Ratangarh is a village in the district of
Datia
Datia is the district headquarter of the Datia District in north central Madhya Pradesh,a state of Central India. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata ruled by King Dantavakra. The city is 78 km from Gwalior, 325 ...
, in
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
, India. The village is located in
Tehsil
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
Seondha near the
Sindh river
The Sindh River, a tributary of the Yamuna River, flows through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Course
The Sindh originates on the Malwa Plateau in Vidisha district, and flows north-northeast through the districts of ...
. The village is located about 60 km from Datia city.
Village
The village is 175 km away from
Madikheda Dam in
Shivpuri
Shivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is sit ...
District. Ratangarh is 320 km away from Bhopal the state capital.
Ratangarh Mata temple
The Ratangarh Mata temple is a popular
Durga
Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars.
Durga's legend centres around co ...
temple in this village. On 13 October 2013, 115 pilgrims were killed and over 100 injured in
a stampede at the Mandula Devi temple
in Ratangarh.
References
Datia
Villages in Datia district
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