Indore in Madhya Pradesh, India

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How to reach:

Indore is well connected by air. By rail also Indore is linked with Bhopal , Ujjain, Mhow, Delhi and other parts of the country. Indore is well connected by road to Mumbai (602 kms), Agra (606 kms), Gwalior (486 kms), Ahmedabad (384 kms), Pune, Bhopal (184 kms) and ujjain (55 kms).

Places to see

Rajwada

The palace of the Holkars. It is a huge 7 storied one which is worth seeing.

Lal Bagh Palace

It is a palace which is converted into a museum spread on 200 acres.

Patal Pani

A beautiful waterfall near Mhow. Patal Pani has a small railway station - the first after Mhow as one travels on the metre gauge track towards Khandwa.

Thincha Falls

Located close to Kajligarh, its a beautiful waterfall near Simrol. Breathtaking beauty is what describes it the best. A must see during and after monsoons.

Crystal Temple

Digambar Jain temple built by Seth Hukumchand a century ago, with exquisite glass work.

Archeological museum

It houses a rich collection of the Holkar school of art, artefacts, sculptures and paintings. Closed on Mondays.

Indore is called the " mini Mumbai " of India. A town that has seen rapid growth in the last 10 years. It is an important business and industrial centre. Sreas like Pritampura - the third largest industrial belt in Asia and Dewas where major factories such as those of the Tatas, Kirloskars,S. Kumars, Ranbaxy and other are located. In Pritampura are Hindustan Motors, Bajaj, Indo Rama Synthetics, Eicher and other heavy and light automobile industries. Apart from its industrial importance Indore is the gateway to Ujjain and Omkareshwar, both having ancient Hindu temples.

Madhya Pradesh is not called the heart of India only because of its location in the centre of the country. It has been home to the cultural heritage of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainisim and Islam. Innumerable monuments exquisitely carved temples, stupas, forts and palaces are dotted all over the state. The National Parks of Kanha, Bandhavgarh and many others you can spot the tiger, the bison and a wide variety of deers and antelopes.