Top Places to visit in Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh

This Gupta period Vishnu temple is the earliest known Panchayatan temple of north India. The terraced basement above the high temple plinth is adorned with a continuous row of sculptured panels. A highly carved doorway with Ganga_Yamuna figures lead to sanctum sanctorum or the garbhagriha. Three big Rathika Panels – Gajendra Moksha, Nara-Narayan tapasya and the Anantshai Vishnu – set in the side walls depict Vaishnava mythological scenes carved in high relief. The temple is noted for being the first north Indian temple with a spire or shikhara. Erotic panels are an added attraction.

5 km. from of Dhaujari , 30 km. from Deogarh and approachable by a forest road , these natural caves situated in a valley are believed to have sheltered Saint Muchkund who lived and Meditated here. Lord Krishna is also said to have visited these caves during the Mahabharat era.

55 km. from Deogarh, it is a huge water reservoir on Betwa River.

There are nice parks are scenic places near it.

Many movies are shot here.

Deogarh is a village in Lalitpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the right bank of Betwa River and to the west of Lalitpur hills. It is known for Gupta monuments and for many ancient monuments of Hindu and Jain origins are in and outside the walls of the fort. The Gupta temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, popularly known as the Dashavatara Temple and dated to the 6th-century CE, is the earliest known Panchyatana temple in North India. The fort on the hill is dominated by a cluster of Jain temples on its eastern part, the oldest of these dating to the 8th or 9th century. Apart from Jain temples, the wall frescoes of Jain images of "iconographic and the stylistic variety", are special features of the fort. The three ghats (ghat means flight of stone steps leading to the river), which provide approach to the Betwa river edge from the fort – the Nahar Ghat, the Rajghat and the ghat with the Siddh ki Ghufa (saints cave) – are also of archeological significance.

The Deogarh monuments are protected by the Department of Archaeology of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), and managed through its Northern Circle Office located in Agra. ASI maintain an archaeological museum at the Deogarh site, which is noted for its treasured archaeological sculptures.

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By Air :

The nearest Domestic Airport is the Gwalior Airport from the city, roughly four hour drive from Lalitpur. It is well connected with the cities like Delhi and Mumbai via Air India flight. The nearest International Airport is Raja Bhoj Airport, Bhopal, roughly five hour drive from Lalitpur. 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.

By Rail :

Lalitpur has its own Railway Station named as Lalitpur Railway Station which is connected to all the major cities of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh with other cities like Nagpur, Kanpur and Lucknow.

By Road :

Lalitpur is 39 Kms from Chanderi, 76 Kms from Mungaoli, 96 Kms from Jhansi, 110 Kms from Sagar, 139 Kms from Guna, 183 Kms from Damoh, 198 Kms from Gwalior, 245 Kms from Bhopal, 267 Kms from Jabalpur, 385 Kms from Ujjain, 439 Kms from Indore and is well connected through Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (MPSRTC) and (UPSRTC) with some private travel services.

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