Maheshwar
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Khargons | ||
| Location : | 22 ° 11 ′ N , 75 ° 35 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 19,646 (2001) | ||
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Maheshwar ( Hindi महेश्वर ) is a city in the Khargone district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh . It is 13 km east of National Highway 3, which runs from Agra to Mumbai , and 91 km from the industrial city of Indore . The city is located on the north bank of the Narmada River and has about 20,000 inhabitants.
The name of the city means "Great God" ( Hindi महान परमेश्वर ), an epithet of Shiva . Maheshwar is said to be the city of Mahishmati mentioned in the Mahabharata epic , capital of King Arjuna Kartavirya.
Maheshwar is considered to be an important center of sari weaving . The Maheshwar Dam, part of a controversial huge dam project along the Narmada, is being built near the city.