It is situated at a height of 1100 m in a valley of the Satpura Range. Dhupgarh, the highest point (1,350 m) in the central India region. Pachmarhi got its name from Hindi word "Panch Marhi", where "Panch" means five and "Marhi" means caves. These caves were built by five Pandwa brothers of Mahabharatha during their fourteen years of banish.
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