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The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat running east through the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh and ends in Chhattisgarh . The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east–west ranges divide Indian Subcontinent into the Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India and ...
Satpura Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the Narmadapuram district of Madhya Pradesh in India.Its name is derived from the Satpura range.It covers a total area of 2,133 km 2 (824 sq mi), consisting of 524 km 2 (202 sq mi) of Satpura National Park, 646 km 2 (249 sq mi) of Bori Wildlife Sanctuary and Pachmarhi wildlife sanctuaries in the central Indian highland ecosystem.
Manudevi Temple is located near Adgaon village in Yawal Taluka, in Jalgaon district in the scenic natural surroundings of the Satpura Range, Maharashtra, India. Manudevi is the kuldevi of 70% of the people in Jalgaon district. The front of the temple features a waterfall and is surrounded by hills on three sides and makes a popular picnic spot.
[5] [8] The Varaha Purana uses the name "Vindhya-pada" ("foot of the Vindhyas") for the Satpura range. Several ancient Indian texts and inscriptions (e.g. the Nasik Prasasti of Gautamiputra Satakarni ) mention three mountain ranges in Central India: Vindhya (or "Vindhya proper"), Rksa (also Rksavat or Riksha) and Pariyatra (or Paripatra).
Bhusawal [a] is a district of Maharashtra in India. It lies along the Tapti River between the Satpura Range and the Ajanta Hills of the Deccan plateau. It is the Major Hub of Central Railway and play an important role. It's junction is the biggest Junction in Maharashtra it's Yard is second biggest Yard in Asia and have a largest Municipal Council.
The Deccan is a plateau extending over an area of 422,000 km 2 (163,000 sq mi) and occupies the majority of the Indian peninsula.It stretches from the Satpura and Vindhya Ranges in the north to the northern fringes of Tamil Nadu in the south.
Chhattisgarh state lies to the east, and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state lies to the south across the Satpura Range. Cities and districts of the region include Jabalpur, Shahdol, Katni, Chhindwara, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Dindori, Seoni and Balaghat.
Map of Maharashtra. The word Maharashtra, the land of the mainly Marathi-speaking people, appears to be derived from Maharashtri, an old form of Prakrit.Some believe that the word indicates that it was the land of the Mahars and the Rattas, while others consider it to be a corruption of the term 'Maha Kantara' (the Great Forest), a synonym for 'Dandakaranya'. [1]