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 It is situated near Devrajnagar village in the [[tehsil]] of [[Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh|Ramnagar]], in the district of [[Satna]] and the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], in [[India]]. It is located 65&nbsp;km south of Satna and 8&nbsp;km from Ramnagar town. Its [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] are 24°18' North and 81°15' East. The [[altitude]] of the hill is {{convert|717.5|m|ft}}. The hill is situated between the [[Kaimur Range]] to the north and the [[Maikal Hills]] to the south.
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'''Griddharaj Parvat''', which means "the hill of vultures" (also called '''Griddhakut Parvat''', known locally as '''Giddhaila Pahar''' and known in English as '''Vulture Peak'''), is a hill of [[religious]], [[archeological]] and [[ecological]] importance.

It is situated near Devrajnagar village in the [[tehsil]] of [[Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh|Ramnagar]], in the district of [[Satna]] and the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], in [[India]]. It is located 65 km south of Satna and 8 km from Ramnagar town. Its [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] are 24°18' North and 81°15' East. The [[altitude]] of the hill is {{convert|717.5|m|ft}}. The hill is situated between the [[Kaimur Range]] to the north and the [[Maikal Hills]] to the south.

The place is of archeological importance. There are four [[caves]] on the hill in which [[rock painting]]s and [[mural]] paintings are visible.

An annual fair is organized every year in the month of [[Magha (month)|Magha]] on the occasion of [[Vasanta Panchami]]. Thousands of people come and take a dip in the [[Ganges River]].

==Habitat of vultures==
Griddharaj Parvat is a unique habitat for [[vulture]]s not only in India but the world. Vultures numbering thousands can be seen in the crevices of the hill rocks. The vulture species seen here are the [[Indian vulture]] (''[[Gyps indicus]]'') and the [[White-rumped vulture]] (''[[Gyps bengalensis]]''). It is also the habitat of number of other [[wildlife|wild animals]].

==In Hindu mythology==
Griddharaj Parvat is of great religious importance in [[Hindu mythology]]. It has been mentioned in [[Skanda Purana]] as "Griddhanchala Parvata" (page 208). It is believed to be the birthplace of [[Sampati]], the brother of Griddharaja [[Jatayu (Ramayana)|Jatayu]] mentioned in [[Ramayana]]. The poet [[Kalidasa]] mentions this place as the most sacred in his book "Griddharaja Mahatmya" (Narada Uvacha) in the [[Sanskrit]] language. He wrote that a dip in the Manasi Ganga River originating from Griddharaj Parvat, at an altitude of {{convert|717|m|ft}}, is a saviour of all kinds of sins. The sons of [[Brahma]] and the [[Goddess Parvati]] first saw this hill. It is mentioned in [[Shiva Samhita]] (Chapter 19-Bhugola Varnana).

==References==
<references />
* Jitan Singh Diwan, Kothi State, 1907: [[Rewa (princely state)|Rewa]] Rajya Darpan
* [[Kalidasa]] : Griddharaja Mahatmya (Narada Uvacha)
* [[Shiva]] Samhita (Chapter 19-Bhoogol varnan)
* James Legge: A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline.)

==External links==
* [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2124 A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms by Fa-Hien, translated by James Legge]

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