Marda is a village in the
Raidih
Raidih is a village in the Raidih CD block in the Gumla subdivision of the Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Raidih is located at
Area overview
The map alongside presents a rug ...
CD block in the
Gumla subdivision
Gumla subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Gumla district in the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India
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of the
Gumla district
Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district.
Etymology
For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the hinterland who flocked ...
in the
India
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state
State most commonly refers to:
* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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**Nation state, a ...
of
Jharkhand
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.
Geography
Location
Marda is located at
Area overview
The map alongside presents a rugged area, consisting partly of flat-topped hills called ''pat'' and partly of an undulating plateau, in the south-western portion of
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...
. Three major rivers – the
Sankh,
South Koel and
North Karo - along with their numerous tributaries, drain the area. The hilly area has large deposits of
Bauxite
Bauxite () is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)), and diaspore (α-AlO(OH) ...
. 93.7% of the population lives in rural areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India, Marda had a total population of 699, of which 331 (47%) were males and 368 (53%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 119. The total number of literate persons in Marda was 459 (79.14% of the population over 6 years).
(*For language details see
Raidih block#Language and religion)
Culture
The Mahasadashiva temple is an 85 feet high temple, spread over an area of around 2 acres built in
Kalinga architectural style. Apart from the main idol of Mahasadashiva, there are 84 other deities made of black stone in a seated style. The main idol is in
Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
’s unique ''virat'' form.
The website of the district administration presents detailed information about the deity: "There are 18 ''
'' in
Sanātana Dharma
Sanātana Dharma (Devanagari: , meaning "eternal ''dharma''", or "eternal order") is an endonym for certain sects of Hinduism, and used as an alternative term to the exonyms of Hinduism, including ''Hindu Dharma''. The term is found in Sansk ...
, out of which Shiva is described in 10 ''Puranas''. From the study of other religious texts, it is known that there are innumerable forms in the 19 incarnations of Shiva, in which all kinds of human qualities like joy-sadness, forgiveness-anger etc. have been seen from time to time. Shiva has 108 names and some people also believe in 160 names. However, there are mainly three forms of Shiva - Shiva, Sadashiva and Mahasadashiva. Mahasadashiva is a symbol of a ''virat'' form who has 26 heads and 52 arms. This is a rare form that is seen in only a few temples in India."
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References
{{South Chotanagpur Division
Villages in Gumla district