that dates back to 1236.
  2. Shri thobonji Jain temple:This temple belongs to 9th century.[12]Moolnayak of this temple is light blue colored idol colossal of Adinath of height 36 feet 8 inches. The other colossal idols in this temple are BhagwanParshVanathaof height 13 feet 4 inches and Bhagwan Parshwanath of height 12 feet 6 inches.[13]
  3. Shri Chandraprabha digambar Jain temple:This temple is dedicated toChandraprabha,the 8th tirthankar of Jainism. Oldest inscription date back to year 967 AD.[14]
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See also

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Transport

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The nearest airport is Gwalior.

References

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  1. ^"Chanderi Municipality City Population Census 2011-2020 | Madhya Pradesh".census2011.co.in.
  2. ^Chaurasia 2002,pp. 156–157.
  3. ^The Mughal Throneby Abraham Eraly pg 33
  4. ^Singhi, Narendra Kumar; Joshi, Rajendra (1995). "Institute of Rajasthan Studies".Folk, Faith & Feudalism: Rajasthan Studies.Rawat Publications. p. 381.ISBN978-8-170-3-32732.
  5. ^"Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chanderi, India".fallingrain.
  6. ^"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)".Census Commission of India. Archived fromthe originalon 16 June 2004.Retrieved1 November2008.
  7. ^"Pipraigaon and Lalitpur via Chanderi - Railway Enquiry".indiarailinfo.Retrieved6 February2020.
  8. ^"Jainism at Chanderi".chanderi.net.Archived fromthe originalon 17 March 2012.
  9. ^"Shri Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra Choubeesee Bara Mandir, Chanderi. | JainTeerth".
  10. ^"Jain-Tirth-Shri Bhojpur, M.P".jain.org.in.Retrieved6 February2020.
  11. ^"Khandargiri Temple".5 May 2010.
  12. ^"Madhya Pradesh Tourism, Madhya Pradesh, Tourism in MP, Tourism Info of Madhyapradesh, MP Tourism Guide, Madhya Pradesh Tour Packages, Mp tour packages, wildlife of madhya pradesh, wildlife tour packages, pilgrimage tour mptitletitle>".Archived fromthe originalon 16 August 2016.Retrieved16 August2016.
  13. ^"WWW.JAINHERITAGECENTRES.COM > Jainism In India > Madhya Pradesh > Thuvanji".Archived fromthe originalon 28 August 2016.Retrieved16 August2016.
  14. ^"Chandraprabh Jain Temple | Chanderi.org".5 May 2010.
  15. ^"Stree Preview: Boo. Rajkummar Rao, Shraddha Kapoor Blend Comedy And Spook".NDTV.Retrieved31 August2018.
  16. ^"Sui Dhaaga: Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan begin shooting in bylanes of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh".Firstpost.Retrieved14 September2018.
  17. ^"सीरियल 'गुड़िया हमारी सभी पे भारी' में दिखेंगी शहर की सारिका".patrika(in Hindi). 25 August 2019.Retrieved14 September2019.

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