Navali Mandsaur

Navali (नावली)is a village in Bhanpura tahsil in Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. Navali derives name from Latin word Navalis meaning "pertaining to ship".

History

Main article: Taxakeshwar

Taxakeshwar (तक्षकेश्वर) or Takhaji (ताखाजी) is a place of religious and historical importance with temple of Taxaka at village Navali in Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh. It is situated at a distance of 22 km from Bhanpura town on Hinglajgarh road. ^[1]This is the site of serpent king taxak , where he is worshiped as Taxakeshawar but the local people call him Takhaji. Curiously enough he shares the worship of the country folk with Dhanvantri, the Indian Aesculapius. ^[2][3] The shrine in question stands on a most romantic spot from village Navali^[4] situated on the table land at the foot of which Bhanpura lies. ^[5]

References

1. ^ Usha Agarwal:Mandsaur Zile Ke Puratatvik samarakon ki paryatan ki drishti se sansadhaniyata - Ek Adhyayan, Chirag Prakashan Udaipur, 2007, p. 35
2. ^ Dr Naval Viyogi: Nagas – The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History (The History of the Indigenous people of India Vol. 2), Published by Originals (an imprint of Low Price Publications), Delhi, 2002, ISBN 81-7536-287-1, p. 27
3. ^ J.P.H. Vogel:Indian Serpent lore, p.206
4. ^ http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/0/Navali.html
5. ^ Dr Naval Viyogi: Nagas – The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History (The History of the Indigenous people of India Vol. 2), Published by Originals (an imprint of Low Price Publications), Delhi, 2002, ISBN 81-7536-287-1, p. 27