Panna district is a district of the Sagar Division, within the Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The town of Panna is the district headquarters. The Ken River flows through the district. The Pandav Falls and the Gatha Falls are located in the district. Panna National Park is a major tourist attraction in the district. The only Diamond City in India is Panna. Panna is beautifully calm and serene roll-on meadows dotted with evergreen trees, hills, forests Panna is famous for its temples which strikes a very fine blend of Hindu and Muslim architecture. Panna is the most sacrosanct pilgrimage for the followers of the Pranami sect world over. With a sanctuary for rare wild life and avifauna & a diamond mine, Panna has transformed a royal past into a vibrant and lively present. Among Panna's languages is Bagheli, which has a lexical similarity of 72-91% with Hindi and is spoken in Bagelkhand; and Bharia, a Dravidian language spoken the Bharia tribe and written in the Devanagari script

Panna History

Panna was the capital of Chhatar Sal, the Bundela Rajput leader who led a revolt against the Mughal Empire. Upon his death in 1732, his kingdom was divided among his sons, with one-third of the kingdom going to his ally, the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao I. The kingdom of Panna went to Harde Sah, the eldest son of Chhatar Sal. In the early 19th century, Panna became a princely state of British India, and gained control states of the states of Sohawal and Nagod. Raja Nirpat Singh assisted the British in the Revolt of 1857, and the British rewarded him with the title maharaja. Maharaja Mahendra Yadvendra Singh acceded to the Government of India on January 1, 1950, and the kingdom became Panna District of the new Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956.

Panna Tourism

Panna has been given the award of Excellence the best maintained Tourist Friendly Nation Park of the Country by the Ministry of Tourism. Panna in Madhya Pradesh,is the only Diamons city of Asia. Visit the Panna mines, the main attraction of Panna and enjoy the Diamond tour offered my MP. Buildings of historical importance include the marble-domed Swami Pran Nath Temple and Shri Baldeoji Temple.

Tourist places in panna
PANNA TIGER RESERVE
Mahamati Prannathji Temple
Padmavati Devi or Badi Devi Temple
Baldeoji Temple
Jugal Kishoreji Temple
Tiger Reserve
Diamonds Mines
Pandav Fall
Gatha Fall
Ken River
Ancient Temples
Other Temples:
Ram-Janki Temple
Swamiji Temple
Sarang Temple
Baiji Temple
Govindji Temple