The District Datia of Gwalior Division is situated in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The district headquarters is located in the town of Datia. The town lies 69 Km from Gwalior, 325 Km south of New Delhi and 320 Km north of Bhopal. The town of Datia was mentioned in the Mahabharata as Daityavakra. The market of Datia is a hub of food grains and cotton products. The Handloom weaving is a significant industry. Raja Beer Singh Deo built a seven story palace in 1614 that serves as pilgrimage center for devotees; the other ancient structure includes the sidhapeeth of shri peetambhara Devi, Buglamukhi Devi Temple and Gopeshwar temple, scared Jain hill Sonagiri located at15 Km from Datia, 34 km from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh and 52 Km from Orchha. The legendary shaktipitha, Peetambra peeth at the entrance of Datia lies 1 km from the local Bus Station and 3 KM from the Railway Station. This pilgrimage spot embraces the Temples of Buglamukhi Devi and Dhumavati Mai built by Shri Golokwasi Swamiji Maharaj and The Vankhandeshwar temple of Lord Shiva from Mahabharata times.
History of Datia
Datia was formerly a part of the state in Bundelkhand region. Ruled by the Rajputs of Bundela clan; descended from the younger son of a former Raja of Orchha. The state was governed as part of the Bundelkhand agency of Central India. It lays in the extreme north-west of Bundelkhand, near Gwalior, and from all sides it was surrounded by other princely states of Central India, by the United Provinces on the east. It ranked second of all the Bundela states after Orchha, with a 15-gun salute, the Princes of Bundelkhand too stood second. The land of Datia was spread across 2130 mi, 1901the population was 1759. The state was shattered with the famine in 1896-97 and later on though in a lesser extent in1899-1900. After India's independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Datia acceded to the dominion of India; later it merged with the union of India. Datia, together with the rest of the Bundelkhand agency, became the part of the new state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1950. In 1956, Vindhya Pradesh state was merged with certain other areas to form the state of Madhya Pradesh within the Union of India.
Culture of Datia
Hanuman Garhi, 'Purana Mahal or Datia Mahal' is a great piece of architecture; the people passing from Gwalior to Jhansi through rail can catch the sight of it. The Mahal was built to welcome King Jahangir after his coronation but he never showed up due to the fear of sharing his rewards with the king of Datia for his contribution in attaining the control over the Moghul throne.
Datia Tourism
Tourist places in Datia
Peetambra Peeth
Sonagiri-Temples
Beer Singh Deo Mahal
Unao-Balaji Sun Temple
Rajgarh Palace & Museum
Gujarra
Badoni
Seondha
Bhander
Botonical Garden
Pancham Kavi Ki Toriya
Udnu Ki Toriya
Temples in Daita
In Datia City there is lot of beautiful temples.
Laghu Vrandaban
Avadh Bihari Temple
Shivgir Temple
Vijay-Raghav Temple
Govind Temple
Bihariji Temple
