Pathari
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| State : | Madhya Pradesh | ||
| District : | Vidisha | ||
| Sub-district : | Kurwai | ||
| Location : | 23 ° 56 ' N , 78 ° 13' E | ||
| Height : | 465 m | ||
| Area : | 2.05 km² | ||
| Residents : | 8,655 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 4222 inhabitants / km² | ||
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Pathari (Hindi: पठारी), sometimes also called Badoh-Pathari , is a place with about 8,500 inhabitants in the district of Vidisha in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh .
location
Pathari is located in the northern foothills of the Vindhya Mountains approx. 75 km (driving distance) northeast of Sanchi or Vidisha at an altitude of approx. 465 m .
population
The predominantly Hindi- speaking population of Patharis and Badoh consists of about 95% Hindus and about 5% Muslims . As is common in censuses in northern India, the male population is around 10% higher than the female.
economy
The place and its surroundings are largely agricultural; There are some craftsmen, small traders and day laborers in the village.
history
An inscription of the Paramara king Jayavarman II from the year 1269 was found in Pathari . It mentions a place called Vaḍovyapattana , which is identified with the neighboring town of Badoh. In the course of the Islamic conquest of northern India , the Gadarmal temple in Badoh was destroyed. During the rule of the British , Pathari was an insignificant small princely state that was incorporated into the Indian Union in 1948 .
Attractions
- Pathari
- There is an approximately 8 m high inscription column (Bhim Gaja) from 917, which names a minister of the - probably only locally significant - Rashtrakuta ruler Parabala as the founder .
- On the outskirts of Pathari there is an approx. 15 × 17 m large wall area, inside which there is a hardly used Jain sanctuary with several almost life-size Tirthankaras . These are mostly shown standing with arms hanging down (kayotsarga) or in the lotus position (padmasana) with hands placed on top of each other in the lap. Some temples, especially the central sanctuary, still have a Shikhara tower with a ring stone ( amalaka ) and a jug ( kalasha ) . The figurative design of some of the entrance portals suggests that the complex could have been a Hindu site that was later taken over by the Jainas.
- Badoh
- Approx. 4 km away on the other side of a lake is the village of Badoh with a largely destroyed but still imposing Hindu temple (Gadarmal temple) from the 9th century. The actual temple platform, guarded by two stone lions and with a vestibule ( mandapa ) resting on eight pillars , leads to the cella ( garbhagriha ) , which is elevated by a mighty, but little articulated, Shikhara tower via a multi-stepped access path with a torana ) transferred.
- The function of a flat-roofed building (Solah Khambi) , which is also dated to the 8th or 9th century, is unclear. The building has a broad portico, the roof of which rests on octagonal columns with leaf jug capitals and bases.
- Nearby is a small temple (Dasavatara Temple) consisting of a vestibule and cella , whose vegetal, geometrical and figurative ornamentation is quite remarkable.
Web links
- Pathari and Badoh - Photos and brief information (English)
- Pathari and Badoh - Photos and brief information (English)