Hoshangabad
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Hoshangabad is a city in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is located on the south bank of the Narmada River, and is the administrative center of Hoshangabad District.
The city was earlier called Narmadapur after the river Narmada however later the name was changed to Hoshangabad. The city is famous for the beautiful Sethani ghat along the banks of river Narmada. There are colourful celebrations in the city on Narmada Jayanti. During celebrations this year the CM announced that efforts to rename the town. A Satsang Bhavan on the ghat has regular visits by Hindu saints who hold regular religious discourses on Ramcharitmanas and Geeta. The security paper mill (SPM), on the outskirts of the town, is a PSU printing currency notes. Many educational institutions here were established by prominient visionary late Pt. R L Sharma. Hongshabad is well known for its old age rock painting on pahdiya(small hills)two kilometer away from main city.beautiful sight of bandhrabhan is also one more attraction of hoshangabd. A holy fair took place every year at Bandhrabhan as it is a meeting point of two main rivers narmada and tawa.
Near by Attraction/place
Salkanpur: Goddess Durga temple approximate 35 km from Hoshangabad. It can be reached via Budni or from the Bhopal-NasurullaGanj route(it is approximately 70 Km from Bhopal).
Sethani Ghat: This is old ghat built on the bank of river Narmada. Many temples are situated near to this.
Hushang Shah Fort: This is old fort built by Malwa ruler HushangShah. This is located adjecent to river Narmada.
