Parichha Dam Jhansi ( A Beautiful Picnic Spot )

Jhansi is surrounded by many Dams the names of few are MataTila Dam, Sukma Dukma Dam, Parichha Dam, Pahunj Dam etc. 

Parichha is famous for several reasons but from tourism point of view it has a beautiful dam on river Betwaa and near by park and garden. There is a vast reservoir and brilliant place for water sports and swimming. You will find lots of groups and mostly school children coming here for picnic and boating. Parichha also has a thermal power unit at the same dam. This is situated around 30 KM from the City.

Photographs from the entries we received in Photography competition on World Heritage Day Event at Govt. Museum Jhansi on 18th-April-2014.

Photography by Atul Gaur.

Parichha Dam

Jarai-ka-Math Barua Sagar

Jarai-ka-Math is a beautiful temple dedicated to goddess Amba in Barua sagar, 20 K.M. from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Jarai-ka-Math was Built during the reign of the Pratiharas. The temple dates backs to approximately 860 AD, this red sandstone temple is a pancharata shrine of the Panchayatan type, in which the main temple is surrounded by four subsidiary shrines at the four corners. Declared a protected monument by the Archaeological Survey of India in 1928, the temple is an excellent example of early Pratihara architecture.

The temple is a repercussion to the vigorous temple-building activity which became a characteristic feature of the Chandellas. The temple is dedicated to Devi (Amba or Durga) whose multifarious forms are represented in the profusely carved sculptures along the temple walls. The temple stands on elevated ground dominating its surroundings. The main image of the deity is missing from the sanctum sanctorum. Only the pedestal, and the jeweled right foot of a female placed on a lotus stalk, remains. This detail is traditionally associated with the goddess Tara or Mateswari. The placement of a miniature, sixteen-armed image of a goddess on the central lintel of the entrance further supports the conjecture that the temple is dedicated to a goddess. Erotic sculptures, akin to those at Khajuraho, also grace the Jarai-ka-Math.

Photographs from the entries we received in Photography competition on World Heritage Day Event at Govt. Museum Jhansi on 18th-April-2014.

Beautiful Jhansi

Palace of Rani Laxmi Bai

Explored old Buddhist and Hindu Temple at Deogarh Lalitpur

Explored group of temples in caves on the bank of river Betwa near Nahar Ghati Deogarh, Rock cut images of 

God Vishun and God Buddha. These temples are approx 1500 Years old. We can name this revealing history.

500 A.D. temples explored at Deogarh Lalitpur

500 A.D. temples explored at Deogarh Lalitpur

500 A.D. temples explored at Deogarh Lalitpur

500 A.D. temples explored at Deogarh Lalitpur

3 caves revealed with rock cut God Vishnu and God Buddha Images 

God Vishnu

Bank of River Betwa, Deogarh Lalitpur

Gautam Buddha Preaches in a rock cut image 

Buddha sitting on the lotus 

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