Jabalpur

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Jabalpur is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located in Mahakoshal region in the geographic center of India.

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Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur District and Jabalpur Division. The city is considered to be a Sanskardhani, literally meaning a "cultural centerplace".

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The numerous gorges in the neighboring rocks have been taken advantage of to surround the city with a series of lakes, which, shaded by fine trees and bordered by fantastic crags, add much beauty to the suburbs. However many of these lakes now have been encroached for the fishing purpose or for building works, although greenery still exists.

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The city itself dates from the nineteenth century, and is laid out in wide and regular streets. It has a beautiful collection of marble rocks called bhera-ghat surrounding the holy Narmada River. Many visitors every year come to visit Jabalpur because of this major attraction. Jabalpur is an important junction for the Indian Railways.

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Jabalpur also has a big Defence and Military Center - HQ of the MPBO Area, the headquarters of West Central Railway Zone, the Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, and the Madhya Pradesh High Courts. It is also known for giving to the world, philosophers like Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of Transcendental Meditation fame and Bhagwaan Rajneesh (Osho).

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Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India. On November 1, 2000, the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out....

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Mahakoshal: Mahakoshal (also Mahakaushal) is a region of central India. Mahakoshal lies in the upper or eastern reaches of the Narmada River valley in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur is the largest city in the region. Nimar region lies to the west, in the lower reaches of the Narmada valley. The Vi...