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10 places to explore — hand-picked across Madhya Pradesh.
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Asirgarh Fort is a roughly 60-acre, three-part fortress (Asirgarh, Kamargarh and Malaygarh) in the Satpura Range about 20-27 km north of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, commanding a historically importa…
Chanderi Fort looks down on a medieval town famous for its gossamer handloom sarees. Fought over by Malwa sultans, Rajputs and Mughals, it is remembered for Babur's 1528 assault and the jauhar of t…
Gwalior Fort is a hill fort in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, built on a plateau rising about 342 feet, enclosing roughly 3 square kilometers. It houses the 15th-century Man Singh Palace (Man Mandir), de…
Khajuraho is famed for its UNESCO World Heritage group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, known for their intricate and sensuous stone carvings. Built by the Chandela dynasty between 950 and 1050 …
Madan Mahal is a hilltop fort structure a few kilometers from Jabalpur city center, Madhya Pradesh, at roughly 500 m elevation, associated with the Gond dynasty and with Gond queen Rani Durgavati, …
Mandu (Mandavgad) is a fortified hilltop town in Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh, perched at about 633 metres on the Vindhya Range, enclosed by a battlemented wall circuit of nearly 37 km with 12 maj…
Orchha Fort complex sits on the banks of the Betwa River in Niwari District, Madhya Pradesh, founded by the Bundela Rajput ruler Rudra Pratap Singh; it comprises palaces including the Raj Mandir an…
Raisen Fort is a hilltop fort in Raisen town, Madhya Pradesh, built on a sandstone hill more than 1,500 feet high and spread over roughly ten square kilometers with nine gateways, combining Hindu a…
Sanchi is home to the oldest stone structures in India — a group of Buddhist stupas, monasteries and pillars commissioned by Emperor Ashoka. The Great Stupa, with its intricately carved gateways (t…
Ujjain, one of Hinduism's seven sacred Sapta Puri cities, is home to the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, famed for its unique Bhasma Aarti performed with sacred ash at dawn. An ancient city on the Shipr…
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