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Maksi
city
Maksi Jain temple
MaksiLocation in Madhya Pradesh, IndiaShow map of Madhya PradeshMaksiMaksi (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°16′N 76°09′E / 23.27°N 76.15°E / 23.27; 76.15
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Shajapur
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population
• Total	98,392
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone 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 23°16′N 76°09′E / 23.27°N 76.15°E / 23.27; 76.15. It has an average elevation of 480 metres (1574 feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, 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. 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.

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.

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Maksi
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. "Shri Dig. Jain Atishaya Kshetra Maksi Parsvanath | JainTeerth.com". jainteerth.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013.
4. Carrithers, Michael; Humphrey, Caroline (4 April 1991). The Assembly of Listeners: Jains in Society. Cambridge University Press. p. 223. ISBN 9780521365055.

• Cities and towns in Shajapur district
• Shajapur
• 11th-century Jain temples