Pachmarhi

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Introducing Pachmarhi

Madhya Pradesh’s hill station feels a long way from steamy central India. The mountain town is surrounded by waterfalls, cave temples, the forested ranges of the Satpura National Park and rock paintings dating back 10, 000 years. Visitors flock here to attend mass religious meetings held by big-name gurus and to scale Chauragarh, or simply to go trekking in a cool climate.

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Explorer Captain J Forsyth ‘discovered’ Pachmarhi as late as 1857 and set up the first Forestry Department at Bison Lodge in 1862. Always keen to move to a cool hill station, the British army set up regional headquarters here, starting an association with the military that remains today.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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  1. kaustubhr avatar
    Re: 2nd time in India-can you help me with my plans?

    by kaustubhr 07 September 2011

    Hi, I am from Indore and have traveled these places many times. As far as MP trip is concerned i can suggest you to go to Maheshwar and…
  2. ran7010 avatar
    2nd time in India-can you help me with my plans?

    by ran7010 27 August 2011

    Hello! I'm excited to be going back to India! I have 3 months, female travellling solo. Usually travel by myself, backpacker stuff…
  3. tima06 avatar
    Re: Best itinerary

    by tima06 11 August 2011

    Your list of places is big. If you really want to cover all these places, you might want to take advice from some good tour operators…

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