Babai, Madhya Pradesh


Babai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Hoshangabad district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the birthplace of the noted Hindi poet Makhanlal Chaturvedi. Babai is also famous for its shrine of Lord Hanuman, whose idol is said to have come from a Baodi stepwell beside the shrine. Over time, this place has become a major attraction in Babai. Other notable places include Chatri which is a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva on the cremation ground of the Guru family and is said to be at least 300 years old and was made in the memory of late Shri Daulatram Ji Guru, who was a Taluqdar of babai and nearby 52 villages during British times. Other places include the Ram Janki temple which is a newly built Hindu temple of Lord Ram in Dravidian architecture, and the Babai Farm which is a huge farm land and is also famous for it Tridevi temple. There are also two Jain temples and three mosques in Babai.

Geography

Babai is located at. It has an average elevation of 300 metres.