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Maheshwar Fort

his 16th century fort is famous for its elegant architecture & spectacular view from Narmada River, this place was constructed by a greatest queen Ahalya Ba...
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his 16th century fort is famous for its elegant architecture & spectacular view from Narmada River, this place was constructed by a greatest queen Ahalya Bai Holkar and was her residential place, a queen India ever had seen. More than 210 years after her death, Ahilyabai’s reign is still a reality in the quiet town that was her capital for almost three decades,ts there in the impressive ghats, or riverine landings, rising from the broad flow of the Narmada, one can see it in soaring temples and cenotaphs. It’s in the sound of clacking looms creating the old weaves of the famed Maheshwari hand-woven fabrics. It is in the smile of a woman vending fruit: “Of course I’m happy. Everyone is happy when Ahilyabai Devi watches over us!” Devi is a title reserved for a goddess. The reverence in which the people of Maheshwar hold her has deified Ahilyabai
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