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Sanchi / Udaigiri Sanchi is known for its Stupas, monasteries, temples and pillars dating from the 3rd century to the 12th century. The most famous of these monuments, is the Sanchi Stupa 1, which was originally built by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, the governor of Ujjayini, whose wife Devi was the daughter of a merchant from adjacent Vidisha. Their son Mahindra and daughter Sanghamitra were born in Ujjayini and sent to Srilanka, where they converted the King, the Queen and their people to Buddhism.Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh is located 46 kilometers away from Bhopal it is also known as the World Heritage Site. Sanchi has a strong Buddhist heritage also. Tourism in Madhya Pradesh receives a momentum with a tour to Sanchi that also reveals testimony of Gupta architecture besides the Buddhists ruins. Bhojpur Bhojpur is named after its founder, the Parmara king Bhoj. Bhojpur is situated 28 km from Bhopal on the banks of river Betwa. Bhojpur is famous for the incomplete Bhojeshwar temple, whic...

Some consider it to be the way to Hades, while some recognize it as a colony system of primitive humans. Full of mystery and adventure, no one has yet found the end of this cave underground for many kilometers. Under the ground like roads, crossroads and open fields... It is surprising to hear but this reality is located in Raisen district. It is known as the cave of Mrignanath. There is a legend about the Vindhyachal mountain range, about five km from Bari town of the district, that it has been the penance of Narad ji. This cave was discovered here in the year 2008 by the team of Archeology Department of Vikram University, Ujjain. Till now this is such a mysterious cave whose final end has not been found by anyone after going many kilometers ahead. The cave holds many mysteries. The most surprising thing is that after entering the cave from a narrow place, it appears in different forms below. Inside the cave there is so much maze that one has to tie one end of the rope and hold the ot...

Fossil National Park  One of the most interesting and lesser known places in Madhya Pradesh, Ghughua Fossil National Park is a treasure of plant fossils. It is extimated that some of these fossils are over 65 million years old. If you are interested in archaeology, you must visit this place located in Dindori district, near Shahpura in Madhya Pradesh. This national park featuring fossils of plants, trees, fruits, and seeds was founded in 1983 and has been an attraction to tourists from India and foreign countries since then.  Famous For: Plant fossils dating as far back as 65 million years. Location: Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh. Timings: 8 AM to 5 PM. Distance from Major City: It is located at a distance of 76 km from Jabalpur. Bhojpur Shiv Temple  Frequented by thousands of devotees every month, this renowned temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is believed that the construction of the temple was started somewhere in the 11th century but was abandoned midway throug...

When you think of Bandhavgarh - tigers immediately comes to your mind but the jungle king is not the only star of the forest in Bandhavgarh National Park. Dominating a 560-acre plateau on a hilltop deep in the heart of Madhya Pradesh is a fort that goes almost 2,000 years back. The seat of many dynasties, this fort was most famously the capital of the Baghel Kings of the Princely state of Rewa. The Baghel dynasty, which ruled from Bandhavgarh Fort between the 13th and 17th CE before they shifted their capital to Rewa, once owned the forest around the fort and used it as their private hunting ground. They handed it over to the state government in 1968. According to a popular legend, Lord Rama gifted this fort to his brother Laxman, and this is what probably gave the fort its name, ‘Bandhavgarh’, which means ‘brother’s fort’ (‘bandhav’ meaning ‘brother’ and ‘garh’ meaning ‘fort’). When archaeologists and epigraphists, visited the site in 1938, they found 50 caves. All of them are manmade...