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Mirzapur
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'''Mirzapur''' is a city in the heart of North India, almost exactly halfway between Delhi and Kolkata, and also equidistant from Allahabad and Varanasi. Located in the huge state of
Uttar Pradesh with a population of 170 million, Mirzapur has a population of a little over 200,000 and is renowned for its famous
carpet and [brassware] industry. It is a city with several spots around it including many hills such as Rajdari, Devdari, Lakhaniyadari, and Windom fall range and Sirshi.
History
According to the tradition, the name of this town, after which the district itself is named, was ''Girzapur'', which in terms derives its name from the goddess
Parvati, (Girija) who sacrified herself here in a
yajna. Mirza, Vindhyavasini and Lakshmi are the other names of the goddess whose temple exists at
Vindhyachal.
It is also locally believed that the town was founded by Raja Nanner and was known as Girijapur, but later on it came to know as Mirzapur. The earliest mention of the town is found in the writings of
Tieffenthaler, who drew up his description of the country between
1760 and
1770. He mentioned it, under the name of Mirzapur specially as a great mart. In the records of
Jonathan Duncan, who was resident of
Varanasi, frequent mention is made of the place as Mirzapur.
Commerce
The main business in Mirzapur is carpet manufacturing. Three kinds of manufacturing techniques: hand-knotted, tufted and flat weave, are all common in Mirzapur. Carpet manufacturing is a high labor intensive business and hand knotted carpets, especially, can take upto a year for four people to weave.
Vindhyachal
A few miles away from this city is a site of
pilgrimage to
Hindus known as
Vindhyachal where according to the
mythology a part of Sati (an
avatar of
Durga) fell. The river Ganges flows through this city. Other sites of pilgrimage include Kali Khoh (literally 'the cave of the Goddess
Kali') where a statue of the
Kali has a mouth formed in the shape of a cave, hence the name. Very close to the city is a waterfall.
The city itself has many Ghats (steps to a river). There are a few cinema-halls. At first look the city appears to be a confluence of town, village and city life.
Bijli or
electricity supply is very irregular and there are regular power cuts in the region.
Chunar
About 32 km from Mirzapur is the famous fortress of
Chunar.
External links
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Mirzapur City Web Page
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District Map
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Weather in Mirzapur
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