Muktagiri

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Muktagiri is a Jain Pilgrimage centre, located on border of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra in India. It comes under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is 13 km away from Paratwada, Dist. Amravati ,Maharashtra.

Muktagiri is also called as 'Mendhagiri'. There are 52 temples on the mountain, surrounding a beautiful waterfall.

Every year there is a fair on the occasion of Kartik Diwali.

[edit] Transport

Though Muktagiri is comes under Bhainsdehi tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh, it is also accessible from Paratwada in Amravati district in Maharashtra. Paratwada is 49 km from Amravati.The six seaters/Auto are always available from Paratwada to Muktagiri.