Hin: देवास dēvāsa
‘Abode of God’ City/District, Madhya Pradesh (MP)
From Skt: devi, ‘goddess’, ‘deity’; vas(am), ‘abode’
The name Dewas is derived from the Tekti or Devi Vaishini hill in the city.
The hill has a temple of the goddesses Devi Tulja Bhawani, Chamunda Mata and Kalika Mata.
Dewas, a former princely state, was a 15-gun salute state under the British Raj [Article: For whom the guns boom on Republic Day].
For related place names see Indian Place names and Madhya Pradesh place names.
