Orcha Fort

Orcha is very vast and wonderful place for picnik,good quality time spend with family,friends and better half.nlovely and good Place

Amazing historical place..nGreenery all around and the place is full of temples . situated along the Betwa river.nWell now let me give you a little tour to the small city Orcha is a city having its origin during the medieval times of 16th Centaury built by Bundela rulers and has many old timed palaces and temples reflecting grand old beauty, which existed in those times. The City was built by a Rajput leader Rudra Pratap Singh. He chose Orcha city as the capital, because it was on the Banks of Betwa river.Near the rivers are the chatris which give a super look to the citynRam Raja Temple :This palace turned temple has a charming legend attached to it.Madhukar shah’s was Krishna bhakt and his wife was ram bhakt so once they had a difference in opinion on their visit to ayodhya or Mathura .Finally the king said if you could bring back lord ram with you then only enter back in the kingdom.The queen did months of tapasya on the bank of river near ayodhya when after months no result then she decided to commit suside then lord ram cam statchu was there in her lap .Lord posed conditions 1.I will stay where ever you keep me first 2.I will be the king of city so no one else will receive the salami till iam there. And finally since the chaturbhuj temple was in final touching not ready to shift lord so queen kept it their kitchen and that’s it no one was able 2 move it from there .also till date evenif some officer/politician takes Gun salami here then that’s their last salami on post people there shared few names too. ;)nToday, with its soaring spires and palatial architecture, the temple is surely one of the most unusual in India. It is also the only one in the country where Rama is worshipped as a king(Raja).nChaturbhuj Temple :Built upon a massive stone platform and reached by a steep flight of steps, the temple was specially constructed to enshrine the image of Rama that remained in the Rama Raja Temple but Lord Raja ram had other plans for him selfnThe Rai Praveen Mahal palace built as a memorial to the singer & dancer rai parveen who had the guts and style to answer the king Akbar and come back to her landnNow this is really interesting piece of architecture as it is shaped in the form of a Vulture (garud) .. more or less like a Triangle from out while it is square from inside . Matching with the exterior craftsmanship, the interiors have exhibits of finest paintings of those times.And the amazing detailed paintings of vegetable colors telling entire Ramayan and Mahabharat and what Vishnu avtars and what not on the ceilings is just mindblowing. In some parts you can really see the darkness of the colors being painted since they are not much effected by the light or cliamate . The Laxminarayan Temple has very rich coloured paintings on the wall reflecting art depiction of themes based on the religion followed by the local people and other independent thoughts of the medieval times.

A beautiful visit.nThe fort complex, accessed from an arched causeway, leads to a large gateway followed by a large quadrangular open space which is surrounded by palaces such as Raja Mahal or Raja Mandir, Sheesh Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, a temple, gardensnThe fort complex is located in the Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh in the erstwhile state of Orchha. The fort complex is within an island formed by the confluence of the Betwa River and Jamni River in Orchha town. Approach to the complex from the eastern part of the market in the town is through a multiple arched bridge with 14 arches built in granite stones .nThe fort was built following the founding of the Orchha State in 1501 AD by Rudra Pratap Singh.(1501–1531), a Bundela Rajput.The palaces and temples within the fort complex were built over a period of time by successive Maharajas of the Orchha State. Of these, the Raja Mandir or Raja Mahal was built by Madhukar Shah who ruled from 1554 to 1591. Jahangir Mahal and Sawan Bhadon Mahal were built during the reign of Vir Singh Deo ( 1605–1627).

This place is lovely. I was there with my family. The place is awesome. It includes total of 3 different places. I would recommend you to hire a tourist guide we got one at 200/- INR. So just check around and have fun. This place has a lot of history. I would definitely recommend this place.

Excellent place for weekend trip