Gwalior visit

From Jai Vilas Palace

Sun Temple Gwalior

What should someone who is outstation and travelling 20 days in a month do when he gets a 3 days break for Christmas?

I think he should travel some more. Hence, this vist to Gwalior and a few photographs from there.

The Archeology Museum in Mriganayani's Palace

Buddhist and Jain Rock cut caves in the hill

Gujari Rani (Mrignayani) Palace and fort above.

Man Singh met Mriganayani (his ninth wife) in a hunting expedition, where she saved his life. One of the terms of the marriage from the lady was that she would drink water from her forest river only. A canal was dug till the foot hill and hence her palace here while the main fort is visible at the hill top.

View of Gujari Rani's Palace from the Fort above.

Open Air Hall in Man Singh Palace.

The Pillars behind had oil lamps lit for the night, the screens had hundreds of glasses stuck and so the place would brighten up due to reflections in the night.

Music Hall (8 Screens above for 8 Queens)

Man Singh Palace








From Jai Vilas Palace

From Jai Vilas Palace

From Jai Vilas Palace

Rani Laxmibai's Samadhi

Tomb of Gaus Mohammad

Tomb of Tansen

One has to visit the Gwalior Fort and the ruins that lie therein with a learned guide to feel the pulsation and vigor of the love story of Man Singh with his ninth wife, the rustic ‘Mriga Nayani” who had killed a wild buffalo to save a stranger who happened to be the king.

Love, War, Jauhar- It’s all written there in these buildings, which themselves are in a most undesirable state of preservation under the ASI.

Despite being only about 120 kms from Agra, I had not been to Gwalior city before. I discovered it to be a must visit place with its beautiful buildings and sad stories around those.