Madi ( ne, माडी नगरपालिका) is a municipality in
Chitwan District
Chitwan District (, , ) is one of 77 districts of Nepal, and takes up the southwestern corner of Bagmati Province. Bharatpur, largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu, is its administrative centre. It covers . In 2011 it had a population of 579 ...
of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. With the population about 50,000, it is the fifth municipality in the district. Former four village development committee serially from East to West
Ayodhyapuri
Ayodhyapuri ( ne, अयोध्यापुरी) is a former village development committee and now a part of Madi Municipality in Chitwan District, Bagmati Province of southern Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population ...
(अयोध्यापुरी),
Kalyanpur (कल्याणपुर),
Baghauda (बघौडा) and
Gardi (गर्दी) are politically merged to form Madi municipality.
Geologically, Madi is a valley with north facing Churevabar and remaining surrounded with Shomeshowar Mountain .
It is known for several ancient religious sites.
Pandava
The Pandavas (Sanskrit: पाण्डव, IAST: Pāṇḍava) refers to the five legendary brothers— Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva—who are the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata''. They are acknowledg ...
s were here in their 12 years exile. There is a village named after them, Pandava Nagar in western Madi. This is also the sacred place for Hindus as the Saga Valmiki lived here thousands years ago.
References
Populated places in Chitwan District
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