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Madhya Pradesh is full of hidden destinations  that make for great offbeat getaways. If you are bored of known holiday destinations and are looking for unexplored places to visit that, not many tourists have heard of, check out these incredible offbeat destinations in Madhya Pradesh. Located right at the center of the country, Madhya Pradesh is one of the reasons for ‘The Heart of Incredible India’. This beautiful state is home to many finest destinations of the country that have preserved themselves through major eras of Indian history. Historic sites combined with the culture of Madhya Pradesh make it one of the best places to get a true taste of India. While there are some extremely popular sites to visit in Madhya Pradesh like Khajuraho that drives in tourists on account of its erotic sculptures and Gwalior known for its historic and humongous fort, there are many hidden places in the state that not many people know about. These places of Madhya Pradesh are ideal holiday spots for

Madhya Pradesh Government Notification No. 2477/1977 / Seon / dated September 13, 1972, Bhopal district was carved out of Sehore district. The district derives its name from the district headquarters city of Bhopal which is also the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The word Bhopal is derived from its former name Bhojpal as it is clearly derived from the Royal Gazette of Central India, 1908 p.240. The name (Bhopal) is popularly derived from the Bhojpal or Bhoj dam, the great dam now lakes of the city of Bhopal, and is said to have been built by Raja Bhoj, the Paramara ruler of Dhar. Still more and more work which was formerly conducted to the tal (lake) is attributed to this emperor himself. Although, the name is clearly evident, Bhupal and Dr. Fleet consider it to be a derivative from Bhupala, a king, a popular etymology of the prevailing derivation of a meaning in such cases. " Initially the lake was quite large but with the passage of time, a small part of it is being s

Madhya Bharat was formally inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India on 28th May 1948 at Gwalior. Scindhia and Holkar were sworn in as the Rajpramukh and Up-Rajpramukh, respectively.It was decided to divide the Union into 6 districts and Bhind was one among them. As a result of reorganization of States on the formation of new Madhya Pradesh in November , 1956, Bhind district became a part of new Madhya Pradesh. Puranic Bhind: During the time of Bharata war the entire between the Yamuna and the Vindhyas was inhabited by the Chedis.The King Kasu Chaidya (identified with Vasu of the Mahabharata) is mentioned in a danastuti, found at the end of the hymn in the Rigveda. he puranic literature represents these Chedis as an off shoot of the Yadus. According to the puranic tradition, Manu’s grandson Pururavas Aila, founder of Lunar race , extended his sway into the Gangetic doab. Malwa and Eastern Rajputana, covering most probably Bhind district also.His gre

Betul district, located in the heartland of India, has earned the distinction of being the origin of the river Paritra Tapti. Delhi is located on the Madras main line in the middle of Bhopal Nagpur. Situated at the focal point of unbroken India known from the survey conducted by Todarmal, one of the nine gems of Akbar the Great, this district reveals the tribal culture. Geography: The tribal dominated district is spread across the Satpura ranges south of Betul. In the north is the valley of the Narmada and in the south is the Maidar of Berar. The district is situated between 21 ”22 ′ to 22” 23 ′ northern latitude and 77 ”-10 ′ to 78” –33 ′ longitude. It is bounded by Hoshangabad district in the north, Amravati district of Maharashtra state in the south, Chhindwara district in the east and East Nimad (Khandwa) district in the west. Mountain Range: Betul district is located 365 meters above sea level and above in the mountain ranges of Satpura. The mountain range is