One of such palace is Rai Praveen Mahal. This palace was built in honor of the ‘Nightingale of Orchha’, Rai Praveen. As per the legend when she had been to Emperor Akbar's court, she was lured by him to stay back in his court by denouncing her King of Orchha. But she returned back to Orchha without accepting the Emperor's offer.
Built in 1618 using circa by then Maharaja Indrajit Singh is a three-storeyed palace. The second floor is decorated with the poses and postures of Indian dance. A octagonal shaped lush garden, with shrubs and flowerbeds developed in many artistic shapes, surrounds the palace.
In the landscape beyond the palace various small temples and Betwa river can be seen.
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I learn here the history from your country :-)
Thanks for that !!!
I wish I could see those poses and postures of Indian dance ;-)
(Next time maybe !!)
:)
Just beautiful, of course. There are so many special places in your country. The only problem is the great distances to travel between sites!
Another marvelous and interesting post as always, Rajesh! Love your photo! Such a lovely place! Hope you have a wonderful week!
Sylvia
In addition to being an impressive fort the garden looks so beautiful and extensive surrounding the palace.
Looks like a beautiful place and a wonderful garden. Wonderful photo!
Rajesh: Neat photo of the fort from above.
You show us many magnificent structures in India. They are all so lovely. Thank you and thank you for stopping by my blog.
I enjoyed seeing and hearing about some of the interesting things in your country. So glad you shared and visited my blog.
Another interesting post. Have you taken count on how many of these historical places/forts/palaces in India you've visited?
Such a wonderful place, especially with the beautiful gardens as well.
wow that is huge! and you really got a good place to shoot it from!
Magnificent! Cannot describe with words!
u have travelled whole India i guess ... beautiful pic. n nice info about Orccha !!
What a gorgeous place!
Beautiful capture of the palace.
So much interesting history and culture!
Love that green and rolling landscape around the fort. Very pretty.
What a wonderful perspective of a beautiful place.. amazing.
Wow, that's some impressive palace. Beautiful.
Lovely and lush!
What a view! Great shot!
beautiful pic
Very imposing looking.
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Neat stuff. Thanks for taking me East!
a very interesting place y0u have s0 many beautiful place to explore!
Brought back memories from my trip to orchha :)
It is so green - beautiful! It would be lovely to see the Indian dance poses - so graceful.
very interesting post too. so many things to learn
Beatiful photo!
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Exactly how is an Indian fairy tale palace presents, thank you for this very interesting information.
great blog! thanks for stopping by la dolce vita!!
I love that everything so green and luscious. I also love that one can gaze into the distance on your picture, that is rare.;)
xo
Great palace and wonderful view!
It is great to see a lot of green. So beautiful.
very fine view :)
Great view about the palace and beyond. Nice post :)
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It's beautiful view of the photo, yuor country has hidden beauty of all the great sceneries. Thanks for sharing them...
Oh so pretty...Happy MYM!
that's very classic place. i love this kind of scenery .
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That is a nice shot for the Fort. Is the Fort owned my one family? Happy Monday!
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