Sunday, October 31, 2010

About Satna District, Madhya Pradesh

Satna District, Madhya Pradesh


Satna District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Satna is the district headquarters. The district has an area of 7,502 km², and a population of 1,868,648 (2001 census), 20.63% of which was urban. The district has a population density of 249 persons per km².

Geography

The district is bounded on the north by Uttar Pradesh state, on the east by Rewa District, on the southwest by Shahdol District, on the south by Umaria and Katni districts, and on the west by Panna District. The district is part of Rewa Division. The district is divided into the tehsils of Amarpatan, Maihar, Nagod, Raghuraj Nagar and Satna.

Tourist attractions

Satna district has major sites of archeological, religious and tourist interest.

Chitrakoot

Chitrakuta is a town of religious, cultural, historical and archaeological importance, situated in the Satna district in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, bordering the Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh,
India. It is known for numerous temples and sites mentioned in Hindu mythology. Chitrakuta’s spiritual legacy stretches back to legendary ages. It was in these deep forests that Rama, Sita and his brother Lakshmana spent eleven and half years of their fourteen years of exile. The great sage Atri, Sati Anusuya, Dattatreya, Maharshi Markandeya, SarbhangaSutikshna and various other sages, seers, devotees and thinkers meditated here. The principal trinity of the Hindu pantheon, Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh, took their incarnations here. 

Maihar

Maihar has a temple by the name of Sharda Devi situated on the top of a hill about 5 km from the center of the town. This temple is known for its stairway of more than 1,000 steps. Millions of devotees throng to the temple throughout the year.

Griddhraj Parvat

Griddhraj Parvat (Hindi: गृद्घराज पर्वत, the hill of vultures), is a hill of religious, archeological and ecological importance situated in Devrajnagar village of tehsil Ramnagar in Satna district. It is located 8 km from the town of Ramnagar. Griddhraj Parvat is of great religious importance in Hindu mythology. It was mentioned in Skanda Purana as ‘Griddhanchal Parvat’ . It is believed to be the birthplace of ‘Sampati’, the brother of Griddhraj ‘Jatayu’ mentioned in Ramayana. The poet Kalidas mentions this place as the most sacred in his book ‘Griddharaj Mahatmya’ (Narad Uvach). He wrote that a dip in the Manasi Ganga River originating from Griddhraj Parvat, at an altitude of 2,354 feet, absolves all kinds of sins. Sons of Brahma and then goddess Parvati first saw this hill. It is also mentioned in Shiva Samhita . Chinese traveller Fa-hien visited this place and mentioned it. 

Bharhut

 the ancient city of Bharhut, a center of Buddhist culture, whose archeological treasures have been gifted to the major museums in the country and the world. The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya king Asoka in the 3rd century BCE, but many works of art were apparently added during the Sunga period, with many friezes from the 2nd century BCE.

Other places

  • The Tulsi museum at Ram Van has many unique artistic sculptures of ancient times found in this area.
  • Lord Shiva Temple at Birsinghpur is also a famous and old temple in the region.chhota sthan sohawal is
    beautiful temple of god ram and sita.which is situated at sohawal 7km far from satna in panna road\'
Apart from tourism, Satna also hosts a number of industries, primarily concrete and steel. Satna is also viewed as one of the better commercial towns of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Welcome

Satna lies in the North eastern part of Madhya Pradesh. Tour to Satna can be included in the itinerary while on a Tour to Madhya Pradesh. Tour to Satna can be exciting and a trip to Satna can be planned as excursions from Khajuraho. There are many religious and archaeological sites in Satna that attracts a lot of tourists throughout the year from all over India and abroad. Satna is situated on the bank of river Tons, which is a tributary of the river Ganges.

Chitrakoot, Maihar and Birsinghapurm are the religious spots in Satna which is visited by a large number of tourists every year. The temples situated here are held auspicious and pilgrims and people with a religious bent of mind come to these places to experience the charm of the temples and the place on whole.

While in Satna one can also get to see the ancient city of Bhaurhut which are replete with Buddhist archeological remains... Many archeological remains have been found from this area and those have been gifted to the major museums in the country.

'Ramvan' which is about 16 km. away from Satna is a historical city. Tulsi museum at Ram Van can be visited while on Satna Tour, this museum has many artistic sculptures of ancient times that have been found in this area. Ramvan is also famous for the 16 feet tall statue of Lord Hanuman.

Khajuraho is the nearest railway station to Satna. Satna is well connected by rail and road. Trains plying in between Mumbai-Howrah can be boarded to visit Satna. National Highway No. 7 which runs through Maihar-Amarpatan connects Satna to other parts of the country and Chhatarpur-Rewa State Highway connects Satna to the other parts of Madhya Pradesh. Khajuraho is the nearest Airport, which is located at a distance of 130 kilometres from Satna.

Satna bears the reminiscence of the rich cultural heritage of India. History of Satna shows that Satna is a city that stands famous both as a historical site and a religious pilgrimage.