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{{Short description|Hill in India}}
{{moresources|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Vulture Peak]] at [[Rajgir]]}}
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'''Griddharaj Parvat''', which means "the hill of vultures" (also called '''Griddhakut Parvat''', known locally as '''Giddhaila Pahar''' and known in English as '''Vulture Peak'''), is a hill of [[religious]], [[archeological]] and [[ecological]] importance.

It is situated near Devrajnagar village in the [[tehsil]] of [[Ramnagar, Madhya Pradesh|Ramnagar]], in the district of [[Satna]] and the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], in [[India]]. It is located 65&nbsp;km south of Satna and 8&nbsp;km from Ramnagar town. Its [[latitude]] and [[longitude]] are 24°18' North and 81°15' East. The [[altitude]] of the hill is {{convert|717.5|m|ft}}. The hill is situated between the [[Kaimur Range]] to the north and the [[Maikal Hills]] to the south.

==References==
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* Jitan Singh Diwan, Kothi State, 1907: [[Rewa (princely state)|Rewa]] Rajya Darpan
* [[Kalidasa]] : Griddharaja Mahatmya (Narada Uvacha)
* [[Shiva]] Samhita (Chapter 19-Bhoogol varnan)
* James Legge: A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms (Being an Account by the Chinese Monk Fa-Hien of his Travels in India and Ceylon (A.D. 399-414) in Search of the Buddhist Books of Discipline.)

==External links==
* [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2124 A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms by Fa-Hien, translated by James Legge]

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[[Category:Hills of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Places in Hindu mythology]]
[[Category:Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India]]
[[Category:Culture of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Satna]]