{"id":13139,"date":"2019-09-21T20:38:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T15:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/?p=13139"},"modified":"2019-10-22T20:29:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T14:59:09","slug":"pachmarhi-places-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goheritagerun.com\/pachmarhi-places-to-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Pachmarhi – Places to visit"},"content":{"rendered":"
Situated at 1100 m above sea level, Pachmarhi, popularly known as ‘Satpura ki Rani’ (Queen of Satpura), sits beautifully, embellished by nature and history, amidst the Satpura range in Madhya Pradesh. This most popular hill station is a treasure of astonishing richness of rock paintings in the Mahadeo Hills. Most of these paintings are in the period between 500-800 A.D., but some of them trace back to as early as 10,000 years old. This quiet town of Pachmarhi has a Strong presence of the Army whose Education Corps is headquartered here.<\/p>\n
According to the Mahabharata, the Pandavas were forced into exile on losing everything in a game of dice with the Kauravas. The Pandavas were to spend 14 years in anonymity as a part of their exile and agreeing to these terms, the Pandavas set out. While passing through Pachmarhi during their thirteenth year, they excavated these caves (‘Panch’ meaning Five in Hindi, and ‘marhi’ meaning caves) in the sandstone hills for their shelter. The caves are situated on a hilltop and provide an excellent vantage point.<\/p>\n
Following are places we recommend on your visit to Pachmarhi.<\/p>\n
1. Priyadarshini Point (Forsyth Point):\u00a0<\/strong> Priyadarshini Point is the spot that gives a view of the entire Pachmarhi valley. In the year 1857 Captain Forsyth discovered Pachmarhi from this spot. It was formerly called the Forsyth point. The British developed Pachmarhi as a hill station and resort after this discovery. Their influence is embodied in its curches and colonical architecture and present development of Pachmarhi. In the postcolonial period it got renamed as the Priyadarshini Point. One can get a beautiful view of the entire Pachmarhi valley and especially Handi Khoh ravine from here. Priyadarshini Point is the apt place to see the sunset in the majestic Satpura Range.<\/p>\n