Garhpehra

Garhpehra Garhpehra
Village/Fort
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Coordinates: 23°54′55″N78°43′50″E / 23.91528°N 78.73056°E / 23.91528; 78.73056
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar

Garhpehra is a village in Sagar District in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. There is a fort called Garhpehra Fort. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Sheesh Mahal Garhpehra Sagar

Garhpahra is also called Purana Sagar which was the capital of Dangi state.^{[ citation needed ]} It is situated about 10 km from Sagar.

History

Gorakhshah Singh Dangi sacrificed 7 horses and established Garhpahra fort, which had 360 mouzas. Nihal Singh, Legal Dev, and Uday Shah were its rulers. The inscription of 1747 is present of Maharajkumar Singh Dangi. ^{[5] [6]}

Fort and Temple

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Even today the remains of the fort are present here, a palace by the name of Sheesh Mahal is also situated here, beautiful carved walls, doors and rooms can be seen in it. Madhya Pradesh Archeology Department has preserved this. ^[7]

There is also a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman where thousands of devotees come to visit every day. ^[8]

Location

Garhpehra is well connected with Roads. Nearby major city is Sagar 10 km away from here, it's located on Jhansi Sagar Road, Sagar railway station is nearby railway station from Garhpehra.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. "Blog post". ww25.historydarshan.com. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
2. मिश्रा, अमित प्रभु (19 October 2022). "Gadpahra Fort Story: उस नर्तकी की आत्मा को मुक्ति क्यों नहीं मिली?". Navbharat Gold.
3. "Gadpahra Muhal Village Population - Sagar - Sagar, Madhya Pradesh". www.census2011.co.in.
4. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Garhpahra, India". www.fallingrain.com.
5. "गढ़पहरा मंदिर | जिला सागर, मध्यप्रदेश शासन | भारत".
6. "गढ़ पहरा पहाड़ पर आज भी गूंजती है 'गई रात अब पहर थोड़े' गाने की गूंज, ये है रहस्य | Know the Unknown mystery of Garh Pehra fort Sagar". Patrika News. 5 September 2019.
7. "सागर का गढ़पहरा किला और मंदिर - Garhpahra Fort and Temple Sagar". 5 May 2022.
8. Tourist place of Sagar|Garhpehra