Orchha Fort - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, Part - II

Continuation of my previous post on Orchha Fort

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Orchha Fort - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh - Part 1

Orchha, an ancient town in Madhya Pradesh on the banks of river Betwa, is one my favourite places. It was founded in the 15th century and has beautiful temples and tombs and grand forts and palaces. 

The Orchha fort is a huge structure consisting of many connecting palaces like the Raja Mahal and Jahangir Mahal which were built duing different periods. 

View from the top of the fort.

 

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Chaturbhuj temple - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh

Orchha is a small town (actually it looked more like a village) in Madhya Pradesh, central India. There are plenty of temples and forts in Orchha, some in ruins and poorly maintained but they are definitely a scene of breathtaking beauty. An example is the Chaturbhuj temple which is an ancient temple built during the 9th century. It looked somewhat neglected. When we went it was drizzling and we couldn't explore it thoroughly because it was kind of deserted and didn't appear quite safe to venture alone.

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Jai Vilas Palace, Gwalior III

This is a continuation of my previous post on the Jai Vilas Palace interiors. To view more photos of the palace interior and exterior you can click here and here.

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Sun Temple - Gwalior

The Sun Temple in Gwalior is a recently constructed one taking its inspiration from the Sun Temple in Konark, Odisha.

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Ruins of Gwalior Fort - II

You can  view more photos of the Gwalior Fort click here, here, and here.

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Ruins of Gwalior Fort - I

You can view more Gwalior photos here and here.

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Mud house

Clicked from a moving vehicle on the way to Gupt Godavari in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. I found plenty of mud houses which looked more beautiful and different from those that I have seen elsewhere but unfortunately we were on a crowded vehicle and it was uncomfortable for me to shoot. This was the only one that I could manage but my naughty son put his hand right in front of the lens, so I had to chop off a portion of the image. Anyway, I think whatever is left is impressive enough.

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Rock-cut Jain statues - Gwalior Fort

These photos were taken at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Along the way to the Gwalior Fort are a series of rock-cut sculptures of Jain thirthankaras. These sculptures are supposedly from the mid 15th century.

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