Teerthraj Amarkantak

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Teerthraj Amarkantak is a revered Hindu pilgrimage center in central India, famed as the source of the Narmada River and for its numerous ancient temples and sacred sites.

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Label Occurrences
Narmada Kund 1
Teerthraj Amarkantak canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu pilgrimage site
religious tourism destination
town
country India
elevation approximately 1048 meters
governingState Madhya Pradesh
hasFeature dense forests
numerous ancient temples
sacred kunds
waterfalls
hasFestival Sharad Purnima
surface form: Kartika Purnima

Makar Sankranti
Kaveri Pushkaram
surface form: Narmada Jayanti
hasMeaning King of pilgrimages
hasPilgrimageActivity Narmada Parikrama starting point
hasProtectedAreaNearby Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve
hasSacredSite Kapildhara Falls
surface form: Dudh Dhara Falls

Kapildhara Falls
Narmada Udgam Kund
Sonmuda
hasTemple Ancient Shiva temples
Jain temples
Kalachuri period temples
Mai ki Bagiya temple complex
Narmada Temple
Shri Yantra Mandir
hasTitle Teerthraj
isAssociatedWithDeity Narmada
Shiva
Vishnu
isAssociatedWithSage Kapila
isAssociatedWithText Puranas
isSourceOf Johila River
Narmada
surface form: Narmada River

Son River
languageSpoken Hindi
local tribal languages
locatedIn Madhya Pradesh
central India
locatedInDistrict Anuppur
surface form: Anuppur district
locatedInRange Satpura Range
Vindhya Range
locatedInRegion Maikal Hills
nearestMajorCity Bilaspur
Jabalpur
religion Hinduism
tourismType ecotourism
religious tourism

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Amarkantak Plateau knownAs Teerthraj Amarkantak
Amarkantak Plateau contains Teerthraj Amarkantak
this entity surface form: Narmada Kund