Hin: हरदा haradā
‘Turmeric City’ or ‘Shiva’s City’ City/District, Madhya Pradesh (MP)
From Hin: हरिद्रा haridrā / ल्दी haldī, ‘turmeric’ and Skt: pur→ar, ‘fort’, ‘village’, ‘city’; or Siva and Hin: दार dāra, ‘belonging to’
Madhya Pradesh has a statewide production of more than 60,000 tonnes of turmeric, so the spice city derivation is entirely possible. Also, there are no shortage of Shiva temples in the District.
For related place names see Indian Place names and Madhya Pradesh place names.
