INTRODUCTION

Shivpuri is a medium sized town in North of Madhya Pradesh state in Central India. It is close to Gwalior city in Madhya Pradesh. It is an ancient town and sacred place for Hindus in India. In past it is known by the name of Sipri. It current name "Shivpuri" is derived from hindu god Lord Shiva. Simple meaning of "Shivpuri" is "City of Lord Shiva". If we go by history of this town, its reference came in Mughal era when Mughal emperors use to visit dense forest of Shivpuri for hunting & camping. In year 1564, mighty mughal emperor Akbar captured herds of elephants for his stables and usage at his capital. Later it became part of Marathas and became part of Scindia dynasty of Gwalior State. Its importance raised when it came under Scindia dynasty and most of the historical monuments that we see today here are made by Scindia rulers.

The Scindia Chhatris at Shivpuri are one of the important tourist attraction for visitors. They were made during the ruling of Scindia dynasty in memory of Scindia rulers.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

Scindia cenotaphs are heritage monument site thus open for visitors, throughout the year. Still majority of visitors perfer to visit in period from November to March. It is mainly due to good climatic condition and opening of all nearby tourist places. Thus we can say that the best time to visit Scindia chhatris is from November to March.