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A plateau streaked with meandering rivers, surrounded by the mighty Vindhya and Satpura hill ranges and some of the richest tropical forests anywhere. That's Madhya Pradesh.
Sunny plains, orange blooms and the colourful, rustic, crinkly haired Bhils and the Gonds with their distinctive beliefs and customs, unchanged over centuries. That's Madhya Pradesh. An unique harmonious amalgam of ancient and modern. One of the oldest monuments in the history of Indian art - the 2200-year old Buddhist stupa at Sanchi-and the 20th century's contribution of Bhilai, the fast growing steel city. That too is Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh...open to your interpretation Madhya Pradesh is geographically the heartland of India. It means different things of different people. It has things to teach its visitors, and things which it would like its guests to unlearn. For Madhya Pradesh is a world which needs a mind wide open and free. Khajuraho-erotic to some and sublime to others. Mandu- to many tragic, to most joyous with love. Madhya Pradesh really is open to your interpretation. |
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The historic associations of Madhya pradesh go as far back as the 3rd century BC when Ashoka the Great laid the foundation of the Great Stupa at Sanchi- a popular Buddhist pilgrim attraction to this day.
After him, the Sungas remained in power between the 2nd and the 1st century BC and it was during this period that the Great Stupa was enlarged and new structures added. Then came the Gupta Empire (300-510 AD)which brought about a vigorous resurgence of art and culture- giving us a legacy of murals and sculpture, temples and monuments. And, after that, a succession of kings came and went, each leaving his own imprint on the region.
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Information: Courtesy Government of India
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Editor: Romola Butalia   (c) India Travelogue. All rights reserved. |