Chanderi

How to reach Chanderi

1. Air : The nearest airports are at Bhopal (258 km) and Gwalior (259 km).
   
   
2. Rail : Lalitpur (36 km) and Jhansi (124 km) on the Delhi-Chennai and Delhi-Mumbai main line, are the convenient railheads. Ashok Nagar (46 km) and Mungaoli (38 km) also serve Chanderi.
   
   
3. Road : Chanderi is connected by bus with Gwalior, Indore, Guna, Shivpuri, Ashok Nagar, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Tikamgarh, Vidisha, Sanchi and Bhopal.

Accommodation

• Hotel Tana Bana
  
  
• Nearest Destinations from Chanderi :
  The Chanderi area is a center of Jain culture. There are a number of Jain places nearby- Gurilagiri (7 km), Aamanachar (29 km), Bithala (19 km), Bhamon (16 km), Khandargiri (5 km), Thruvanji (26 km) and Bhiyadant (14 km).

Shopping
Chanderi is famous for its brocades and muslins, especially for its hand-woven Chanderi sarees. Here, silk and cotton to create dazzling weaves, distinguished by beautiful borders. Usually in subtle hues, the Chanderi sarees have sophistication, which is very distinct and cannot be matched with any other sarees. In the silk Zari sarees, influences of the Varanasi style are visible. They generally have a rich gold border and two gold bands on the pallav. The more exclusive ones have gold checks with lotus roundels all over, which are known as butis.

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