{"id":2717,"date":"2014-09-17T09:45:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T04:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2014-09-17T09:45:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-17T04:15:56","slug":"orcha-fort-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/orcha-fort-an\/","title":{"rendered":"Orcha, Fort and Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orcha<\/strong>\u00a0a small sleepy town on the banks of river\u00a0<\/b>Betwa<\/strong>\u00a0but it was once the capital of the mighty\u00a0<\/b>Bundelkhand \u00a0State of Madhya Pradesh .<\/strong>
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Orcha , Madhya Pradesh<\/p><\/div>
\nFounded by the\u00a0<\/span>King\u00a0Rudra Pratap Singh<\/strong>, a\u00a0<\/span>Rajput ruler of Bundelkhand ,\u00a0<\/strong>was<\/span> the first king of Orcha<\/strong> and built the Fort in 1501 AD ,\u00a0\u00a0a warrior tribe, whose \u00a0ancestors \u00a0one young\u00a0<\/span>Rajput<\/strong>\u00a0prince \u00a0sacrificed his life for a \u00a0Goddess,\u00a0<\/span>Vrindavasini<\/strong>, in return, the Goddess blessed \u00a0that he and all his descendants would come to be known as the<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>‘Bundelas’<\/strong>, meaning,<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>‘those who gave blood’<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Orchha Bundelas<\/strong>\u00a0came to be known as the chief of the<\/span>\u00a0<\/b>Bundela clan<\/strong>.<\/span>
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Orcha Fort & Palace<\/p><\/div>
\nThe succeeding rulers, the most notable was\u00a0Raja Bir Singh Ju Deo<\/strong>\u00a0who built the exquisite\u00a0<\/b>Jehangir Mahal<\/strong>, in the 17th century, to celebrate the visit of\u00a0Emperor Jehangir<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0Orcha,\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0a tiered palace crowned by graceful Chhatris. The whole Mahal is decorated beautifully with different geometric patterns and paintings of peacocks and flowers<\/strong> which represent the finest flowering of the Bundela school of painting<\/strong>.\u00a0From here the view of soaring temple spires and cenotaphs is spectacular. \u00a0the mother of Jahangir<\/strong> was also a Rajput, Jodha<\/strong>. It is with this in mind that the Rajput king of Orcha had built the\u00a0Jahangir Mahal<\/strong>.
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Ceiling Paintings Raja Mahal Orcha<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Durbar-e-Khas<\/strong>, or the Durbar Hall, is situated on the first floor of the palace and is surrounded by high battlement walls. It is well fortified, and right above it are a number of musket holes through which the enemy was shot at. The Diwan-i-Am<\/strong> is an assembly hall where the king often held meetings with his council of ministers.
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Jahangir Mahal Orcha<\/p><\/div>
\nRani Mahal<\/strong> \u00a0is famous for its lovely paintings and unique architecture. Rani Mahal<\/strong>, was the royal residence of the Queen of Raja Madhukar Shah<\/strong>. A great devotee of Lord Ram<\/strong>, the queen decorated her bedroom with murals featuring scenes from the epics. The exquisite paintings of Bhim and a bird flying with elephants<\/strong> are really fantastic.
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Wall and ceiling paintings Orcha<\/p><\/div>
\nThe Rai Praveen Palace<\/strong>\u00a0was constructed by Prince Indrajit Singh<\/strong> for his beloved \u00a0of three stories. The walls of the central hall on the second story bear many paintings depicting the several moods of the Rai Praveen<\/strong>. The palace is combined with a garden divided into two parts wall and which is popularly known as Anand Mahal Bag (Garden)<\/strong>. The Rai Praveen<\/strong> was a great beauty whose main accomplishments were dancing, horse riding and poetry. The famous poet Keshavdas<\/strong> has compiled Kavi priya<\/strong> to honor Rai Praveen<\/strong> and praised her beauty.
\nIn the\u00a0<\/b>Laxminarayan Temple<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/b>Raj Mahal<\/strong>, vibrant murals encompassing a variety of religious and secular themes, bring the walls and ceilings to rich life.\u00a0Long tapering structures of temples and places act as the major landmark of this small town .
\nRaja Rudra Pratap<\/strong>\u00a0started the work on\u00a0Raja Mahal<\/strong>\u00a0but after his death in 1531, his son\u00a0<\/b>Bharath Chand<\/strong>\u00a0did the main portion of the palace but it was completed\u00a0<\/b>Raja\u00a0\u00a0Madhukar Shah<\/strong>\u00a0,\u00a0one of the finest examples of\u00a0Mughal architecture<\/strong>. It has the typical\u00a0\u201cjali\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0lattice<\/strong>\u00a0work at the entrance ,\u00a0a square shaped palace, divided into two beautiful courtyards. The outer courtyard has some beautiful arches, while the inner ones have some of the most beautiful paintings.
\nRam Raja Temple ,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b>it is the only place in India where the Lord Ram is worshiped as a King in a Palace receives the Guard of Honor every day , Raja Ram is seated in a Padama Asan<\/strong> with the left leg crossed \u00a0on to right thigh ,\u00a0\u00a0has a sword in his right hand and a shield in the other , Mata Sita<\/strong> is on the left \u00a0brother Laxman<\/strong>\u00a0on the right ,\u00a0Maharaj Sugreev<\/strong> , Narsingh Bhagwan<\/strong> and \u00a0Durga Maa<\/strong> are also present in the darbar on the right side ,\u00a0\u00a0Hanumaan ji<\/strong> and Jamwant ji<\/strong> are praying just below Mata Sita<\/strong>.
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Chaturbhuj Temple , Raja Ram Idols were to be kept here<\/p><\/div>
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\nOriginally the Chaturbhuj temple<\/strong> was built to place the Idols of Lord Ram<\/strong> but when Idol \u00a0was brought from Ayudhya<\/strong> it was kept at the Queens Palace \u00a0the Ranibas<\/strong> or the Rani Mahal<\/strong> to be installed at Chaturbhuj Temple<\/strong> which is right next to the palace \u00a0but next day it could not be removed and since then Lord Ram<\/strong> is being worshiped as Raja Ram<\/strong> \u00a0at the palace .
\nThere are fourteen Chatries<\/strong> or memorials\u00a0\u00a0constructed as a mark of respect for the imperial blue blood of the mighty rulers of Bundelkhand<\/strong> dynasty.\u00a0The royal tombs of Maharajas<\/strong>,\u00a0Chhatris<\/strong> are placed on a elevated platform\u00a0three floors buildings are open on all sides, have domes or pinnacles.
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Royal Family cremation site , Chattries banks of River Betwa<\/p><\/div>
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Orcha\u00a0a small sleepy town on the banks of river\u00a0Betwa\u00a0but it was once the capital of the mighty\u00a0Bundelkhand \u00a0State of Madhya Pradesh . Founded by the\u00a0King\u00a0Rudra Pratap Singh, a\u00a0Rajput ruler of Bundelkhand ,\u00a0was the first king of Orcha and built the Fort in 1501 AD ,\u00a0\u00a0a warrior tribe, whose \u00a0ancestors \u00a0one young\u00a0Rajput\u00a0prince \u00a0sacrificed his life for … →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,13,16,18,21,1],"tags":[152,271,300,315,502,722,1106,1151,1189,1396,1616,1683,1718,1799,2069,2082,2191,2214,2221,2223,2224,2229,2231,2266],"class_list":["post-2717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture","category-history","category-humanity","category-monuments","category-people","category-religious-belief","category-uncategorized","tag-architecture-2","tag-beautiful","tag-bharath-chand","tag-bhim","tag-chaturbhuj-temple","tag-durbar-hall","tag-india","tag-jahangir-mahal","tag-jehangir-mahal","tag-king-rudra-pratap-singh","tag-lord-ram","tag-madhya-pradesh","tag-maharaj-sugreev","tag-mata-sita","tag-orchha-bundelas","tag-padama-asan","tag-prince-indrajit-singh","tag-rai-praveen","tag-raja-bir-singh-ju-deo","tag-raja-madhukar-shah","tag-raja-mahal","tag-raja-ram","tag-raja-rudra-pratap","tag-rani-mahal"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/promarktravels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}