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The Hill-Fort of Mandu is on the hill rises 633.7 m above the sea-level and is separated from the main plateau of Malwa by deep ravine, called the Kakra Khoh, which encircles it on its west, north and east. It finally vanishes into the Nimar plain in the south. The hill range is endowed with a very attractive natural scenery, which is at its best during the rainy season, when on all sides, it is clothed in green with a number of books and torrents, rushing down into the ravine winding about it side below. The vegetation is at its best and most luxurious in the monsoons, the beauty of, which is further, enhanced by about a dozen lakes and ponds interspersed on its top. |
The hill may, therefore, very well be styled as the beauty spot of Malwa and this is probably the reason why the city, enclosed with in its fort-walls, when in its prime, was called by the Muslim rulers as Shadiabad, 'The City of Joy'.
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Mandu is a celebration in stone, of life and joy, of the love of the poet-prince Baz Bahadur for his beautiful consort, Rani Roopmati. The balladeers of Malwa still sing of the romance of these royal lovers, and high up on the crest of a hill, Roopmati's Pavilion still gazes down at Baz Bahadur's Palace, a magnificent expression of Afghan architecture. Under Mughal rule, Mandu was a pleasure resort, its lakes and palaces the scenes of splendid and extravagant festivities. And the glory of Mandu lives on, in legends and songs, chronicled for posterity. |
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The most convenient rail/ air-head for Mandu is Indore from where it is connected by roads. Routes India has prepared package tour for the enchanting Mandu, 'A jewel of Malwa'. The package includes two stays at Mandu, the day visit to an another historical fort town of Maheshwar. Maheshwar is important historical place of the region. It was founded by Holker, than ruler of Malwa. It was first capital of Holker then they shifted to Indore.
