Places of Interest in Orchha - photos, details and travel help.
The palaces, temples and cenotaphs the Bundela rulers left along the Betwa.
🔍Built by Raja Bir Singh Deo in the 17th century to commemorate the visit of Emperor Jehangir to Orchha. Its strong lines are counterbalanced by delicate chhatris and trellis work.
🔍To the right of the quadrangle, built by Madhukar Shah, the deeply religious predecessor of Bir Singh Deo. Plain exteriors crowned by chhatris give way to interiors with exquisite murals on religious themes.
🔍Built for Rai Praveen, poetess and musician, and paramour of Raja Indramani. Sent to Delhi on the orders of Emperor Akbar, she so impressed him with the purity of her love that he sent her back to Orchha.
🔍The temple dedicated to Vishnu that rises above the town, one of the landmarks of the Orchha skyline.
🔍Laid out as a formal garden, testifying to the refined aesthetic of the Bundelas. A central row of fountains culminates in an eight-pillared palace pavilion, with a subterranean summer retreat below.
🔍Hardaul, a son of Bir Singh Deo, died to prove his innocence to his elder brother Jhujhar. After his martyrdom this prince was worshipped as a god, and villages across Bundelkhand still carry platforms raised to him.
🔍A small palace, almost in ruins today, and still a place of pilgrimage. Dhurjban, son of Jhujhar, embraced Islam on marrying at Delhi, spent his later life in prayer, and came to be revered as a saint.
🔍The royal cenotaphs of the Bundela rulers, standing together beside the Betwa.
🔍A memorial at Orchha, listed among the places of interest on the earlier site.
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