Mandleshwar
Mandleshwar is a town and nagar panchayat in the Khargone district of the India state of Madhya Pradesh. It is on the banks of the Narmada River, east of Maheshwar and south of Indore. It is a "Pavitra nagri" as termed by the government of Madhya Pradesh, as it is an ancient town. It is the education centre of Maheshwar block, the location of the district court and district jail of Khargone, and also the political centre of Maheshwar block.
History
Mandleshwar is from Maheshwar, the capital of the Holkar states.The eighth-century philosopher Maṇḍana Miśra reportedly lived in the town and debated with Aadya Guru Shankarachaarya at the Gupteshwar Mahadev Temple.
The British Raj is memorialized in the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, PWD office, the district jail, fort and the 'ghat'.. Mandleshwar was the headquarters for the Nimar Agency and cantonment from 1819 to 1864. In 1823, it became the headquarters for the District of Nimar, Sahastradhara, and Ram kund are other places of historical significance. A flight of 123 steps leads down to the river and expands into the Ram Ghat, where the Ram, Hanuman, Dattatraya and Ratneshwar Temples are located. Ghat is located at a narrow point of the Narmada River where, during the monsoon, the river often rises above its normal level, hence those many steps.
Mandleshwar also has a temple dedicated to Brahmachaitanya Maharaj Gondwalekar.
Vasudevanand Saraswati lived in Mandleshwar for a long time.
Swami Vivekananda reportedly lived in the town on his way to Raipur.