Jhiria

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Map of villages around Gadarwara in Narsinghpur

Jhiria (झिरिया) is a village in Gadarwara tahsil in Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

Jat Gotras Namesake

• Jhariy (झरिय) (Jat clan) → Jhiria (झिरिया) is a village in Gadarwara tahsil in Narsinghpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

History

Jhiria — A small village in the Gadarwara tahsii, 8 miles from Gadarwara on the road to Sainkheda. The village contains the image of the Badhai Devi, an incarnation of the goddess who is locally celebrated. A small religious fair is held here in her honour in the month of Chait (March-April), at which some 5000 persons assemble. The goddess is believed to be able to cure lepers and restore sight to the blind. The proprietor of Jhiria is a Bengali Kayasth

Source - Central Provinces District Gazetteers Narsinghpur District by R.V. Russell, 1906, p.218

References

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