Pathari

Pathari
पठारी
Town
Pathari

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 23°56′0″N 78°13′0″E / 23.93333°N 78.21667°E / 23.93333; 78.21667Coordinates: 23°56′0″N 78°13′0″E / 23.93333°N 78.21667°E / 23.93333; 78.21667
Country India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Vidisha
Tehsil Kurwai
Named for Former princely state
Languages
 • Official Hindi, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 464337
STD code 07593
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 34 °C (93 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 18 °C (64 °F)
Pathari - Climate-Data
Ruins of a temple near Pathari in 1897.

Pathari is a town in Kurwai Tehsil, Vidisha district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1]

Geography

Pathari is located at 23°56′N 78°13′E / 23.933°N 78.217°E / 23.933; 78.217.[2] It is located close to a lake on a hillock with an elevation of 550 metres. The mean altitude of the surrounding area is  metres.[3] There are many ancient ruins and caves close to the town in an area known as Badoh-Pathari.[4][5]

History

A 1269 CE inscription of the Paramara king Jayavarman II was found at Pathari. It records the allotment of land for a religious rite. The inscription mentions Vaḍovyapattana, which is identified with the Badoh village near Pathari.[6]

During the British Raj era, Pathari was the capital of Pathari State, one of several princely states of the Central India Agency.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pathari Block Panchayat List
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pali
  3. ↑ Pathari Village , Kurwai Tehsil , Vidisha District
  4. ↑ Photographs from the Pathari ruins (Madhya Pradesh, India)
  5. ↑ Badoh Pathari
  6. ↑ Trivedi, Harihar Vitthal (1991). Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas, and two minor dynasties. Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 208–209.
  7. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 29.
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