PORSA

About Porsa

Porsa is a city and a municipality in the Morena district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Porsa is a small city situated at the centre of a triangle formed by Morena, [[Dholpur]and [Bhind]], with an average elevation of 5,000 metres (16,000 ft). The main businees centres of the town are: Bargad Chauraha, Imali Chaok, Sadar Bazaar, Dr. Kadaka Wali Gali, Dhaneta Road and Ater Road Tiraha. Porsa is known for its Nagaji Maharaj Temple therefore it is also known as "NAGAJI DHAM PORSA". There is also a large pond beside the temple. There are many stories about the Hindu Guru Sri Nagaji Maharaj, who was a follower of "Naga Lineage". At each poornima (full moon) many people visit this holy shrine and prostrate themselves at the feet of Nagaji Maharaj. This fair or mela is the way of remembering and paying respect to Nagaji Maharaj, who lived in Porsa during the period of the Mughal Emperor Akbar (15421605). Local residents from nearby villages gathers at the shrine every winter (NovemberDecember) and arrange marriages for as long as a month. Earlier donkeys were sold at this fair, but now domestic animals are more popular. Usually on Monday people assemble on Ater Road at the outskirts of Porsa, to buy and sell domestic animals including cows, buffaloes, sheep, goats and sometimes camels.Shakhwar Dharmshal situated in main market porsa Morena