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Ahilyeshwar Temple and Maheshwar Ghats
महेश्वर
Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh · 22.1774°, 75.5874°
ShivaHolkar (Maratha)—
Sacred since
1765 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 18th c. (Ahilyabai Holkar)
Holkar (Maratha)
History & significance
Maheshwar was the Narmada-bank capital of the Holkar queen Ahilyabai, who endowed the town with temples, a fort-palace and the broad stone ghats that still define its riverfront.