Mandsaur is rich in archaeological and historical heritage But what makes it famous is the temple of Lord Pashupatinath located on the bank of shivna. Its idol has parallel only in Nepal. The most common language is Malvi (Rajasthani and Hindi Mixed).It is also famous for large production of Opium around the world. The slate pencil industry is the main industry of the district.

The name “Mandsaur” evolved from Marhsaur, which originated from Marh and Saur (or Dasaur), two of the villages which merged in the town. The town was known as Dashapura in ancient times. The area was ruled by Dasharna people during Mahabharata period. Some people say that the name originated from Mandodri, wife of Ravana, as she was from this region. And the ancient name, dashpur, from dashanand, the other name of Ravana. This is so because in some places Ravana is worshiped.

Mandsaur and its neighborhood are full of places of tourist interest. An inscription discovered near the town indicated the erection of a temple of the sun in year 437AD, and at Sondani are two great monolith pillars recording a victory of Yasodharman, king of Malwa, in year 528 AD.

The fort dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. Hindu and Jain remains are numerous, though the town is predominantly Muslim. Mandsaur is, also, famous for Pashupatinath Temple, a Hindu temple situated on the banks of the Shivana River. Pashupatinath Temple is one of the prominent shrines in Mandsaur of Madhya Pradesh. Lord Shiva in the form of Lord Pashupatinath is the principal deity here. The highlight is a unique Shivling with eight faces of Lord Shiva. The shrine has four doors in four directions.

Every year in the month of October and November a Kartik mela is being organized for a period of 15 days which caters to approximately 1.5-1.75 lakhs people.

Mandsaur is a city in the Malwa region and North-West district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District.The name Mandsaur evolved from Marhsaur, which originated from Marh and Saur (or Dasaur), two of the villages which merged in the town. The town was known as Dashpur in ancient times. The area was ruled by Dasharna people during Mahabharata period. It is probably Dasharna janapada which gave name Dashpur to the Mandsaur town.

Mandsaur district forms a part of Malwa region, bounded by four districts of Rajasthan, i.e.. Chittorgarh in the west and north, Bhilwara in the North, Kota in the north-east and Jhalawar in the east while Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh touches it in the South. We MandsaurOnline.com provides the services to the people outside the mandsaur city they can know about the city about devotion and the famouses about mandsaur and people from mandsaur wants to do business with online connectivity with people so they can do with our site they can provide us information related to their business. Our site is for every one as the kids,students and business man etc. every people they surf daily internet they can get information and daily updates of the information.