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Shivpuri
Excursion
[ George Castle | Chhatris | Madhav
Vilas Palace | Sakhya Sagar Boat Club | Narwar
| Surwaya | Karera Bird Sanctuary
| Picchore | Kadwaha ]
George Castle
Jiwaji
Rao Scindia built the George Castle. The ideal time to visit the
castle is at sunset. The castle located at the central region of
the Park provides a wonderful panoramic view of Sakhya Sagar and
the forest around. This castle was built by the Gwalior royalty
for an overnight halt for tiger shooting by British King Geroge
V, while he was to pass that way during his visit to India in 1911.
It so happened that King could shoot a tiger on the way itself and
hence, moved ahead through the Madhav National Park.
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Chhatris
The
cenotaphs, the royal Chhatris are dedicated to Scindias in Shivpuri.
Scindia princes erected the graceful, intricately embellished Marble
chhatris (cenotaphs). The chhatris of Madhav Rao Scindia and dowager
queen Maharani Sakhya Raje Scindia, are facing each other across
a water tank in an enchanting blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural
styles, with their shikhara - type spires and Rajput and Mughal
pavilions. Ceremonially attired retainers, with flowers and incense
tend to both cenotaph house life-size images of the Scindias, and
these religiously, daily.
The place, in which the cenotaphs of the Scindias are set, is
a formal Mughal garden. It looks quiet under the flowering trees,
intersected pathways with ornamental balustrades and illuminated
by Victorian lamps.
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Madhav Vilas Palace
The Madhav Vilas Palace, which was the summer palace of the Scindias
looks intensely alluring, dressed in soft shade of rose pink. It
is popularly known, is attired with marble floors, iron columns,
graceful terraces and the Ganpati mandap. From the tall structure,
one can get a splendid view of Shivpuri town and Madhav National
Park itself. Now this grand palace has converted in to the training
center of Intelligence Bureau of Government of India, which is among
the few training centers of Intelligence Bureau.
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Sakhya Sagar Boat
Club
The
famous lakes Sakhya Sagar and Madhav Sagar were created on Manier
River in 1918. They are the reptile hideout; Marsh crocodile, Indian
Python and monitor lizard are some lakes known occupants at the
few yards of entrance of Madhav National Park. On the shores of
the lake and connected to it by a broad pier is a boat club, an
airy and delicate structure with glass panels. However, nowadays
the boating has been banned keeping in view the safety of lives
of tourists. Edging the forests of the Madhav National Park is the
Sakhya Sagar Lake, habitat of a variety of reptiles.
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Narwar
41 km from Shivpuri is the medieval fortress of Narwar. The fort
is situated atop a hill about 500 feet above ground level and has
an area of 8 sq. km. At one time, it was the capital of Raja Nal
of Naisadha, whose love for Damyanti has been mentioned in detail
in the Mahabharata. The architecture of the fort and palaces is
basically Rajput in style with flat ceiling, fluted columns and
multifoil arches. The inner walls of the palaces have been decorated
with bright paint and glass beads.
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Surwaya
This place is situated 21 km from Shivpuri. Noteworthy at this place
are the remains of a fort within which are housed three Hindu temples,
a monastery and a step-well. The three temples are dedicated to
Vishnu and reveal traces of extremely fine carvings.
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Karera Bird Sanctuary
45 km away on the Shivpuri-Jhansi road, the Karera Bird Sanctury
has been set up for the protection of the Great Indian Bustard.
It also houses a big population of the Black Buck.
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Picchore
Pichhore is 78 km from Shivpuri. The present fort
at the northern end of the Western Ghats was built in 1675 AD by
the Bundela ruler Rajaveer Vrashabh Dev Singh. The city earlier
known as Champa Nagari, was destroyed in 1313 AD during a fierce
battle between the Tomar and Rajput kings. Among the historical
spots, which still exist, are the bungalow of Raja Bhoj, the tomb
of Veer Jagat Singh in the Nageshwar mountains, Rasik Bihavi, the
temple of Ganesh built in 1734, and a huge lake.
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Kadwaha
Once a centre for the Shaivite cult, Kadwaha, 100
km from Shivpuri, is renowned for the remarkable remains of 14 brahmanical
temples, unknown elsewhere in the northern region of the State.
It also has an ancient two- storeyed monastery.
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