My travels: Day 40, 41 (May-21 to 22) Orccha

We spent 4 full days in Lucknow with my grandmother and Bade Papa. After Lucknow, we left for Orchcha.

On our way, we got a glimpse of legendary Jhansi fort. The fort which was made famous by India's famous warrior queen, Rani Laxmibai. We didn't have time to go inside though. On Sonu Chacha's suggestion, we decided to go to Orchcha in MP. The city is a historian's dream. In all directions, one can see fortresses, temples and other royal monuments. It has so many stories to tell, that one cannot fit them in the small area given in a blog. One of the interesting stories is that of Madhukar Shah. Madhukar Shah became the king of Bundelkhand after the death of his beloved king, Bir Singh. In all of his monuments the confluence of Hindu and Muslim architecture can be seen. The temple he built for shri ram has a distinct mosque like look. Still, the type of the arches show the hindu culture. Combination of two cultures I observe often makes things look very good. However, according to a story, Lord Ram decided to stay at the place he first sat. Hence, the temple was used as a Krishna temple. The ram temple was built around the sitting place of ram.

In the Jehangir mehal, we saw a Sound and Light show. Compared to Golkonda, the show at Orchcha is much better. The sound effects are extremely good. Lighting to is done in an interesting way. Best of all, we three were the only visitors at the show as this was off season!! I loved the place very much.