Vinayak Lohani, the Founder of Parivaar
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Though the whole of Narmadakhand is considered sacred and a large number of Teerthas have been described in various Puranas, Omkareshwar is the single most important pilgrim centre in the whole …
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After Bhedaghat, Narmada continues to flow in the Jabalpur district for some distance. There are several other ghats and temples like the Jhansi ghat, the Gora ghat, and Sarra Ghat where there is a …
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The Narmada originates from Amarkantak in the Mekal hills, an extension of the Satpuras on the MP-Chhattisgarh border, from a small source known as the ‘Narmada-Kund. At the ‘Narmada-Kund’ there are …
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The word Parikrama has in its root the word ‘krama' which means steps. The prefix ‘Pari' connotes rounding up or enveloping something. So Parikrama means taking a round by way of steps, that is on …
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Narmada, as is well-known, is the main peninsular river in India flowing westward, and is considered as one of the seven sacred rivers of 'Bharatvarsha' - others being Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, …
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(A Story by Vinayak Lohani) The year was 1982. Mr. Sundar Raghav, an Indian Administrative Service officer had been transferred to Bhopal at Vallabh Bhavan, the state secretariat, after doing two …
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