Maksi

Maksi
city
Maksi Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23°16′N 76°09′E / 23.27°N 76.15°ECoordinates: 23°16′N 76°09′E / 23.27°N 76.15°E
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shajapur
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	98,392
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	07334

Maksi is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

Geography

Maksi is located at 23°16′N 76°09′E / 23.27°N 76.15°E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 480 metres (1574 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Maksi had a population of 98,392. Male constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Maksi has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 53%. In Maksi, 17% of the population is under six years of age.Maksi is famous for the holy jain tample shri makshi parshvanath the 23 thirthankar of Jain religion.

Jain Pilgrimage

Shri Digambar Jain tirth (holy place) at Maksi is an ancient place of pilgrimage. There are two ancient temples here. First is the big temple called Bada Mandir, where the principal deity is Lord Parsvanath. This idol is supposed to be more than 2500 years old. According to archaeologists the temple itself is approximately 1000 years old, built in the period of Parmars. The second one is near the first temple with its principal deity being Lord Suparsvanath (7th Teerthankar), this was installed in Vikram Samvat year 1899. 42 idols installed by Jivaraj Papriwal in Vikram Samvat year 1548 can also be found here. Both the temples are beautiful and exist in the same premises. Maksi Prashvnath is considered to be a holy place for Jains. Its one amongst the 108 Parshvnaths of Jains.

Maksi is also famous for its singing group Maksi Mandal. It is owned by Mr. Shantilal Kothari, who is a famous singer of Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh for old Jain Stavans. He started the group 30 years ago and dedicates all his Stavans to Lord Parsvanath.

Transportation

Maksi is located on Agra-Bombay Road. It has direct train connections to Ujjain, Dewas, Bhopal, and Indore.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maksi
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.