Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha

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Orchha, in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district, is famed for its 16th-century Bundela architecture, including Orchha Fort, Chaturbhuj Temple, and Raja Mahal's vibrant frescoes. This historic town lies along the serene Betwa River. (Photos: Atul Sharma)

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Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- May 14, 2008: View from a carved window of Jahangir Mahal, Chaturbhuj temple is seen in the distance, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India: View from a patterned stone screen window of Jahangir Mahal, Chaturbhuj temple is seen in the distance, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chhatris on the bank of river Betwa, a tourist holding umbrella enjoying cloudy- rainy season at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chhatris on the bank of river Betwa, a tourist holding umbrella enjoying cloudy- rainy weather at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chhatris on the bank of the river Betwa, a tourist holding an umbrella enjoying cloudy, rainy weather at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Jahangir Mahal, Citadel of Jahangir, viewed from Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Jahangir Mahal, Citadel of Jahangir, viewed from Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Interior hall of the Chaturbhuj Temple Orcha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Grey Langurs family (Hanuman Monkeys, Semonpithecus entellus) sitting inside Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Jahangir Mahal, Citadel of Jahangir, viewed from Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Interior of the Chaturbhuj Temple Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Silhouette of a woman in Chaturbhuj Temple at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: View from a carved window of Chaturbhuj temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: View from a carved window of Chaturbhuj temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Jahangir Mahal, Citadel of Jahangir, viewed from Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: the Lakshmi Narayan temple of Goddess Lashmi was constructed in 1662 at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: View from a carved window of Laxmi Temple, Chaturbhuj temple is seen in the distance, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: View from a carved window of Laxmi Temple, Chaturbhuj temple is seen in the distance, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: an Egyptian Vulture (Neophron Perchopterus) perches on the roof of the sandstone Jahangir Mahal (Palace) at Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: View from a carved window of Laxmi Temple, Chaturbhuj temple is seen in the distance, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: View from a carved window of Laxmi Temple, Chaturbhuj temple is seen in the distance, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Mythological paintings on the ceiling, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Mythological paintings on the ceiling, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Mythological paintings on the ceiling, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Mural of hunters horseback and on an elephant at the Laxmi or lackshmi Narayan temple in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Mythological paintings on the ceiling, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chaturbhuj temple View from Laxmi Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chaturbhuj temple View from Laxmi Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chaturbhuj temple View from Laxmi Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Monuments- Palaces and Temples of Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India. (Photo: Atul Sharma) - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India- August 20, 2012: Chaturbhuj temple View from Laxmi Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

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