Shamshabad, Madhya Pradesh
Shamshabad is a Nagar Panchayat city in the district of Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. It's also a tehsil headquarter. It belongs to the Bhopal Division. Geography Shamshabad is located at 23.81°N 77.49°E in the Vidisha District. Demographics The Shamshabad Nagar Panchayat has a population of 9,373, of which 4,946 are males and 4,427 are females, as per a report released by Census of India, Census India. Government Shamshabad is part of the Shamshabad Assembly constituency. Civil Administration The city of Shamshabad is divided into 15 wards, for which elections are held every five years. Shamshabad Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,270 houses, to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within the Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. See also * Vidisha District * Shamshabad Assembly constituency References

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Heliodorus Pillar
The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 113 BCE in central India in Besnagar (near Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh). The pillar was called the ''Garuda-standard'' by Heliodorus, referring to the deity Garuda. The pillar is commonly named after Heliodorus, who was an ambassador of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas from Taxila, and was sent to the Indian ruler Bhagabhadra. A dedication written in Brahmi script was inscribed on the pillar, venerating Vāsudeva, the ''Deva deva'' the "God of Gods" and the Supreme Deity.''Devadeva'', the "God of Gods", the Supreme Deity in The pillar also glorifies the Indian ruler as "Bhagabhadra the savior". The pillar is a stambha which symbolizes joining earth, space and heaven, and is thought to connote the "cosmic axis" and express the cosmic totality of the Deity. The Heliodorus pillar site is located near the confluence of two rivers, about northeast from Bhopal, from the Buddhist stupa of Sanchi, and from the Hindu Udayagir ...
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