City: Madhya Pradesh
Top Things to do in Madhya Pradesh
Top Hotels in Madhya Pradesh
- 1. Essentia Luxury Hotel
- 2. WelcomHeritage Golf View
- 3. AM Hotel Kollection: The Summer House, Pachmarhi
- 4. Park Inn by Radisson Gwalior
- 5. The Pench International
- 6. Fairyland Clarks Inn
- 7. Renest Bandhavgarh Meadows
- 8. Vraksh Resort - Best Resort In Pench National Park
- 9. Hotel Adarsh Palace
- 10. Playotel Premier Vijay Nagar
Things to do in Madhya Pradesh, India: The Best History Museums
Madhya Pradesh (MP; /ˈmʌdjə prəˈdɛʃ/ ( listen); meaning Central Province) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore with Jabalpur, Gwalior, and Ujjain being the other major cities. Nicknamed the "Heart of India" due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second-largest state in the country by area. With over 75 million inhabitants, it is the fifth-largest state in India by population. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. Its total area is 308,252 km. Before 2000, when Chhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state, Singoli and Konta, was 1500 km. Konta is presently in Sukma district of Chattisgarh state.
Restaurants in Madhya Pradesh
1. Khajuraho Temples
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,700 reviews
Magnificent temples built between 950 A.D. and 1050 A.D.
Reviewed By rambabuyarlagadda - Lafayette, United States
These temples especially the ones in the western group of temples are well preserved and are wonderful examples of the best temple architecture. One thing that is really unique in Khajuraho is that daily life in contemporary time is depicted beautifully in sculptures on the walls. Gives the best historical evidence of how liberated and equal partners women were to men in the Sanatana Dharma culture prior to Islamic invasions. One has to get over the superficial view of eroticism to get to the real meaning behind the sculptures and get the concept of transforming sexual energy into spiritual energy. A good guide with a spiritual understanding of the temple sculptures would be very helpful.
2. Madhya Pradesh Tribal Museum
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5.0 based on 317 reviews
Reviewed By UdayRoman - Bhopal, India
Its and amazing experience to visit M P Tribal Musium. I interacted with the batch of Manipur and Naga Tribes. Saw their Art, Dance and the way they mingle with common people. They are very loving in nature and were overwhelmed visiting Bhopal. Surely visit the Musium. The M P Government has created a platform for remotest tribes to showcase their talent. Excellent indeed!
3. State Museum of Madhya Pradesh
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By curatorofmemories - Hyderabad, India
This is a pretty large museum with several galleries. It is simply overwhelming to visit all the galleries in one single day. Therefore plan to spend 2-3 hours daily for 3-4 days to see all the exhibits in detail. There is a small entry fee and small fee for taking photographs. There is also a small souvenir shop on the campus.
4. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya - National Museum of Mankind
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4.5 based on 282 reviews
Reviewed By abhinishv - Secunderabad, India
The entry ticket of the exhibition on various tribal culture is Rs.50 per person. There is lot of parking place inside the premises and the exhibition is spread over a large area. The place has a canteen, a central museum & a big auditorium. Here houses of various tribal cultures have been replicated including some handicrafts too. The whole activity may take approx 2 hours since a lot of walking is involved. It's recommended to park your vehicle next to the central museum. A must visit for children.
5. Remember Bhopal Museum
6. Archaeological Museum
7. Gujari Mahal Archaeological Museum
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 83 reviews
Reviewed By Singh_Blog
Without any doubts must visit , for Artefacts, sculptures, deigns , old Weapons and Historical edge . This is situated in lower area of Fort . You will easily approach with your own vehicle and parking area is in front of gate . The weapons viewing zone is closed which is in underground halls , in COVID time. Presented lot of artefacts , sculptures and so on things in whole of area. Lots of LIPI/Language of old times are presented also. Must wear easy shoes. Do not allow the bags inside main area. "Ticket - Applicable" "Ticket for camera - Applicable" You can not visit if you do not have around 1-2 hours . You like if you seen also with all details . Best visiting time just 2 hours before closing time . so better to go around 3.30 pm and just stay till closing time and evening time vies of open and jungle area with full of peacocks voices , is so good.
8. Archaeological Museum Khajuraho
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4.0 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By chow69 - Bhopal, India
The Archaeological Museum in Khajuraho is in two parts. The older museum is located near the hotel Headquarter Khajuraho opposite the ShivSagar Lake, This is being gradually emptied and the artifacts are being shifted to a newly constructed swanky building near the Circuit House. We visited both the museums during our recent trip to Khajuraho. This new museum is just the place from where one should start one's Khajuraho Tour. The ticket to visit the Archaeological Museum is the same which is used to visit the Western Group of Temples. No one will tell you about this, as there are very few visitors to the museums. With constant excavation being carried out in and around Khajuraho by the Archaeological Survey of India, it is logical the have museums to showcase their finds. The old museum has 5 major galleries, namely the Vaishnav, Shaivait, Jaina, Miscellaneous and one more. The new museum presently has only one gallery, which is beautifully laid out and extremely well labelled. The museum is to have a total of six galleries, but work is moving at extremely slow pace, due to the shortage of funds. We visited these museums on our last day in Khajuraho. Frankly it is recommended that one should visit the new museum first in order to gain a better understanding of what will be visible in the temples. Most of the guides make up stories which give one a different picture of Khajuraho, at least ours did. The museum would clear all misconceptions in advance and equip a visitor with adequate knowledge prior to seeing the temples..
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