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Willettsworld Says: Orchha is a small village with big history. It's located about 18km away from Jhansi in northern Madhya Pradesh which itself is 400km (240 miles) south of Delhi. I came here on the train from Gwalior via Jhansi where I took a bus to Orchha and then I went on to...
Willettsworld Says: This is the main entrance into the fort. The fort has a total of ten gates (Darwaza's). These include Khande Rao, Datia, Unnao, Jhirna, Lakshmi Sagar, Orchha, Sainyar, Baragaon and Bhander gates.
Rani Lakshmi Bai jumping point
Willettsworld Says: After the death of the king who had no son, the British virtually took over the administration. The independently minded queen was not content with the allowance given to her in compensation. When there rose an opportunity for revolt, she led the sepoys in the mutiny for...
Willettsworld Says: Freedom fighters deemed to be dangerous during the independence struggle of 1857 were kept imprisoned here by the British. It was actually built as a prison by the Marathas.
Willettsworld Says: Rani Lakshmi Bai lived here with her husband the king, Raja Gangadhar Rao. After he died, she lived at the Rani Mahal situated near the fort. This building was originally a five storey building built by Raja Bir Singh Deo during his period (1611-1627) but now only three...
Willettsworld Says: This is the tomb of Gulam Gaus Khan, the main gunner during the freedom struggle of 1857, Moti Bai, a woman gunner and Khudabuksh, a horse rider.
Willettsworld Says: This temple was constructed during Naru Shankar's period which reflects the composition of local and Bundella Maratha style of architecture. Rani Lakshmi Bai worshipped here. The main Shivalinga is made of granite stone.
Willettsworld Says: This was the place where criminals facing death sentences were hanged during King Gangadhar Rao's time.
Willettsworld Says: Rani Lakshmi Bai used to visit this garden with her friends to entertain herself. The British converted it into an armoury.
Willettsworld Says: Raja Raghunath Rao built this area for his brother who was very fond of drama and the arts. The central structure was profusely decorated with floral and geometrical designs in stucco. The roof of the Baradari was formed like a pond from where it used to sprinkle in all...
Willettsworld Says: It is presumed that this canon has the strength of the god, Bhawani which is how it got its name. A sign says the barrel's mouth has the design of a crocodile's mouth while the lateral portion is designed like an elephants face. The canon measures 5m long by 60cm wide and...
Willettsworld Says: This temple is situated at the northern entrance of the fort. Rani Lakshmi Bai, (1828-58, the queen of the old state of Jhansi), used to worship here regularly. The ceiling was profusely decorated, remains of which are still visible.
Willettsworld Says: This is the biggest canon within the fort and it was operated by Gulam Gaus Khan who was a warrior under Rani Lakshmi Bai. It measures 5.5m long, 1.8m wide and the barrel has a diameter of 60cm. It was used in the freedom struggle of 1857 but at one point it failed to fire...
Willettsworld Says: This fort, built on Bangra Hill, commands a dominating view over the city owing to its strategic and ideal location. It was built by Bundella chief Bir Singh Ju Deo in 1613 and later, it was occupied by the Mughals, Marathas and the British respectively. In 1729-30, Maratha...
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popoze Says: The restaurant Kaleva offers palatable vegetarian dishes in Indian, Continental and Chinese cuisine. La Carte serves a lavish buffet opens for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel offers facilities of room service, money exchange, laundry, doctor on call and safe...
This place was just down across the road from where I was staying in Station Road so it was very handy. I can't actually remember what I had to eat here or anything much about it, which is either a good thing or bad thing. Even though the sign says they do breakfast, they weren't open earlier enough so I went and had breakfast in a posh hotel next door, (Hotel Shrinath Palace), and had a mushroom omlette and a coffee all by myself which came to Rs55.
Written Jun 9, 2007
Address: Station Rd
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I noticed this building near where I was staying on Station Rd with a sign saying "Saki Bar" so I went in to investigate as the word Bar sprang out at me. And indeed, it was a bar, complete with a bar counter with a row of scotch, gin and vodka bottles, tables and chairs and a quieter area to the right with a few more tables and chairs. This was the first bar I'd seen since being in India - 29 days. I ordered a large 650ml bottle of Kingfisher for just Rs60 from the menu that also listed about 20 different types of Scotches, as well as rum's, gins, beers and vodkas.
Written Jun 9, 2007
Address: Station Rd
Tempo's & buses to/from Orchha
Willettsworld Says: After arriving in Jhansi on the train, I took an auto rickshaw to the bus station where I got directed to a really old rickety looking bus that was heading to Orchha, a small village about 20km away. The bus was really full, as they tend to be, and I managed to find room on...
Willettsworld Says: There are some buses that leave from outside the train station to Khajuraho. The bus I took was pretty much the same as others I'd been on except that the seats were foam cushion seats and not the bone hard ones on previous trips. We left Jhansi on very bumpy roads with the...
Willettsworld Says: Jhansi lies on the main New Delhi-Bhopal railway line and so is very easy to get to from either Delhi or Agra. I came by train from Gwalior on the Shatabdi express (train No.2002) and took another train out of Jhansi to Lucknow after visiting Orchha and Khajuraho. A train...
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Jhansi is located about 400km (240 miles) south of Delhi in northern Uttar Pradesh. It's very easy to get to as it's on the main New Delhi-Bhopal railway line but is often overlooked as a tourist...
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