In our country, most cities, roads and places are named after a great man, revolutionaries, politicians and martyrs. You must have seen the names of many places in the name of God. But we are telling you the names of such cities whose names have been placed on the demons of ancient times.
Mysore
Mysore is a historic city in Karnataka. It is named after the monster ‘Mahishasura’. At the time of Mahishasura it was called Mahisha-Uru. Then Mahishuru and then in Kannada it was called Mysuru. Which is now known as Mysore.
Jalandhar
The city of Jalandhar in Punjab is named after the demon ‘Jalandhar’. In ancient times, this city used to be the capital of ‘Jalandhar Rakshasa’.
Gaya
The city of Bihar, Gaya, is named after the demon ‘Gaiasur’. According to the beliefs, when the Asuras started reaching heaven, Lord Narayana asked his body from Gaiasur for a yajna through Brahma Ji to stop him. It is said that the whole city is the body of the five Kos of this monster.
Palwal
Palwal is a major city of Haryana. It is named after the demon ‘Palambasura’. In ancient times, this city was also called Palambarpur. Over time, the name changed to Palwal.
Tamil Nadu
The Tamil Nadu city of Tiruchirappalli is named after the monster ‘Thirisiran’. It is said that in this city, the demon Thirissiran did penance to Lord Shiva. For this reason, the city was named Thiri-Sikarpuram, which later became Thirisirpuram and is now known as Tiruchirapalli.
