The district of Mandsaur is situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh of central India. The town of Mandsaur is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of Ujjain Division. Mandsaur is gifted with rich archaeological and historical heritage, but the temple of Lord Pashupatinath located on the bank of shivna ads up to the tourist attraction of Mandsaur, the idol of this temple is at par with with the idol of pashupati nath of Nepal. The people of this palce speak Malvi. It has abundant production of Opium. The slate pencil is the chief industry of Mandsaur district. It is part of the Malwa region, and surrounded by Neemuch District towards the north, Rajasthan state towards the east and west, and Ratlam District towards the south.
Mandsaur History
In 528 AD King Yasodharman erected two barrack pillars in Sondani village, its a tiny village loacated at a distance of 4 km from Mandsaur placed Mahu-Nimach NH towards Mahu. The pillars are inscripted with the story of victory over Hunas and verses of Sanskrit based on brahmi, composed by Kakkas son poet Vasula, north Indian Brahmi script by Govinda. The Indian Archeology Dept. discovered a stone with two faces of lions facing opposite directions; the archeological team believes that it might be the crown of one of the pillar.
Each pillar lie at a height of 40 feet, girth of 3.5 feet and weight is 200 ton. The pillars were designed by Nagappa and Dasappa the two south Indian artisans. British officer Sulvin discovered these pillars in 1875. And later In 1921 John F. Fleet discovered the remaining pieces. Shri V.S. Garde, Director of Archaeology Gwalior state, placed these pillars on a platform. In 19th century, Mandsaur was part of the princely state of Gwalior, according to the Holkar Maharaja of Indore and the Third Anglo-Maratha War followed by the Pindari War in 1818. At the commencement of 20th century it was developed as a centre of the Malwa opium trade.
Mandsaur Climate
The district of Mandsaur has a dry climate except during south-west monsoon.The winter season enters in December and stays till February, followed by the summer season that enters in March and stays till middle of June. Thereafter the south west monsoon season enters and stays till mid-September. The District receives average rainfall of 786.6 mm. The rainfall in regions of Sitamau, Mandsaur and Malhargarh receives higher rainfall. 323.9 mm. at Garoth on 1945 June 29 was the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the district.
The temperature reaches its peak in March. May is generally the hottest month with the maximum and minimum daily mean temperature of 39.80 C and 25.40 C respectively. Summer days are immensely hot accompanied by hot dust-laden breeze. Often the temperature reaches 45 degree C during summer. January is the coldest month with the mean daily minimum and maximum daily mean temperature of 35.00 C. and 9.30 C respectively.
Mandsaur Tourism
Mandsaur and its neighboring regions are surrounded by various tourist destinations. An inscription discovered near the town indicates the presence of a sun temple in 437. There are numerous remains of Hindu and Jain, though the town is predominantly a Muslim territory. Mandsaur has the famous Pashupatinath Temple; a Hindu temple is situated on the banks of the River Shivana. The Temple of Pashupatinath representing Lord Shiva is one of the prominent shrines of Mandsaur. The highlight of the tempkle is the unique Shivling with eight faces of Lord Shiva. The shrine has four doors in all thefour directions.
Tourist places in Mandsaur
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Taxakeshwar Temple
Gandhi Sagar Sanctuary
Mandsaur Fort
