A day at the Historical City of Gwalior !

Gwalior has been in my bucket list since long. And finally I could make this possible, all thanks to my dad.

We planned to include Gwalior in our Delhi-Agra-Mathura-Vrindavan trip since we ran out of time in our Madhya Pradesh trip. We started from Agra, reached Gwalior at around 10 in the morning and checked into Hotel Prahlad Inn(one of the best in Gwalior I believe)that I had prebooked online.Then we got ourselves fresh, took an auto and left for Gwalior Fort.

Gwalior sightseeing doesn't take too much time but yeah, there's a lot to visit.

Perhaps you can tick this up as one of the best places of Gwalior. The Gwalior Fort is situated around 20kms away from the main city. There's a gate on the way to the entrance of the fort after which Autos aren't permitted. Private cars are allowed after paying some nominal amount of fee ,but mostly it's the registered local cars which will take you up to the fort. They'll charge you around Rs.500/- for the entire ride(up and down). Up the mountains where the Gwalior Fort is situated, it's not just the fort but several sightseeing points which I will mention gradually.

The Gwalior Fort comprises of something that is popularly known by all as Bhool Bhulaiya, Raja Man Singh Palace and a museum.

If you really want to know about the history of the fort and the palace, it's advised to take a guide who will explain the entire history and story behind the Fort and the Palace.The guide will also take you deep down to certain places of the Bhool Bhulaiya where it's nearly impossible to by yourself and also there is high chance of losing your way inside. But in case you are aware of the history, there's no need to take a guide.

After we completed visiting the entire Fort,we moved on to the next spot, Sahastra Bahu temple(Gwalior). It's a temple built over a huge area and is more popularly known as the Sasbahu Temple.

The Sasbahu Temple was followed by a visit to Teli ka Mandir.From my entire Madhya Pradesh tour (barring Gwalior) in 2018, starting from Khajuraho to Ujjain including Amarkantak, Jabalpur and many more,all I could conclude is that the architecture of these temples is what astonishes and attracts tourists from all over the world;these are marvels in the eyes of people across the globe.The temples in Gwalior weren't an exception either.

A beautiful and historical pond in Gwalior,it was named after king Suraj Sen. There's a story behind this pond(or kund)which a guide or your driver can explain better.

Didn't have the Opportunity to visit this parvat as our route was different. But it's a place worth visiting in Gwalior.

This is the last point that comes in the entire round trip of Gwalior Fort area.Make sure you pay a visit to this gurdwara.

If you don't visit this palace,your Gwalior trip remains incomplete. A 19th century palace that is so well maintained,also holds entry for the tourists to its major part. The museum inside the palace(only to those parts tourists have accessibility) has been named after Maharaja H.H.Jiwajirao Scindia.

Entry to the museum is Rs.200/- for Indian tourists.The museum remains shut only on Mondays.

The palace is mainly famous for its large Durbar Hall,the reason it attracts people from all over the world.

The interior of the Durbar Hall is decorated with gilt and gold furnishings and adorned with a huge carpet and gigantic chandeliers. It is 100 feet long, 50 feet wide and 41 feet in height.Supposedly, eight elephants were suspended from the durbar (royal court) hall ceiling to check if it could cope with two 12.5m-high, 3.5-tonne chandeliers with 250 light bulbs, said to be the largest pair in the world.(Source:Google)