Sehore
| Sehore | |
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| city | |
 Sehore
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| Coordinates: 23°12′N 77°05′E / 23.2°N 77.08°ECoordinates: 23°12′N 77°05′E / 23.2°N 77.08°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Sehore |
| Elevation | 502 m (1,647 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 108,818 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 466001 |
| Telephone code | 07562 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-37 |
| Website | sehore |
Sehore is a city and a municipality in Sehore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the district headquarters of Sehore District and is located on the Bhopal-Indore highway, 37 km away from Bhopal.
Sehore stands in the foothills of Vindhyachal Range in the middle of Malwa region. Sehore has a long and glorious past. Shaiva, Shakta, Jain, Vaishnav, Buddhists and Nath priests made Sehore a significant seat of their deep meditation. Sehore was a part of Bhopal estate. After formation of Madhya Pradesh, the state capital Bhopal was a part of the Sehore district. It was bifurcated in 1972 and a new district Bhopal was formed.
Ancient lores indicate that Maharshi Patanjali, the illustrious founder of Yoga sect also spent some time here in prayers & worship . Folklore also indicate to the visits of Lord Rama, Laxman and Sita to its different places. Sehore has so many temples, Mathas, Shrines, Mosques, Churches of great historical and religious antiquity. In that sense, Sehore boasts of its glorious tradition of communal harmony and homogeneous culture.
"Sidhhapur" is the old name of Sehore. According to a rock- edict found from the river Seevan, it got its name from "Sidrapur". According to an old document Sehore has got its name from the Anglo- Indian perversion of "Sher" or Lion as pronounced by the British, since lions or "Shers" were in the great numbers in the nearby jungles.
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