Shivpuri
If you put forward the idea of going in Shivpuri, your travel agency will say to you initially: quesaco? Information taken, one will think that you are a fanatic of the safaris photographs and that you run all the national parks. Indeed, all beside Shivpuri, is Madhav National Park where abound of the antelopes of all kinds, whereas, on the small Lake Chandpata, has a presentiment of many birds, majority migrating.
In fact, one can have other good reasons to organize his circuit to pass by Shivpuri, city located at 100 km of good road in the south of Gwalior (direction of Bhopal).
They is indeed there that the superb cenotaphs (chattri) were built, memorials of the last representatives of the dynasty of Scynthia. They are beautiful marble buildings encrusted with invaluable semi hard stones, such as the cornaline, agate, malachite, the lapis lazuli, onyx, etc. In short, one implemented the concise techniques used at Taj Mahal at the 17 2nd century, but as these monuments go back only to a few tens of years, they did not undergo any degradations which Taj Mahal knew (flight of the most invaluable stones). Floral decorations, butterflies, birds dance on the walls and of the reasons for gildings the ceilings decorate. Heavy worked solid silver doors keep the entry of the sanctuaries.
Around, a garden of well maintained Moghol style, with water parts, adds to the approval of the place. At the end of the day, musicians make benefit the visitors from their art.
In the agglomeration of Shivpuri, a small museum is which exposes some good statues jains.
Surwaya
With a score of kilometers of Shivpuri, on this road of Jhansi, one will be able to stop at the village of Surwaya. Small extremely given up, at the bottom of the village, draws up its violine sandstone walls. It is necessary to seek the guard in the village to penetrate in the fort. In the left part of the large paved yard, draw up three small temples, two of Vishnu, one of Shiva.
It is the temple of Vishnu n°1 which is most significant and most beautiful. The lintel of the gate of entry of the sanctuary is a jewel of architecture, whose richness of ornamentation leaves pantois.