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Man Singh Palace in Gwalior Fort, also known as painted palace.

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Overview

The spotlight doesn’t hit Madhya Pradesh (MP) with quite the same brilliance as it shines on more celebrated neighboring states, so you can experience travel riches ranking with the best without that feeling of just following a tourist trail.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia, Indian Sub-Continent

    Kanha Tiger Reserve

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Madhya Pradesh is the king of the jungle when it comes to tiger parks, and Kanha is its most famous. The forests are vast, and while your chances of…

  • Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

    Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    If your only reason for visiting a tiger reserve in India is to see a tiger, look no further. A couple of days at Bandhavgarh should net you a tiger…

  • LAKSHMANA TEMPLE: Facade.Western Group, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India 1368163449 building, hindus, lakshmana, locations, madhya, outdoor, buildings, color, colour, daytime, exterior, exteriors, group, heritage, hindu, historic, historical, indian, outside, pradesh, site, temple, temples, travels, unesco, western, world

    Lakshmana Temple

    Khajuraho

    The large Lakshmana Temple took 20 years to build and was completed in about AD 954 during the reign of Dhanga, according to an inscription in its mandapa…

  • India, Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho, Vishvanath Temple dating from the 10th Century. (Photo by: Eye Ubiquitous/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

    Vishvanath Temple

    Khajuraho

    Believed to have been built in 1002, the Vishvanath Temple anticipates the plan and style of the Kandariya-Mahadev Temple. Dedicated to Shiva, it's a…

  • Kandariya-Mahadev Temple

    Kandariya-Mahadev Temple

    Khajuraho

    The 30.5m-long Kandariya-Mahadev, built between 1025 and 1050, is the largest Western Group temple and represents the high point of Chandela architecture…

  • An artist from the Kathakali School Society of Thrissur prepares backstage for his performance in a programme organised by Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum in Bhopal on June 18, 2018. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

    Tribal Museum

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Step through the looking glass into what feels like an enchanted forest at this surreal place that is unlike any museum you will have visited before…

  • Famous indian landmark - Gwalior fort in daytime. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Gwalior Fort

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Stretched majestically along the top of a 3km-long plateau overlooking Gwalior, the fort is a dominant, unmissable sight, full of fascinating palaces,…

  • Taj-Ul-Masajid mosque

    Taj-ul-Masjid

    Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh

    Bhopal’s third female ruler, Shah Jahan Begum, wanted to create the largest mosque in the world, so in 1877 she set about building the Taj-ul-Masjid…

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