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Kalinjar Fort in Bundelkhand: The Hill Fortress That Outlasted Every Siege in Medieval India

The hill that refused to fallSher Shah Suri, the man who had driven the Mughal emperor Humayun out of Hindustan and built the Grand Trunk Road across the subcontinent, died at Kalinjar in 1545 from a gunpowder explosion inside his own siege camp. He had taken nearly every fort he…

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Why Is Lord Ram Worshipped as a King in Orchha?

Imagine entering a temple where Lord Ram is not treated only as a deity, but is traditionally regarded as the king of Orchha. Here, the royal connection is so strong that the temple follows traditions associated with a ruler, including ceremonial honours. This extraordinary tradition belongs to Ram Raja Temple…

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Beyond Himachal Pradesh: The Best Weekend Destinations From Delhi You Have Not Tried

Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, The Hill Town That Forgot to Get FamousMost people driving toward the hills from Delhi default to Mussoorie or Nainital. Lansdowne sits 258 kilometres from Delhi, a five-to-six hour drive through Garhwal, and it has stayed quiet for a reason that has nothing to do with quality. The…

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The Stepwell Trail Through Madhya Pradesh: A Guide to India's Forgotten Baoli Architecture

Why Madhya Pradesh, and Why NowMost people chasing stepwells head to Rajasthan. Rani ki Vav in Patan gets the UNESCO plaque and the Instagram queue. But Madhya Pradesh has been quietly holding a parallel inventory of baoli architecture, older in some cases, less restored in others, and almost entirely free…

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5 Temples Where Lord Hanuman & Lord Ram Are Still Seen Even Today

There are places people visit for architecture, history, or ritual. And then there are places where people go because they do not want information, they want presence. When devotees say Lord Ram or Hanuman are still seen even today, they are not always speaking about eyesight. They are speaking about…

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Chhattisgarh: Bus services on Narayanpur-Orchha route suspended due to Naxal violence

The incident occurred on the Barsur Palli route, where personnel from the 195th Battalion spotted a Maoist banner and an IED concealed in it. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Congress wants socialist ideology to perish: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on November 7 claimed that the Congress wants the “Samajwadi ideology” to perish, but his party’s resolve is to spread it further. Mr. Yadav was talking to media persons after paying obeisance at Ramraja Temple in Orchha of Niwari district in Bundelkhand region of…

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Uma Bharti throws cow dung at liquor shop in Madhya Pradesh

In March this year, the former State chief minister had hurled a stone at a liquor shop in Bhopal

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Chhattisgarh: Abujhmad boy sets Mallakhamb record

RAIPUR: Rakesh Varda, a 12-year-old boy hailing from the Maoist hotbed of Abujhmad region of Chhattisgarh, had to leave his home village Orchha along with his father four years ago. Seeing Rakesh’s passion for sports, the Naxalites threatened his father to stop his son from playing and even forced him…

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