Maksi Explained

Maksi
Settlement Type:city
Pushpin Map:India Madhya Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates:23.27°N 76.15°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Madhya Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shajapur
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:480
Population Total:98392
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:07363

Maksi is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for Jain Temple of Maksi Parshwanathh Ji. Maksi has an ever buzzing market which is famous for sweet samosas.

Geography

Maksi is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 480 metres (1574 feet).

Demographics

India census,[2] Maksi had a population of 98,392. Male constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Maksi has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 53%. In Maksi, 17% of the population is under six years of age. Maksi is famous for the holy Jain Temple Shri Makshi Parshvanath the 23 thirthankar of Jain religion.

Jain Pilgrimage

Maksi is an ancient place of pilgrimage for Jains.[3] There are two ancient temples here. The first one is the bigger temple called Bada Mandir and it belongs to the Śvetāmbara sect. The principal deity here is a 2500-year old idol of Parshvanatha. The second temple is of Suparshwanatha and belongs to the Digambara sect.[4]

Maksi Parshvanatha is considered to be a holy place for Śvetāmbara Jains. It is one of the 108 prominent idols of Parshvanatha of Śvetāmbara Jains. People believe that idol of Parshvanatha was found from this stepwell.

Maksi is also famous for its singing group Maksi Mandal. It is owned by Mr. Shantilal Kothari, who is a famous singer of Malwa Region of Madhya Pradesh for old Jain hymns. He started the group 30 years ago and dedicates all his hymns to Lord Parshvanatha.

Transportation

Maksi is located on Agra-Mumbai Road. It has direct train connections to Ujjain, Dewas, Bhopal, and Ruthiyai.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/35/Maksi.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maksi
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  3. Web site: Shri Dig. Jain Atishaya Kshetra Maksi Parsvanath JainTeerth.com . jainteerth.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131020205440/http://jainteerth.com/madhya-pradesh-m-p-jain-teerth/shri-dig-jain-atishaya-kshetra-maksi-parsvanath/ . 2013-10-20.
  4. Book: Carrithers . Michael . Michael Carrithers . Humphrey . Caroline . Caroline Humphrey . [{{Google books|LW8czr_HzzwC|page=223|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society ]. . 4 April 1991 . 9780521365055 . 223 .