The city of Gwalior is famous for its forts and educational institutions. We, as one of the foremost travel agent and tour operators for India, can offer you a thorough tour as well as dispense interesting information regarding every temple, tomb, palace or museum in this city.
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Some of the major attractions in the city of Gwalior are:
The Gwalior Fort is believed to be the largest structure of its kind in the world. Situated on a hill, its outer wall is 3.2 km long and 35 m high and a steep road winds up to the fort. Scores of Jain statues are cut deep into the rock on both sides of the road and towering over it. Some of them are two or three storeys high and in some cases carved more than 2 m into the rock surface.
The Man Mandir Palace is a delicate structure and is also known as the Chitra Mandir or the Palace of Paintings because of the tiled and painted decorations of peacocks and other birds.
Gujari Mahal is a tribute made by Raja Man Singh to his ninth Gujar wife, Mrignayni. It is now a museum and houses a very extensive collection of stone carvings, many of them rare and most of them exquisite.
Sas-Bahu Temples are located in another part of the fort. They are profusely sculpted with graceful figures and intricate patterns.
Teli-ka-Mandir is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and belongs to the in the ninth century. It is Dravidian in form, is believed to be the oldest in the Gwalior Fort.
The beauty of the huge panels of lacy screen work of the Tomb of Mohammad Ghaus is breathtaking. The tomb has an interesting architectural design, which gives it a delicate, ethereal look. Adjacent to this is the small white, austere Tomb of Tansen, famed musician and one of the nine gems of Akbar’s court.
Jai Vilas Palace and Museum is an opulent structure that is part residence and part museum. The museum includes chandeliers weighing several tons, a silver toy train whose wagons were used as serving dishes, and a glass cradle from Italy used for the Lord Krishna at Janmashtami.
Surya Mandir a replica of the famed Sun Temple at Konark in Orissa.
Exercusion sites near Gwalior are:
Chanderi is renowned for its ethereal Chanderi sarees that are usually in pastel shades with classy gold motifs. The Chanderi Fort dates back to the Mughal times, and thousand-year-old Jain temples set in picturesque environs can be found here.
The old town of Orchha abounds in temples and palaces. The Raj Mahal and Jahangir Mahal, the Chaturbhuj, Raj Raja and Laxmi Narayan temples, the chhatris (cenotaphs) of 14 Bundela warriors on the banks of the Betwa-lend a special ambience to Orchha.
The Madhav National Park is 156 sq km of deciduous and scrubby forests and the natural habitat of the nilgai, langur, chital, chinkara and leopard. The picturesque hunting lodge of the Scindias is located within it.
Jhansi is worth a visit for the small but lovely Jhansi fort, and the sheer power of Laxmibai’s character and her role in Indian history.
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