Gwalior - The Music City
- Publishing Date: 04-Mar-2018
- Category: Day Trips
- Starting Date: 01-Jan-2017
- No of Days: 2 Days
- Location: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Gwalior - Is my home town, I spend 28 years of my life in this city. From last 3 years I am in Noida but this city remains in my heart. I grow up in this city, I did all my studies in this city.
Travel bug bites me first time in this city. Gwalior is surrounded by mountains from all the sides and its history is very interesting. For the sake of traveling I have started blogging on the famous places of this city on a travel blogging platform, so that people from all over the world get to know about this place and the response was really good. And the journey continues...
Let's start the journey of a beautiful city which is also known as Music City. I will tell you why.
Distance of Gwalior from different major cities:
Delhi: 327 Kilometers
Bhopal: 430 Kilometers
Mumbai: 1080 Kilometers
Chennai: 1867 Kilometers
Kolkata: 1261 Kilometers
Gwalior comes under the North Central zone of Indian Railway, trains going towards Bhopal from Delhi take the same route on which Gwalior is there, after Agra the major city is Gwalior on the Delhi Bhopal railway track. Most of the trains have stopped here. Apart from this the famous Indian Railway train Maharaja is also having a stop here.
I am not going to tell you the history of this city as this is available on Wikipedia. OK let's come forward to the question - Why this city is known as Music City?
All of us are aware of the world-famous singer Tansen. He was born in a small village i.e. Behat near Gwalior in 1506 in the family of Shri Mukund Mishra. He took the music training from his music teacher Shree Haridas Swami and started singing in the same city and because of this Gwalior is also known as Music City. Gwalior is also having a music university where one can do a degree course in the same. Tansen Samaroh celebrated every year in the month of December in Behat village of Gwalior district, Madhya Pradesh. It is a 4 day musical extravaganza. Artist and music lovers from all over the world gather here to pay tribute to the Great Indian Musical Maestro Tansen. The event is organized near the tomb of Tansen by the Academy of the department of culture, Government of Madhya Pradesh. Artists from all over India are invited to deliver vocal and instrumental performances. To know more about this festival, click here (http://tansensamaroh.com/)
Let's go forward to the places for which the city is known for:
Gwalior fort and it's light and sound show:
Gwalior fort is the tallest among the neighbors forts. According to Mughal Emperor Babar, Gwalior fort is like a pearl among all other forts. Due to its importance Indian Postal Department have also published a postal ticket on Gwalior fort (http://www.istampgallery.com/the-forts-of-india/). The mountain on which Gwalior fort is built is known as Gopachal Parvat. The best way to know about the history of this fort is to watch the Light and Sound show organized on the fort itself. Light and Sound show is organized by Madhya Pradesh Tourism on fort in English and Hindi, duration of this show is 45 minutes and the voice used for narration of the story is of the superstar Amitabh Bachan. This show will take you to the historical time by using the different sound and light effect, during this show the fort is illuminated by different colors of light and that is an amazing view.
Gurdwara Data Bandi Chorh:
Gurdwara Data Bandi Chorh Sahib, Gwalior, associated with imprisonment of Guru Har Gobind Sahib in Gwalior Fort and his celebrated release in which he managed to win the freedom of 52 Rajas (Kings) who had long suffered imprisonment in the Fort.
Gujari Mahal:
Also known as the museum of Gwalior fort.
Scindia Palace:
Scindia Palace is also known as Jai Vilas palace, this palace was made during 1900 by Scindia family based on European architecture. The different things related to the family of the Scindia are placed here in which the chandelier from Belgium and BMW's 3 wheel car are the famous among all of them.
Pathar ki Bawadi:
There are so many caves present in the base of Gopachal Parvat and these caves are having so many idols present. There are the tallest Jain idols from the ancient history. The bawadi is situated nearby these caves, and it is locked by the Archaeological Survey of India due to some security reasons. The water is clear and its coming from the pores in the earth.
Statue of Rani Laxmi Bai:
This statue was buit in the fond memory of Rani Laxmi Bai in the middle of city nearby the Gwalior fort. It is surrounded by a park the fort is clearly visible from this place.
Tansen Tomb:
The tomb is situated in the market of Hazira. There is a park available in which one can sit and enjoy the beauty of this place.
Tighra Dam:
Tighra dam was built as a reservoir to fulfill the water requirements of localities in 1916. It is situated 23 Kilometers from the Gwalior city and it is like a picnic spot. It looks more beautiful during rainy day's. Madhya Pradesh Tourism is working to make this place as a water sport tourism hub and during rainy season when the water level is good enough they are providing different kind of water sports facility there like motor boat, peddle boat etc. Madhya Pradesh Tourism is also having a restaurant there.
Devkho:
Devkho is also situated nearby Tighra and its a beautiful place having less crowd as it's a kind of no man's land. There are no sign boards available to get the idea of road only local villagers can help you find the way. There are some Ashrams and temple with a small lake available in this place. During rainy season this place is like heaven on earth as so many waterfalls started in rainy season that makes this place so beautiful. The place is having so many monkey's.
Bhadawna Waterfall:
This waterfall is located around 25 kilometers from city. During rainy season one can see so many waterfalls in this place. There is a Shiv temple on which the water falls in a constant flow during all the 12 months. The place is a very good picnic spot.
Amma Maharaj ki Chhatri:
Pic credit: www.india-tour-guide.co.uk
This place is situated at Katora Tal road. This place is having so many statues of the family member's of Scindia. The place is covered by a well maintained park and one can enjoy some good time here.
Sun Temple:
It is like a copy of the famous Sun Temple in Konark built by the famous industrialist GD Bidla in 1988. This place is just 1 kilometer from Pinto Park. This temple is located in the middle of a beautiful park and its worth watching.
Sheetla Mata Mandir:
This temple is located around 20 kilometers from the city and is located under a dense forest with mountains as well. It's a center of faith from many years for the local peoples. During navratra the people's from all over the city come here by walking and singing devotional songs.
Gwalior Zoo:
The zoo is situated nearby Phoolbag and is managed by the Municipal Cooperation of Gwalior. This place is having so many animals and different varieties of birds etc. This is just like a big park having so much greenery that makes this place a perfect place to roam during summers as well. This is a perfect place for children.
Maharaj Bada:
Maharaj Bada is also known as Jiyaji Chowk, and was built by the Scindia family. This place is having a small park and it looks beautiful in the evening under the different types of light work. There are so many shops available nearby this place where one can enjoy different varieties of food.
Apart from these, there are so many tourist places available in the outskirts of city:
1. Sonagiri Parvat (Jain Temple)
2. Sultangarg Waterfall
3. Sankua
4. Mitawali
5. Padhavali
6. Kakanmath
7. Shani Temple in Sanichara
8. Bateshwar
9. Patiya Wale Baba Ashram
10. Ratangarh Temple
11. Rawatpura Sarkar Ashram
12. Kanherjhiri
I will take you to all these places through my blog.
Note: Tansen Residency, a hotel managed by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism provides a package in which their own vehicle will take you to the different tourist places and it's the best option to roam with in the city.
Pic Credit: google.com
Happy traveling
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