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Ratangarh
Village
Country India
StateMadhya Pradesh
Districtdatia
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-MP
Vehicle registrationMP
Nearest cityDatia (M.P)

Ratangarh is a village in the district of Datia, in Madhya Pradesh, India. The village is located in Tehsil Seondha near the Sindh river. The village is located about 60 km from Datia city.

Village

The village is 175 km away from Madikheda Dam in Shivpuri District. Ratangarh is 320 km away from Bhopal the state capital.

Ratangarh Mata temple

The Ratangarh Mata temple is a popular Durga temple in this village. On 13 October 2013, 115 pilgrims were killed and over 100 injured in a stampede[1][2] at the Mandula Devi temple[3] in Ratangarh.

References

  1. ^ "115 killed in Madhya Pradesh temple stampede, BJP admits police lapses".
  2. ^ Naveen, P & Singh, Amarjeet (13 October 2013). "Over 50 killed and 100 injured in stampede at Datia district in Madhya Pradesh". TNN. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. ^ Ankur Soni (13 October 2013). "Ratangarh temple stampede: At least 115 killed, 100 injured". New Delhi. NDTV India. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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