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Holkar history meets market lanes and a celebrated street-food culture.
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Spiritual PlaceHilltop temple and ashram
Janapav Kuti
Forested hilltop revered as Parshuram's birthplace, with a temple, ashram and kund
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01 — The story
The story
Janapav, also called Janapav Kuti, is a hill in Indore district about 45 km from the city, held to be the birthplace of Parshuram, the sixth avatar of Vishnu. The Shri Parshuram Temple at the top houses an image of the deity and draws devotees, and many visitors trek up the forested slopes, which are rich in medicinal plants.
The hill also has the Jamadagni Ashram, dedicated to Parshuram's father, and beside it a kund said to be the source of 12 rivers, the Chambal among them. Yoga and meditation are practised here. Shitla Mata Waterfall, Patalpani Waterfall and Choral Dam all lie within about 30 km, and the nearest railway station is at Mhow, around 20 km away.
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02 — About
About Janapav Kuti
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We’re still writing about Janapav Kuti: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
Where it is
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
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