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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Gorge and fall of the Narmada River}}<br />
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|location = [[Bhedaghat]], [[Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
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|photo_caption= Marble Rocks at Bhedaghat near Jabalpur, India<br />
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}}{{More citations needed|date=January 2024}}[[File:Marble Rocks, MP, India.jpg|thumb|[[Dhuandhar Falls]] of [[Narmada River]] in Marble Rocks.]]<br />
[[File:Naturally formed marble rocks 3.jpg|thumb|Boating during sacred [[Purnima]].]]<br />
The '''Marble Rocks''' is an area along the [[Narmada River]] in central [[India]] near the city of [[Jabalpur]]; in [[Bhedaghat]] of [[Jabalpur District]], in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The river has carved the soft [[marble]], creating a beautiful gorge of about {{Convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length. It is a popular Indian [[tourist destination]]. The local marble is mined and carved into various figures and transported all over India.<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
The Marble Rocks are a gorge along part of the [[Narmada River]]’s 1,077&nbsp;km (669.2&nbsp;mi) path through Madhya Pradesh.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://nca.gov.in/nb_geogr.htm Narmada Control Authority<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Earlier, the gorge was narrow in size and hence, monkeys could cross over from one side to another. This gave the gorge its local name- Bandar Kudni (meaning monkeys' jumping place).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rongmei |first=Precious |title=Jabalpur’s Bhedaghat Marble Rocks will leave you stunned |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/jabalpurs-bhedaghat-marble-rocks-will-leave-you-stunned/articleshow/96837506.cms |access-date=2024-01-26 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The white marbles are predominantly rich in [[magnesium]] and are closer in hardness to [[soapstone]]. This softness allows them to be carved. The area also contains blue and brown coloured marble.<br />
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== Attractions ==<br />
The area has many tourist activities. There is a cable car to take visitors across the gorge, row boats for guided tours of the river downstream of the falls, and many small shops filled with crafts made from the local materials. The most beautiful time for boating is during [[Purnima]]; especially during Kojagari Puja on [[Sharad Purnima]], wherein boating is considered healing for the body and soul.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/astrology/rituals-puja/sharad-punima-26th-october-2015/articleshow/68206813.cms Kojagari Puja] on [[Sharad Purnima]][https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/kojagara/kojagara-puja-date-time.html][https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/sharad-purnima-2017-kojagiri-purnima-significance-tithi-and-all-you-need-to-know]</ref> On Kaumudi celebration as it is also called; it's believed that the moon showers elixir or Amrit on Earth through its beams, as the moon and the earth are at closer distance on Sharad Purnima night, and due to this, the moonlight has magical healing properties which are said to nourish the body and soul of an individual. The moonlight on Purnima has magic healing properties, which is why it's acknowledged to shower ''Amrit Varsha'' (Elixir shower) on the [[Narmada River]] which meanders through the pristine rocks. Both bathing and boating are also considered very sacred on [[Kartik Purnima]] in the holy [[Kartik (month)]].<br />
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBfC39uPWIQ MPTourism] on [[YouTube]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Narmada basin}}<br />
[[Category:Landforms of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Jabalpur]]<br />
[[Category:Rock formations of India]]<br />
[[Category:Canyons and gorges of India]]<br />
[[Category:World Heritage Tentative List for India]]<br />
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