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Vidisha Madhya Pradesh
Welcome To Bhilsa, Architectural Marvels
Widely known for its architectural marvels, Vidisha is located in the state of Madhya
Pradesh and is resplendent with religious and historical monuments. It is the commercial
town in Vidisha district. The city was formerly known as Bhilsa and is the administrative
headquarters of the district.
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Vidisha travel guide is incomplete without a mention of the exquisite experience
that the city can give to the tourists. Vidisha represents a distinctive and enduring
appeal to the viewers with its magnificent memento of the splendid past. One can
see a clear picture of its past from the remnants of the big monuments and magnificent
temples, which reminds of the different dynasties. Vidisha was an important trade
centre between 5th and 6th centuries during the reign of the Guptas, the Sungas,
the Satavahanas and the Nagas.
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Sanchi
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Situated at a distance of just 10 Kms from Vidisha, Sanchi is a small religious
village which is famous as one of the vital pilgrimage places of Buddhists. It houses
various Buddhist monuments that belong to the 3rd and 12th centuries. It is well
known for Sanchi Stupa which was constructed under the reign of Emperor Ashoka.
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Udaigiri Caves..
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At just 9 Kms from Vidisha, Udayagiri Caves are archaeological caves which are now
under the authority of the Archaeological Survey of India. These are very ancient
caves and were extracted when Vidisha was the regional capital of the Gupta kingdom.
There are various small temples in and around the caves of Udayagiri.Massive rock-cut
sculpture depicting Vishnu in his Varaha incarnation at the Udayagiri Caves, near
Vidiśā, carved when the city was a provincial capital of the Gupta Empire
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Holiodorus Piller..
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It is a stone column also known as Heliodorus Pillar and was founded in 110 BC.
It is devoted to Lord Vasudeva. The pillar contains a figure of Garuda, and bears
two writings, written in the Brahmi script.
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Charan Teerth..
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This Is another importent Place In Vidisha Located At Shor Of Betwa There is a temple
of lord Shiva And Foot Prints Of Lord Rama's Present In This place....
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Lohangi Parvat..
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At The Center Of Main City This Mountain Is Present This mountain is also a Ancient
place, And The Special thing about this is that the Shape Of This mountain is cylendrical
not dome.. And From Lohangi View of Entier vidisha is surpriseing.....
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Vijay Mandir (Bija Mandal)..
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Vijay Mandir (Bija Mandal )is Located at Vidisha It's a historical place Built in
11th Century AD, but was Demolished in 1682 AD, during the region of Mugal King
Aurangzeb and the mosque was erected on this very site , useing the same material
of the Temple. the mosque came to be known as alamgiri masjid . from an inscription
carved on one of the pillers of the original Bijamandal temple , evidance speakes
that the temple was sacred to Goddes Charchika. the Inscription Also Record the
Name of King Narayanvarman . Vijaya Was Probebly another Name of This Very Goddes
After Whome the temple Is Named Vijaymandir..
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Ruins Of Gyaraspur...
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Gyaraspur was of considerable importance in medieval india.the place has several
ruins of several old hindus ,jain and buddhist place of worship . these include
maladevi temple ,hindola torana and the bajranath temple. gyaras pur located near
vidisha (35 km) .
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NeelKantheswar mahadev udaipur
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Neel kantheswar mahadev mandir is located at udaipur vidisha this temple is dedicated
to lord shiva this is very beautifull temple And historical Perspective its very
importent every shivratri there a mela is orgnise and it is a center of piligrims
in shravan somvar ,shivratri. and many festival time . its probebly 500 year old...
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Maladevi temple Gyaraspur
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maladevi temple this temple is quite picturesquely situated on the slope of a hill
overlooking the vally . located on a huge plateform cut out of the hillside and
strenthened by a massive retaining wall , maladevi temple is in fact imposing and
stupendous building . it comrice an entranceporch , a hall and a shrin surrounded
by a circulambulatory passage and crowned with a lofty shikara all covered with
richcarving . through now jain image occupying the shrin room and hall , a figure
of goddes occupying the dedicatory block on the outer door fream and other decorative
sculpture probably indicate that the temple was originally dedicate some goddess
and it was subsequently appropriate by jains..
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museums vidisha..
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In vidisha there is a museums Where many historical Menuments Collected together
And Inside museums Main Gate A huge Scalton Of Yaksha Is Present , And 8 th Century
Bhairav Nath Scalton And Many buddhist And Vaishnav Collection Is preseent . And
museums Is About 1 km To The Railway station...
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Events / Festivals
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From the more then 100 years in vidisha every Year A event is Orgnise by Ramlila
mela Samity vidisha. This Is Started every yaer from 14 jan (MAKAR SANKRANTI ) And
treditinaly Ramila is orgnise and All main Parts of Ramayana is performed. This
fair (mela ) is orgnised about for 1 month..
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Betwa mahotsav vidisha..
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Betwa mahotsav is orginsed in vidisha everey year and in this event many programs
will be orgnised like (kavi sammelan , bhajan sandhya, award Functions , lok nritya
, exivitions etc.)..
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Weather
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Best Season
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The best season to visit Vidisha is the winter season. The temperature remains comfortable
and is apt for visiting the monuments and other places of interest in Vidisha. The
best months to visit are September to March.
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Summer Season
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The month of March marks the start of summers in Vidisha and it lasts till May.
Temperature ranges between 33 °C - 44 °C during these months
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Monsoon Season
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Vidisha experiences the monsoon season from June till September. The city remains
drenched during these months.
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Winter Season
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Winters in Vidisha start in the month of December and lasts till February. The weather
is pleasant during these months and the temperature ranges between a comfortable
10°C - 28°C.
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How To Reach
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Reach Vidisha By Air
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The nearest International Airport is Raja Bhoj Airport, Bhopal, roughly one and
half hours drive from Vidisha. It is well connected to a spectrum of cities like
Ahmedabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Kolkata, Mumbai,Raipur
through IndiGo, Go Air and Air India and Spice Jet etc.
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Reach Vidisha By Road
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Vidisha is 10 Kms from Sanchi, 68 Kms from Bhopal, 114 Kms from Sagar, 129 Kms from
Hoshangabad, 226 Kms from Dewas, 262 Kms from Indore, 264 Kms from Ujjain, 280 Kms
from Jhansi, 336 Kms from Kota and 408 Kms from Nagpur and is connected through
Madhya Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (MPSRTC) and some private travel
services.
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Reach Vidisha By Train
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Vidisha has its own Railway Station named as Vidisha Railway Station which is connected
to all the major cities of Madhya Pradesh and other cities like Nagpur, Kanpur and
Lucknow.Vidisha has its own Railway Station named as Vidisha Railway Station which
is connected to all the major cities of Madhya Pradesh and other cities like Nagpur,
Kanpur and Lucknow.
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Distance Charts:
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Distance
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Time
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Sanchi to Vidisha |
9 KM
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12 min.
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Bhopal to Vidisha |
56 KM
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1 hrs. |
Indore to Vidisha
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244 KM
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4 hrs. |
Sagar to Vidisha |
113 KM |
1 hrs
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Jhansi to Vidisha |
282 KM |
4 hrs. |
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State: Madhya Pradesh
District: Vidisha
Famous for/as: Temples, historical
Languages: English and Hindi
Best Season: Winter, September to March
Weather: Tropical type; Hot in summers, cool in winters
Altitude: 424 m
Pin code: 464001
STD code: 07592
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