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Places of Interest in Shivpuri

The Scindia summer capital: palaces, cenotaphs and a lake on the edge of a national park.

The Madhav Vilas Palace🔍
001 Palace

The Madhav Vilas Palace

The summer palace of the Scindias, washed in a pale rose colour, with terraces and an iron staircase climbing to a tower that looks out over the town and the forest.

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George Castle🔍
002 Hunting lodge

George Castle

A hunting lodge built on a hilltop inside the national park for a visit by George V, set so that the whole sweep of forest is visible from its roof.

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Sakhya Sagar Lake🔍
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Sakhya Sagar Lake

A lake on the edge of the national park with a boat club built out over the water, and marsh crocodiles and birds along its shallows.

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Chhatri🔍
004 Cenotaphs

Chhatri

The marble cenotaphs raised by the Scindia family, set in a formal Mughal garden, with the shrines to Madhav Rao Scindia and the Maharani facing each other.

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01 How many places of interest are listed for Shivpuri?
Four: the Madhav Vilas Palace, George Castle, Sakhya Sagar Lake and the Chhatris.
02 What are the Chhatris at Shivpuri?
Marble cenotaphs raised by the Scindia family, set in a formal garden, with the memorials to Madhav Rao Scindia and the Maharani facing one another.
03 Why is it called George Castle?
It was built as a hunting lodge on a hilltop inside the national park for a visit by George V.
04 What is there to see at Sakhya Sagar Lake?
A boat club built out over the water, and marsh crocodiles and birdlife along the shallows at the edge of the national park.
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