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15 unusual facts about Jabalpur


Ambikapur, India

Jabalpur - Ambikapur Express, Ambikapur – Shahdol, Ambikapur – Surajpur – Anuppur – Bilaspur - Raipur - Durg Express and Bhopal – Chirmiri Passenger run from major cities Bhopal, Gwalior, Katni, Raipur and Jabalpur.

Daltonganj

It is connected to Bhopal and Jabalpur of Central India (Madhya Pradesh) by Jabalpur - Howrah Shaktipunj Express (Daily) and Bhopal - Howrah Bhopal Express (Weekly/Monday), Varanasi by the Intercity Express and Patna by the Palamau Express.

Easow Mar Timotheos Episcopa

He was ordained as Deacon on 15 October 1961, at the Ashram Chapel in Sihora and as Priest on 4 March 1962, at the Jabalpur Mar Thoma Church.

He had his theological education at the Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, and later at St. Augustine College, Canterbury, UK.

But as the Ashram had sought admission for him for theological training at the Leonard Theological College, Jabalpur, he opted to pursue his theological studies.

Gordon Pearce

Gordon Charles Pearce (born 10 January 1934 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India) is a field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1968 Summer Olympics for Australia.

Gwarighat

Gwarighat is a small town on the banks of the river Narmada near the city of Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Jaabaali

Jaabaali, or Jabali Rishi, is a Hindu saint after whom Jabalpur is named, spent number of years meditating on the banks of the river.

The cave at marble rocks was one of his shelters at Jabalpur.

Jainosaurus

The first remains were between 1917 and 1920 found by Charles Alfred Matley near Jabalpur in the Lameta Formation.

John Cawas

Born in 1910 in Jabalpur in a Parsi family, Cawas pursued a career of professional body building and became the winner of 1930 All-India Bodybuilding Championship.

Kalachuri dynasty

They established their kingdom in Madhya Pradesh with their capital at Tripuri near Jabalpur.

Kalol

It is also connected with Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur through Jabalpur - Somnath Express and Indore Gandhinagar Shanti Express trains.

Rambhadracharya's literary style

Dr. Brajesh Dikshit, Sanskrit scholar from Jabalpur, says that that Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam combines the styles of three previous Sanskrit epics - it has two leading characters like in Bhāravi's Kirātārjunīyam, the poetic excellence and variety of prosodic metres is like in Śrīharṣa's Naiṣadhīyacaritam, while the length and extent of the work is like the Śiśupālavadham of Māgha.

Raxaul

There are direct trains to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad(Proposed extension of Hyderabad Darbhaga Express), Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Siwan, Sonpur, Hajipur, Lucknow,Darbhanga, and many cities.


Bengal Nagpur Railway

While one track lead to Nagpur, the other to Jabalpur to connect with the East Indian Railway line from Allahabad to Jabalpur, thereby connecting Mumbai and Kolkata.

Christ Church Boys Senior Secondary School

Christ Church Boys' Senior Secondary School is a private school in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Hypaethros

Ranipur-Jharial, Odisha, India houses one among the five existing rare monuments of Hypaethral temples dedicated to 64 yoginis in India (the other four are Chausath Jogini Temple at Hirapur near Bhubaneswar, Khajuraho and Bheraghat near Jabalpur) and Dudhai near Lalitpur.

Indian Army Corps of Signals

Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow is a premiere training institute of the Corps of Signals, while its war museum is situated at Jabalpur, where 1 Signal Regiment is based.

Jabalpur – Mumbai Garibrath Express

Later on the train via Itarsi was cancelled and the number was allotted for JABALPUR GARIBRATH EXPRESS.

Koderma railway station

Koderma has a rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Nagpur, Pune, Guwahati etc.

Madhya Pradesh High Court Jabalpur

On 1 November 2000,when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out of state of Madhya Pradesh by the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Reorganization Act,2000 and the High Court of Chhattisgarh was established for the state ,the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur became the High Court for the successor state of Madhya Pradesh .

The Madhya Pradesh High Court is located at Civil Lines, Jabalpur, MP.

Thus Nagpur High Court was not abolished but by a legal fiction became High Court for the new State of Madhya Pradesh with its seat at Jabalpur.

Maha Shivaratri

Tilwara Ghat in the city of Jabalpur and the Math Temple in the village of Jeonara, Seoni are two other places where the festival is celebrated with much religious fervour.

Mori Rajputs

Of late, they have remained as smaller royal states and jagirdars in central India in the present state of Madhya Pradesh; they are presently settled in Wadhwan Dhar, Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur and Raisen.

Pithampur

Nearest airport is Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport at Indore, which is about 19KM or 40 minutes drive from Pithampur, with multiple daily connections and operators to Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmadabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune, Bangalore, lucknow, Kolkata, Jaipur, Bhopal, Raipur, and Jabalpur, Gwalior.

Renukoot

Renukoot has a railway station which is connected to major cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jammu, Ranchi, Patna, Jabalpur, and Bhopal.

Satpura narrow gauge lines

The first portion of the Gondia-Nainpur line was opened on 13 April 1903, Nainpur and Chhindwara were connected in 1904 and Jabalpur in 1905.

Yogini

Two notable Yogini temples in Madhya Pradesh are the 9th century CE Chaunsath yogini temple to the southwest of the western group of temples in Khajuraho, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur District and the 10th century CE Chaunsath yogini mandir in Bhedaghat, near Jabalpur in Jabalpur district.