Question

“Tirthraj” is the name given to
1. Amarkantak
2. Orchha township
3. Khajuraho
4. Kanha national park

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Amarkantak

The correct answer is Amarkantak.

• Amarkantak is also famous as the name of Tirthraj.
• It is a religious place situated at the meeting point of the Vindhya and the Satpura Ranges, with the Maikal Hills being the fulcrum in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.
• This religious place is located at a height of 1,000 meters.
• Amarkantak’s virtue and the holy land are also the sources of holy rivers like Son, Narmada, and Johila. 
• The origin of the religious and holy river like Narmada has happened with a kund of Amarkantak, which is called Koti Tirtha, whereas the origin of the Son Bhadra river is from the top of the mountain.