Bhopal Bhopal is the capital city of the state of Madhya Pradesh. How to reach Bhopal? 46 kms to the south-west of Sanchi by rail and 48 kms (via NH86) by road lies the picturesque city of Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, on the banks of a large lake. Situated at an altitude of 1622 … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
Brief Note on Ashoka’s Pillar in Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh)
Ashoka’s Pillar: Close to the south Gateway lie the ruins of a column erected by Ashoka with an inscription in Brahmi characters calling on Buddhists to avoid schisms. The Pillar, when intact, was about 42 feet in height. It has a crowning ornament of four lions, set on its back. It was … [Read more...]
Scenic beauty of Mandu (Mandav)
Mandu is also known as Mandav. The great Mughal Emperor Jahangir testified in his memoirs, there is ‘no place so pleasant in climate and so pretty in scenery as Mandu in the rainy season’. During the autumn, Mandu, clothed in green with turbulent brooks and torrents rushing down into the … [Read more...]
Information about Sanchi Stupa (Madhya Pradesh)
Sanchi Stupa Sanchi (in Madhya Pradesh, India) is famous for its stupas. The bodies of the Buddha and of other sages were cremated on pyres of sweet-smelling sandalwood. The bones were later recovered and taken to various places of pilgrimage where they were interred in stupas. Great Stupa: From … [Read more...]
Information about Bagh Caves (Madhya Pradesh)
The Bagh Caves are situated 97 kms from Dhar town in Madhya Pradesh. The Bagh Caves contain the sole surviving examples of ancient Indian wall paintings. The paintings at Bagh are believed to date back to a period between the fifth and seventh centuries A.D., the Golden Age of Indian Art. The … [Read more...]
How to Reach Sanchi?
Sanchi can easily be reached by train or road from Bhopal, Mahoba and other places. It lies on the railway line between Jhansi and Bhopal. It is 46 kms north-east of Bhopal by rail and is connected with it by a good 48 kms (via NH86) road. From Mahoba, Sanchi can be reached by road via Chhatarpur … [Read more...]
Tourism Information about Mahoba Town
The town of Mahoba is located eighty-six miles to the east of Jhansi, on the Jhansi-Manikpur section of the Central Railway. It is also connected by a 48 mile (77 kms) road to Khajuraho. The town boasts of several mammoth lakes built by the Chandella Rajas in the 10th and 11th centuries. Of … [Read more...]
Brief History of Sanchi (Madhya Pradesh)
Sanchi is intimately connected with the life of Emperor Ashoka the Great (3rd century before Christ), who tried his best to live up to the noble ideals prescribed by the founder of Buddhism. Ashoka was the only monarch in history who abandoned warfare as an instrument of state policy on the … [Read more...]
Brief History of Bhopal
The city of Bhopal, according to tradition, stand on the site of an old town founded by Raja Bhoj in the 11th century. It was Dost Mohammad Khan, however, who laid the foundation of the present city in the first half of the 18th century when he built the Fatehgarh Fort. The city continued to … [Read more...]
Religious significance of Ujjain
Religious significance of Ujjain: The beautiful city of Ujjain, which lies on the banks of the winding Kshipra River (also Shipra river), is one of the holiest spots in India. According to legend, it was here that Lord Shiva vanquished a wicked demon named Tripura. Hundreds of thousands of Hindu … [Read more...]
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