Mahishmati & Bahubali

Did you watch Bahubali Movie? Absolutely, it is a Nice historical movie with historical & technological impact. Hope you might have heard about Mahishmati kingdom, right? Yup, A City called Mahishmati existed in ancient times. Find the interesting facts about Mahishmati kingdom here.

It was an ancient city located in the Central part of India.

The information about this city was mentioned in ancient scripts & it might have thrived until 13^th century as stated by Parampara inscription.

In olden days, this city was the well-known city in the Southern part of Avanti dynasty and it was also served as a Capital city of Anupa dynasty.

Currently, this city is located on the banks of river Narmada in the state of Madhya Pradesh, whilst the exact location is uncertain.

Facts:

It was located connecting the two popular cities called Ujjayini & the northern part of Pratishthana. Patanjali reveals that a Traveler from Ujjayini saw the Sunrise at Mahishmati.

Avanti dynasty was divided into two alongside Mt.Vindhyas, Ujjayini was in North while Mahishmati was in South.

Some places in MP state alongside river Narmada are declared to be the Ancient Mahishmati.

This city was also mentioned in the epic Ramayana. Ravana, who reigned over Srilanka attacked Mahishmati during the rule of Kartavirya Arjuna.

I couldn’t find the exact details about the King Bahubali. But the man named Bahubali is famous among Jains.

Bahubali-Gomateswara Statue

There is a Story state that, Bahubali defeated his elder brother, but with the broad vision, he gave back the defeated places to his brother & went to Meditate on God for inner Peace. He helps his fellow man to enrich their lives with the Light he received. Bahubali is an ideal man who thrashes selfishness, jealousy, pride and anger.

It is also stated that the magnificent figure of Gommateshwara at Shravanabelagola in the state of Karnataka is that of Bahubali.

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