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Maghar is a town and a nagar panchayat in Sant Kabir Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Maghar
Town
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Coordinates: 26.76°N 83.13°E / 26.76; 83.13
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Kabir Nagar
Elevation	68 m (223 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,181
Demonym	Maghari
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-58
Website	up.gov.in

Kabir, the 15th-century mystic poet, disappeared and fragrant flowers were found in the place of His body. The flowers were divided between His Hindu and Muslim disciples. The Hindus and the Muslims built two memorials here that are 100 metres apart and kept their share of flowers in them.

Geography

Maghar is located at 26.76°N 83.13°E / 26.76; 83.13.[1] It has an average elevation of 68 metres (223 feet).

Religious significance

This place is connected with Kabir.[2] This is the place where he departed from this mortal world. After his departure, his disciples found fragrant flowers only and made two memorials for Saint Kabir. The memorials are situated here just 100 meters away from each other.

Demographics

At the 2011 India census, Maghar had a population of 19,181.[3]

Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre

Located in Sant Kabir Sahityek Shodh Sansthan Maghar (Address: Q44P+QXX, Maghar, Uttar Pradesh 272173) President Ram Nath Kovind paid tributes to Sant Kabir and inaugurated Sant Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh Darshan Yojana (On June 5th, 2022) at Kabir Chaura Dham, Maghar, Uttar Pradesh.

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