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Excursion
Museums
[ Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya |
Laxmi Narayan Temple and Museum | Regional
Science Centre | The Gujari Mahal Archaeological
Museum | The Mahatma Gandhi Hall | Central
Museum | The Vedha Shala (Observatory) | Kalidasa
Academy ]
Indira Gandhi
Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya
This is a unique Museum, in Bhopal spread over
200 acres of undulating land on the Shamla Hills on the Upper Lake
front. It is situated in a prehistoric site and may be the only
museum in the world strewn with numerous prehistoric painted rock
shelters. It is a post colonial museum of communities rather than
objects, dedicated to in situ revitalization of local knowledge
systems and life enhancing traditions rather than ex situ display
of objects. It is engaged in recollection rather than collection.
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Laxmi Narayan
Temple and Museum
Also
known as Birla Mandir, this beautiful Vaishnavite temple on the
Arera Hills has an excellent museum attached to it which houses
a collection of sculptures from Raisen, Sehore, Mandsour and Shahdol
districts of Madhya Pradesh. The stone sculptures are mainly of
Vishnu, Siva and their consorts and incarnations. There is also
a small selection of terracotta exhibits from Kausambi.
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Regional Science
Centre
This is basically a science museum, located on
the picturesque Shamala Hills, Regional Science Centre houses about
300 participatory exhibits distributed equally in 'Invention' &
'Fun Science' galleries, and a 'taramandal' (Planetarium).
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The Gujari Mahal
Archaeological Museum
In
Gwalior, this museum houses rare antiquities, some of them dating
back to the 1st century AD. Even though the fanatics Mughals have
defaced many of these, their perfection of form has survived the
ravages of time.
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The Mahatma Gandhi
Hall
This is one of the prettiest buildings in Indore.
Built in 1904 and originally named as King Edward Hall, it was renamed
as the Mahatma Gandhi Hall in 1948. This Indo-gothic structure is
made in seoni stone and its domes and steeples are the landmark
of Indore city.
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Central Museum
The Indore Museum houses the finest collection
of Parmar sculptures from Hinglajgarh. The Parmar style originated
here, and is characterized by proportioned figures, carefully and
elaborately depicted in stone. The museum is also known for its
collection of coins, arms and armour.
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The Vedha Shala
(Observatory)
Raja Jai Singh (1686-1743), who was a great scholar,
today built the observatory extant. He translated the works of Ptolemy
and Euclid into Sanskrit from Arabic. Ujjain enjoyed a position
of considerable importance in the field of astronomy. Great works
on astronomy such as the Surya Siddhanta and the Panch Siddhanta
were written in Ujjain. Astronomical studies are conducted through
the Department of Education and the ephemeris is published every
year. There is a small planetarium and a telescope to observe the
moon, Mars, Jupiter and their satellites. The observatory is also
used for weather forecasts.
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Kalidasa Academy
This academy was set up in Ujjain by the Government
of Madhya Pradesh to immortalize the memory of the great poet dramatist-Kalidasa.
The Academy complex consists of a theatre, museum, library, lecture
and seminary halls, mini stage for rehearsals, research facilities
for scholars, and a large open-air theater.
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