Garhakota

Garhakota is a city and a municipality in Sagar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.GeographyGarhakota is located at. It has an average elevation of 373 metres (1223 feet).DemographicsIndia census, Garhakota had a population of 26,877. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Garhakota has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 57%. In Garhakota, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.Garhakota is an enlightened place. Many archeological surveys revealed that it has been a place of importance for many civilizations. It has Jain Atishay kshetra Pateria Ji.TourismShri Parsvanath Digamber Jain Atishaya Kshetra, Pateriaji This temple is more than 200 Years old, built by Seth Radha Kishanjun Shah out of his one day earning from the cotton trade in 1782 A.D. (V.S. 1839). The principal deity of Pateria is Lord Parsvanath (The 23rd Teerthankar). This idol is 7 feet in height in Padmasana posture build in Black Stone with three serpent hoods. The spire of this temple is 90 feet high surrounded by a thick wall. Shri Dig. Jain Chaudhari MandirThis temple was built in 1891(V.S. 1948), has 60 feet high spire. It consist 63 idols, moolnayak of this temple is an idol of Lord Parsvanath having 1000 serpent hoods.Garhakota Fort, The nearby Garhakota fort has rivers Sunar and Gadhairi on the two sides. It covers 11 acres. This fort was the residence of Rajput Kings of Garhakota. In 19th century, during the first freedom struggle of India in 1857, Rani of Jhansi Lakshmi Bai wrote a letter to Raja Mardan Singh Bahadur of Garhakota to prepare against British troops and to stop them at Sagar. Mardan Singh and Gunthai Pateriya killed in the battle. The fort was raided and demolished by Sir Hugh Rose in 1858 in the course of Ghadar.