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Indore is a tier 2 city, the largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.It serves as the
headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. A central power city, Indore exerts a
significant ipact upon coerce, finance, edia, art, fashion, research, technology, education,
and entertainent and has been described as the coercial capital of the state.
!ocated on the southern edge of Malwa Plateau, the city is located "#$ % west of the state
capital of &hopal. 'ith a (ensus)estiated 2$"" population of 2,"*+,,,+ distributed over a land
area of -ust ./2* %20, Indore is the densely populated a-or city in the central province. 1he
Indore Metropolitan Area2s population is the state2s largest, with 2.2 illion people living there.
It is the ",th largest city in India and ",+th largest city in the world.
Indore traces its roots to its "*th century founding as a trading hub between
the Deccan and Delhi. 1he city and its surroundings cae under Maratha 3pire on "4 May
"+2, after Maratha Peshwa assued the full control of Malwa. During the days of the &ritish
5a-, Indore 6tate was a "# 7un 6alute .2" locally0 princely state .a rare high ran%0 ruled by
the Maratha 8ol%ar dynasty, until they acceded to the 9nion of India. Indore served as the capital
of the Madhya &harat fro "#/$ until "#/*.
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Indore2s financial district, anchored by central Indore, functions as the financial capital of the
Madhya Pradesh and is hoe to the Madhya Pradesh 6toc% 3xchange, India2s third oldest stoc%
exchange. Indore2s real estate ar%et is aong the ost expensive in the state.
History
Indore owes its early growth to trade and coerce, which is still a doinant feature of the city.
1he present city is about /$$ years old . 1ill the end of "/th century its original nucleus was a
river side village, which occupied the ban% of river 6araswati. 1his area is now %nown as :uni
Indore. It is the coercial capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
1he area of the odern Indore city was a part of the ;apel pargana .adinistrative unit0 during
the Mughal 3pire. ;apel was adinistered by the 9--ain sarkar .governent0 of Malwa
6ubah .province0. 1he area was controlled by the local <aindars .feudal landlords0, who
accepted the su<erainty of the Mughal epire. 1he <aindars received the title of Chaudhari,
which established their clai to the land.
1he odern settleent was developed by 5ao =andlal (haudhary, the chief local <aindar, who
had an ary of 2$$$ soldiers. 9nder the Mughal rule, his faily en-oyed great influence and was
accorded confiratory sanads by the 3perors Aurang<eb and >arru%hsiyar, confiring
their -agir .land ownership0 rights. 'hen =andlal visited the Mughal court at Delhi, he received
a special place in the eperor2s court along with two -ewel studded swords .now on display in
the 5oyal &ritish Museu under the faily2s nae0 and confiratory sanads. :ai 6ingh II, a
personal friend of his, gave hi a special ?7old !angar? which guaranteed a special place to hi
in all the courts of India.
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Indore Culture
1he cultural heritage of Indore includes agnificent reains of its glorious past, soulful religious
places and beautiful surroundings. Indore culture is a unique blend of various cultures fro
across the country and a%es it a perfect destination to be explored. @ou will be enthralled to see
the royalty and the siplicity of the city. It is %nown for its food and festivals and welcoes the
visitors with warth. 6o coe, explore the splendid city and lose yourself in its agical char
India has a a-or of population of 8indus in the country. As a result, they are found everywhere
in the country. Most of the people in Indore are also 8indus. 1he city is situated on the Malwa
Plateau in central India. 1here are a nuber of igrants in the city fro different parts of nation
too. 1herefore, there are si<eable inorities of Muslis, :anis, (hristians and &uddhists in
Indore. @ou will also find a sall 6i%h population here. Indore presents a good exaple of unity
in diversity
Indore has becoe a center of trade, coerce and learning. Due to this a lot of people have
settled here for occupation, studies, cultural diversity and peaceful environent. 1his has given
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the city a true cosopolitan nature. @ou will find people belonging to different cultural
bac%grounds and spea%ing varied languages. 1he a-or languages spo%en in Indore are 8indi,
Marathi, 3nglish, 5a-asthani, Malwi, Pun-abi and 6indhi
Arts and Craft
Indore is the coercial capital of the largest state in the country, Madhya Pradesh. It is %nown
for its agnificent onuents, exuberant festivity and blissful solitude. Apart fro this, Indore
also boasts of a fairly good arts and crafts industry, which has a char of its own.
Festivals
Awing to its rich cultural bac%ground, Indore >estivals are celebrated with great <est and are one
of the ain attractions of the city. 1hough growing westerni<ation has been a reason behind the
celebration of events li%e Balentine2s Day, >riendship Day and =ew @ear2s 3ve, Indore has not
lost its traditional values
History
1he history of Indore reveals that the ancestors of the founders of the city were the hereditary
Caindars and indigenous landholders of Malwa. 1he failies of these landlords led a luxurious
life.
People
As per historical records, the Maratha warriors were in constant battle with the Mughal 3pire.
During the war, their ary transit caps here attracted the local Caindars .landlords0 for trade.
Language
1he official language of the Indore city is 8indi and the language is spo%en by the a-ority of
people living here. 8owever, you can hear a nuber of dialects being spo%en here, naely
&undel%handi, Malwi and (hattisgarhi. 6ince people belonging to other states also stay here,
they can be heard spea%ing in 9rdu, Marathi, 6indhi, and 7u-arati too.
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Religion
Most of the people residing in the state of Madhya Pradesh practice 8induis and the sae
holds true for the people of Indore also. Apart fro 8indus, one can also find si<eable inority
population of Muslis, :ains, (hristians and &uddhists. A sall proportion of 6i%h population
also lives in the city
Best time to visit indore
 Actober to arch
Indore is situated on the alwa plateau, -ust south of the satpura range .it is situated in the center
of the state of adhya pradesh away fro sea due to this due to this indore experiences an
extree cliate. 1here is a huge variation in the weather of the city. During suers, indore is
quite hot. 1he day teprature at ties reaches ,/ degree celsius a%ing the heat pretty severe.
&ut the nights in indore are unusually cool. In fact, this is the ost peculiar feature of the place
as far as the cliatic conditions are concerned
Indore Tourist Attraction
1here are a nuber of places in Indore that should be visited while on a sightseeing tour of the
city. Indore has a rich cultural heritage. 1he city was ruled over by soe of the greatest rulers,
who have given it their legacy in the for of various historical onuents and religious places.
1oday, the Indore city of Madhya Pradesh has a lot to offer to the people who coe here on
tours. 1he place is all set to fascinate you with the char of its architectural grandeur and
historical eniga.
Chokhi hani
(ho%hi Dhani and =a%hrali Dhani are 5a-asthani heritage resorts on the outs%irts of Indore.
1hese resorts are given the appearance of a 5a-asthani village in India. 1he villages provide
people the precise atosphere of the village, along with the odern day facilities and
entertainent
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Central !useum" Indore !useum
(entral Museu, also %nown as the Indore Museu, is one of the ost interesting buildings in
Indore. It is a treat for the people who are genuinely fascinated by the history of India and the
rich civili<ation that flourished here in the pre historic age
Chhatris
1he Maratha 5ulers were s%illed in the field of architecture. An exquisite exaple of their
architectural style coprise of the (hhatris of Indore. 1hese (hhatris are the cenotaphs built in
the eory of the 8ol%ar rulers. 1he eorials are built in stone and have stood the test of tie
Lal Baag Palace
!al &aag Palace is one of the ost spectacular buildings in
Indore. It stands on the outs%irts of the town, towards the
southwest. It is a three storey building on the ban% of the 5iver ;han. 1he palace was built by
Mahara-a 6hiva-i 5ao 8ol%ar during "44*)"#2"
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#anch !andir
1he ;anch Mandir, as the nae suggests, is a teple which is entirely ade up of glass and
irrors. It is also %nown as the 6eth 8u%achand 1eple, as it was built by the ?(otton ;ing?
6ir 8u%achand 6eth in the early 2$th century. It is priarily a :ain teple and is a wonder in
glass
Ra$%ada
5a-wada is the historical palace of the 8ol%ars. It was built about two centuries ago and is
located near the (hhatris in the ain square. It is a seven storied structure, which serves as the
living exaple of the grandeur of the 8ol%ars. 5a-wada stands in the centre of the city.
To%n Hall or !ahatma &andhi Hall
1he 1own 8all or Mahata 7andhi 8all is one of the prettiest
buildings in Indore city of India. &uilt in "#$,, it was originally
naed ;ing 3dward 8all. In "#,4, it was renaed as Mahata 7andhi 8all. It has a rear%able
Indo)7othic structure and is ade in 6eoni stone. Its splendid does and steeples are the
landar% of the Indore city. It has a cloc% tower in front and is popularly %nown as 7hanta 7har.
1he central hall can accoodate 2$$$ people at a tie and is the venue of boo%, painting
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exhibitions and fairs throughout the year. 1he building also has a library, children2s par% and a
teple
'ehru Park
Another well %nown tourist spot in the city is =ehru Par%. It is the oldest par% in Indore, located
centrally. &uilt by the &ritons, it was earlier %nown as &iscow Par% and was open only to &ritish
before independence. After independence, it was renaed as =ehru Par%. 1he par% has a variety
of roses and offers facilities li%e library, swiing pool, children2s hobby centre, a ini train
and battery operated cars.
Patal Pani (aterfall
D* % fro Indore patal pani is faous for its water fall water falls fro a height of "/# feet into
a %und the depth of which is still un%nown it is believed that the botto of this unfathoable
%und reaches patal .netherworld0 hence the nae patal pani it is a popular picnic spot
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Tourist Attraction around Indore
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!ahes%ar
!ocated #" %s fro Indore, the sall town is faous for its fort and teples and also for the
saris produced by the local weaverEs %nown as aheswari saris
!andu
!ocated at a distance of ##%s fro Indore andu has over ,$ onuents which are divided
into three broad groups the central village group the royal enclave group and the rewa %und
group, chapa baoli the huge "/
th
century -ai as-id, the beautiful -aha< ahal .ship palace0,
the hindola ahal or swing palace, the roantic ba< bahadurEs palace, roopatiEs pavilion and
the hoshang shahEs tob are soe of the unique and ust see tourist spot of andu
!ho%
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Another iportant site to visit during your excursion is how. 1he word how is the
abbreviated for of ilitary headquarters of war .how0 which was supposedly the &ritish war
anageent centre. !ocated at a distance a 2D%s fro indore how today is functioning as
one of India ost prestigious ilitary training establishent for senior officers
)mkaresh%ar
!ocated a few %s away fro indore town is a sall island at the confluence of the narada and
%averi rivers in the state. 1he island is shaped li%e the holy. 8indu sybol FAE and the
o%areswar teple here is one of the any teples dedicated to lord shiva the teple also holds
iportance as one of the "2 -yotirlingars of India
*$$ain
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!ocated at a distance of /* %s fro indore 9--ain also called as u--avini is one of the holiest
cities of India the aha%aleshwar teple the, the 7opal andir of the ganesh teple of the
ganesh teple the teple of 8ar 6iddhi Mata the faily goddess of %ing vi%raaditya and the
vedha shala .veda school0 are the ust visit destination of the places
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