Hin: बडवानी  baḍavānī

‘Banyan Forest’ [Badnagar] Town/District  Madhya Pradesh (MP)

From Hin: baṛa, ‘banyan tree’; and vana ‘wood’, ‘forest’, ‘jungle’

Barwani is an ancient town and former princely state.

Nearby lies Chulgiri Hill, a sacred Jain pilgrimage site. On the face of the hill there is gigantic figure of the Jain saint Bahubali (Gommateshvara).

 

Bahubali Statue, Bawangaja Temple (Barwani)