Introduction

Bundela Cenotaphs are mainly found in Orchha which is a small township or may say it as a village at North of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. It is located on the bank of Betwa river, close to Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh state border, just 20 kms from Jhansi city. Here we will find tall cenotaphs, located on the bank of Betwa river. In Hindu religion, mostly cremation of bodies are done on the bank of local rivers so that further post death rituals can be performed conveniently. These cenotaphs are of Kings and royal family members of Bundela dynasty thus we call them Bundela Cenotaphs also. These lofty cenotaph buildings are built and decorated beautifully which is enough to indicate that the body cremated on those spots are of some special person. These cenotaphs are the identity of Orchha and in all media, their pictures had represented Orchha tourism. While traveling from Khajuraho to Jhansi or vice versa, they are visible from highway i.e. around from distance of 15 kms. Tourists from all over the world visits them, throughout the year. When we get closure to them , we will notice that it is a multi-storeyed building, 

How to reach

Bundela cenotaphs are mostly associated in and around Orchha town thus in order to visit and explore them, one should must plan to visit Orchha in Madhya Pradesh. This town is basically close to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh state border thus tourists from both the states can visit this place. This destination can be reached by flight, train and road option. Accessibility is easy by all means of transportation.

Through Airports	Through Railway Stations	Through Destinations
Gwalior Airport = 145 km / 03:30 hr	Jhansi Railway Station = 20 km / 30 min	Khajuraho = 180 km / 4:00 hr
Khajuraho Airport = 170 km / 03:30 hr	Gwalior Railway Station = 130 km / 03:00 hr	Panna NP (Madla gate) = 170 km / 03:30 hr
Kanpur Airport = 250 km / 05:00 hr	Khajuraho Railway Station = 165 km / 04:00 hr	Gwalior = 130 km / 03:00 hr
	Lalitpur Railway Station = 100 km / 02:00 hr	Chanderi = 100 km / 02:30 hr
	Guna Railway Station = 210 km / 04:30 hr	Shivpuri = 120 km / 02:30 hr
	Satna Railway Station = 270 km / 05:30 hr
	Agra Cantt Station = 260 km / 05:00 hr

Orchha cenotaphs are also visited by people living nearby towns, cities and tourist destinations. For their convenience, here we have shared distance chart information so that nearby people can also plan to explore Orchha.

Route	Distance in Kms.
Orchha to Jhansi	20
Orchha to Gwalior	150
Orchha to Khajuraho	180
Orchha to Panna National Park	240
Orchha to Chanderi	150
Orchha to Shivpuri	150

 

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Bundela cenotaphs at Orchha is from October to March. Here best time is defined as per the visitor count in these months which is decided mainly due to climatic condition, festivals and tourism in surrounding destinations. As it is a heritage and pilgrimage destination thus visitors count varies as per festival dates, climatic condition and free time of surrounding people. After completion of rainfall, climatic condition indicated for the arrival of winters. During this period, large number of tourists plan for Khajuraho, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Chander visit. Thus they also try to add Orchha in there tour itinerary. As Orchha is know as kingdom of Raja Ram thus Diwali is a special festival here and due to this, large number of tourists and local people would like to attend prayers at Raja Ram temple.

History

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