Deolond
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Deolond is a village in the Shahdol
district of Madhya Pradesh
in India
situated at a distance of 51 km (31.7 mi) from Rewa
on Rewa – Shahdol road. It is also the site of construction of the 67 metres (219.8 ft) high Bansagar
Dam on the Son River
. The village gets its name from Deol
Rishi
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Shahdol
Shahdol is a city in Shahdol district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Shahdol District.Shahdol is also the 10th Division of Madhya Pradesh state, including shahdol, anuppur, umaria, and dindori district....
district of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
situated at a distance of 51 km (31.7 mi) from Rewa
Rewa, India
Rewa is formerly the capital of the princely state of Rewa and former state of Vindhya Pradesh in central India. It is an important city in the North Eastern part of Madhya Pradesh state of India bordering Allahabad, Mirzapur and Banda Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Satna and Sidhi Districts of...
on Rewa – Shahdol road. It is also the site of construction of the 67 metres (219.8 ft) high Bansagar
Bansagar
Bansagar or Ban Sagar Dam is a multipurpose Rriver Valley Project on Son River situated in Ganga Basin in Madhya Pradesh, India envisaging both irrigation and hydroelectric power generation....
Dam on the Son River
Son River
Son River of central India is the largest of the Ganges' southern tributaries. A British 1850s diary shows that the river was written in English as Soane.-Course:...
. The village gets its name from Deol
Deol
Deol is a warrior clan of the Jat people found in India Punjab, Haryana,Uttar Pradesh and Pakistan. Deols are mostly Sikh Jats...
Rishi
Rishi
Rishi denotes the composers of Vedic hymns. However, according to post-Vedic tradition, the rishi is a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness. The rishis were prominent when Vedic Hinduism took shape, as far back as some three thousand years...
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