Orchha

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Orchha was founded in 1501 as the capital of the Bundela Rajput dynasty and stands, remarkably, almost as it was left when the court moved on — a ghost town of palaces, temples and cenotaphs on a peninsula in the Betwa River, largely un-modernised and unrenovated. The Orchha Fort complex includes the Jahangir Mahal — a three-storeyed structure with 236 chambers and 136 underground rooms — and the Raja Mahal with its extraordinary frescoed interiors. Orchha is also the only place in India where Lord Rama is worshipped as a reigning king rather than a deity: the Raja Ram Temple holds royal honours — a guard of honour, a flag and a gun salute — that no Hindu temple elsewhere offers.

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Festivals

Festivals in Orchha

Journeys

Tours Including Orchha

10 Days

October "“ March

Temples, Thrones & Holy Ghats

Delhi · Jaipur · Bharatpur · Agra · Orchha · Khajuraho · Varanasi · Delhi

• Amber Fort, City Palace and Jantar Mantar in Jaipur
• Evening choice: home-cooked family dinner or open-air 4×4 night tour of illuminated Jaipur
• Galta Ji pilgrimage site and Chand Baori stepwell at Abhaneri

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