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The city of Mandu is situated about 35 km from Dhar in the Madhya Pradesh region of northern-central India. Most of the city’s monuments date to the 15th and 16th century CE. The city is located on a hill which rises 633 m above the sea level and is endowed with a very attractive natural scenery, which is best seen during the rainy season. It is clothed in green with a number of brooks and torrents rushing down into the ravine winding below. The beauty is enhanced by about a dozen lakes and ponds interspersed on its top. This is probably the reason why the city, enclosed within its fort-walls, was in its prime called by the Muslim rulers Shadibad, ‘The City of Joy’.

  • Ancient Monuments The Royal Enclave Group of Monuments Mandu Village Group of Monuments Sagar Talao Group of Monuments Rewa-Kund Group of Monuments Darya Khan Group of Monuments Miscellaneous Monuments scattered around.

Hindola Mahal, ManduVarun Shiv Kapur (CC BY)

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