Madhya Pradesh · Bundelkhand

Datia District

Headquarters: Datia

Datia is known for its seven-storey Datia Palace, built by Raja Bir Singh Deo in the early 17th century, and for Pitambara Peeth, a major Shakti temple. Nearby Sonagiri is a hill of white Jain temples. The Sindh and Pahuj rivers flow through the district.

Places to know in Datia

• Datia Palace (Bir Singh Palace) – Seven-storey Bundela palace of the early 1600s.
• Pitambara Peeth – Renowned temple of Goddess Baglamukhi and Dhumavati.
• Sonagiri – Jain hill with more than a hundred white temples.
• Sanakua, Seondha – Temple and waterfall on the Sindh river.

Cities and towns

Datia, Bhander, Seondha, Indergarh, Sonagir

Rivers

Sindh, Pahuj

Known for

Datia Palace, Pitambara Peeth, Sonagiri, Bundela architecture

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