Pacharai
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Pacharai (पचराई) village is in Khaniyadhana Tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh, India.
Variants
- Pacharai पचराई, बुंदेलखंड, (AS, p.520)
- Pachrai
- Pachrai Teerth (पचराई तीर्थ)
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Pachare (पचहरे) (Jat clan) → Pacharai (पचराई) village is in Khaniyadhana Tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh, India. The famous Jain religion place to visit near Shivpuri is the Pachrai. It is considered to be one of the major Jain centres in Madhya Pradesh and is devoted to Bhagwan Sheetalnath whose idol measures around 375 cm in height. There are around 28 temples in this village, including the Pachrai Teerth, Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra and Panihar-Barai-Khaniaghan Teerth. Pachrai is about 16 km away from Khaniyadhana and can be reached by road from Shivpuri.[1]
Location
It is situated 18km away from sub-district headquarter Khaniyadhana and 95km away from district headquarter Shivpuri. [2] Pachrai is a Village in Khaniadhana Tehsil in Shivpuri District of Madhya Pradesh State, India. It belongs to Gwalior Division . It is located 73 KM towards East from District head quarters Shivpuri. Pachrai Pin code is 473995 and postal head office is Pichhore. Pachrai is surrounded by Pichhore Tehsil towards North , Jakhaura Tehsil towards South , Talbehat Tehsil towards East , Isagarh Tehsil towards west.[3]
History
Pachrai Teerth
The famous Jain religion place to visit near Shivpuri is the Pachrai. It is considered to be one of the major Jain centres in Madhya Pradesh and is devoted to Bhagwan Sheetalnath whose idol measures around 375 cm in height. There are around 28 temples in this village, including the Pachrai Teerth, Shantinath Digambar Jain Atishaya Kshetra and Panihar-Barai-Khaniaghan Teerth. Pachrai is about 16 km away from Khaniyadhana and can be reached by road from Shivpuri.[4]
पचराई (बुंदेलखंड)
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[5] ने लेख किया है ...पचराई (AS, p.520) मध्यकालीन बुंदेलखंड की वास्तुकला के भग्नावशेष इस स्थान के उल्लेखनीय ऐतिहासिक स्मारक हैं.
पचरई शांतिनाथ प्रतिमा अभिलेख
चंदेरी के प्रतिहार कालीन अभिलेख - पचरई शांतिनाथ प्रतिमा अभिलेख - ग्वालियर राज्य के अभिलेख, क्र.45
External links
References
- ↑ 'Development of tourism in Shivpuri district for empowering of employment opportunities' Authors - Pramod Kumar Singh, Anurag Singh Parihar and Sachin Kumar Singh
- ↑ https://villageinfo.in/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/khaniyadhana/pacharai.html
- ↑ https://www.onefivenine.com/india/villages/Shivpuri/Khaniadhana/Pachrai
- ↑ 'Development of tourism in Shivpuri district for empowering of employment opportunities' Authors - Pramod Kumar Singh, Anurag Singh Parihar and Sachin Kumar Singh
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.520