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At
an altitude of 3,555 feet, surrounded by Satpura hills is located
the summer capital of Madhya Pradesh- Pachmarhi. As a hill station
this place has been untouched and unexplored. The natural beauty
of Pachmarhi has remained unexploited and is lesser known to the
foreign tourists. Geographically Pachmarhi is a group of
waterfalls. Apart from the ancient temples and buildings, this
place is known for its natural beauty. Though Pachmarhi has no
comparison with the hill stations of the Himalayas still it
carries a charm of its own which is unique to this place.
ACCOMMODATION:
Pachmarhi is not so hot tourist spot so no five star hotels are
available here. But there are many small and medium hotels which
provide you with good accommodation. Hotels like Pachmarhi, Saket,
Giri Shriangar, Mount View, Hill View, Meghdoot, Shilpa suit
budget of any tourist. Apart from the hotels there are guest
houses which are good to stay.
CLIMATE: Pachmarhi is surrounded by hills so
the weather is very pleasant here throughout the year. The
temperature is never above 37 degrees during summers and below 7
degrees during winters. The best season to visit this place is
between October and June.
SHOPPING:
As such there are no shopping Malls in Pachmarhi but
one can get good items to purchase from shops around the bus
stand. Pachmarhi is famous for items made from jute and marble
decorative pieces.
GETTING
THERE: The nearest Airport to Pachmarhi is that of
Bhopal where all the major airlines have their flights. Piparya is
the nearest railway station which is on the Haworah-Mumbai line
and at Piparya almost all the trains have their stoppage. Piparya
is 47 Kms from Pachmarhi. Pachmarhi is well connected by roads
from Bhopal, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Chindwara, from all these places
there are regular bus services.
- SIGHTSEEING:
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Cahuragarh
Dhupgarh- These are two separate hills in Pachmarhi. From
here one can watch the spectacular Sunrise and Sunset. The
ancient Shiva temple of Cahuragarh is also worth seeing. The
Sunrise at Dhupgarh leaves one mesmerised. One can also spend
one night at Dhupgarh.
B-Falls - About 3 kms from Pachmarhi is a very
beautiful waterfall called the B Falls. Its about half a
kilometer below Pachmarhi. One gets the feeling that molten
silver is being poured from this fall. Falling from a height
of 150 feet these falls provide an ideal refuge to the body
and mind.
Jatashankar- 1.5 kilometer from the bus stand are the
natural caves of Jatashankar. These caves display the unique
architecture of nature. At Jatashankar there is pool between
two rocks and another rock is suspended without any support.
This natural spectacle has enthralled the visitor from times
immemorable. This place is also very popular among the
director and producers of films.
Pandav caves- These caves are considered to be carved
out during the Buddha period. Mythology supports this version
of the historians by saying that during Mahabaharata era the
five Pandav brothers had spend few years in exile here. There
are five temples made in their honour.
Mahadev- This cave is 30 meter long and water is always
seeping inside the cave. The source of this water has been
traced to a water fall. In the middle of the cave is a small
pool of water. Inside the cave is a Shivaling (Phallus). Here
on every Shivratri a fair is held and about 4-5 lakh devotees
throng this place. During the first war of Independence Tatiya
Tope had reassembled his army here. Near by Mahadev are the
caves of Gupt Mahadev.
- EXCURSIONS:
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Though
nature has provided Pachmarhi with immense beauty and there
are many places to go around. Hadi Koh, Richgarh, Apsara Vihar,
Daurithi Deep, Rajendra giri, Rajat Pratap, roman Catholic
Church, Little Fall are some of the places which one should
not miss if he goes to Pachmarhi.
Tamiya - Tamiya is more beautiful than Pachmarhi and is
totally unvisited by tourists. The Sunset point at Tamiya is
place where you can sit for hours and enjoy the setting sun.
This experience can not be matched by any other thing. The
stay at almost a century old government rest house and
watching the natural beauty of the Satpura hills gives you a
feeling that there is nothing than the hills in this world.
You are bound to be lost in the scintillating beauty of the
Satpura hills here. Tamiya has a good and low budget hotels.
The PWD rest house and the forest department guest house have
good accommodation facility. To reach Tamiya one can hire
Jeeps from Pachmarhi but there are private and government bus
services for Tamiya.
POPULATION:
14,700
MAIN LANGUAGES: Hindi and English
A WORD OF CAUTION: Though the Pachmarhi is an unexploited
tourist destination, one should always keep an eye for the touts.
Though the weather here is pleasant one should carry warm cloths
during winters and light warm cloths during the summer seasons.
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