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Gwalior Tourism
Magnificent Forts
Massive Gwalior Fort, popularly called Gibraltar of India overlooks the city. The great Mughal Emperor Babur presumably described it as, "The pearl in the necklace of the forts of Hind". In the east of the city are two magnificent examples of early Mughal architecture. One is mausoleum of, 16th century Sufi saint Ghous Mohammed, and another is tomb of Mian Tansen, a great singer and one of the 'Nine Jewels' of Emperor Akbar's court. Close to the heart of the city is splendid Jai Vilas Palace, patterned on the style of the 'Palais de Versailles' in France combines Tuscan, Italian and Corinthian styles of architecture.
Archaeological Museum
It has sculptures found in Naresar, Batesar, Kherat, Ater Ranod, Surwaya, Terahi and Padhawali. Sculptures are of Gurjar Pratihar period( 7th century AD to 10th century AD). These sculptures show the later development of Gupta art. 17th century AD sculptures, from Ater are of Bhadoria rulers, showing Hindu and Mughal art.
Beautiful Temples
Sas Bahu Ka Madir is a 9th century temple and was probably called the Shashtra Bahu (another name for Vishnu) temple. In local language Hindi sas means mother-in-law and bahu means daughter-in-law. Teli Ka Madir is a 11th Sas Bahu Ka Madircentury 70 feet high temple. The temple was probably known as the Telengana temple. It has a South Indian influence on its architecture especially on the roof, which is Dravadian, though it's facade remains Indo-Ayran. Sun Temple or Surya Mandirs was Constructed in 1988. There is a beautiful sculpture of Lord Surya in the temple.
Chanderi Saris & Handicrafts
Gwalior is famous for its Chanderi sarees known for their pastel shades and gold-woven borders and motifs. Gwalior is also renowned for the Grasim range of textiles. Tribal handicrafts, artifacts, hand woven carpets and stone carvings can be bought at the Government Emporia and handicrafts shops.
Royal silver train
The specialty of the Gwalior Palace is Silver train which moves around to serve drinks, if someone will pick a bottle, the train will stop unless the bottle will not be kept back.
Climate
The climate of Gwalior is extreme with hot summers and cold winters. The maximum temperature during the summer months can touch as high as 46'C, while in the winters it can go down to below 5'C. Monsoon starts from the first week of June and remains there till August / September.
How To Reach
By Air
The airport at Gwalior receives domestic flights from Delhi (travel time-50 min.), Mumbai (travel time-3 hr 30 min.), Bhopal (travel time-45 min.), Indore and Jabalpur. From Delhi, Indian Airlines has flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; and Alliance Air has flights on Mondays and Fridays. Book a flight with any of the domestic airlines.
By Rail
Gwalior is on the Central Railway's main Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai lines. A convenient train from Delhi is the New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express which runs daily (travel time-3 hr 30 min.).
By Road
Gwalior is connected to most cities in India. It is 118 km from Agra, 420 km from Bhopal, 1086 km from Mumbai, 318 km from Delhi, 486 km from Indore, 280 km from Khajuraho and 344 km from Sanchi.
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