Indore
Indore is the largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division.
Indore is the largest city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. Modern-day Indore was established on the banks of the Kanh and Saraswati rivers and traces its roots to its 16th-century founding as a trading hub between the Deccan Plateau and Delhi. Following the conquest of Malwa by Peshwa Baji Rao I, the city came under the control of the Maratha Empire until its annexation by the British East India Company. Prior to Indian independence, the Kingdom of Indore was a nineteen Gun Salute Princely State of the British Raj with the Holkars as rulers.
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Worth seeing in and around Indore
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Indore is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Founded in 1952 and spread over 3 civil districts of western Madhya Pradesh, it serves an area of 19,073 km².
3.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Holkar Cricket Stadium
Holkar Cricket Stadium is located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is owned and operated by Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association and serves as its headquarter.
2.6 km · cricket stadium · Wikipedia - 03Rajwada palace
Rajwada, also known as the Holkar Palace or Old Palace, is a historical palace in Indore that was constructed by the Holkars of the Maratha empire around 2 centuries ago. An example of the architecture of the time, the palace is a 7-story structure that is placed near the Krishnapura Chhatri.
0 m · Palace of Holker Dynasty · Wikipedia - 04Sarafa Bazaar
Sarafa Bazaar is a jewellery market and night street food court located in central Indore, India. Sarafa is one of the market in India which remains as a jewellery marketplace at daytime and converts itself into a street food court at night.
300 m · Market in Indore, India · Wikipedia - 05Indore Museum
Central Museum is a museum situated in Indore in Madhya Pradesh state in India. It is located near the General Post Office in Indore.There are two galleries in the Museum.The artefacts exhibited in the museum range from the prehistoric to the modern era.
2.9 km · museum in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 06Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore
Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Medical College, Indore also known as MGM Medical College, Indore is a public medical college in Indore, India. Previously known as King Edward Medical School, the college was established in 1848.
2.9 km · Medical college in Indore, India · Wikipedia - 07Bijasan mata mandir indore
Bijasan Mata Temple is one of the temples of the Hindu goddess Durga, situated in Indore District of Madhya Pradesh, India. This temple is built in the year 1760 by Shivaji Rao Holkar.
6 km · temple in India · Wikipedia - 08Sirpur Lake
Sirpur Lake is located on Indore-Dhar Road in Indore. The total area of the lake and its surrounding protected region is 800 acres and falls under the jurisdiction of the Indore Municipal Corporation.
4.8 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 09Manik Bagh
Manik Bagh, also spelled Manig Bagh, is a palace of the Holkar Maharaja of Indore State in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The name means "Ruby Garden" or "Gem Garden".
2.9 km · Palace in Madhya Pradesh, India · Wikipedia - 10Nehru Stadium, Indore
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium located in Indore, India, is a multi-purpose stadium used for cricket, football, Kho Kho, and basketball with a capacity for 25,000 people. Nehru Stadium was planned during the mayoral tenure of Narayan Prasad Shukla, who played a key role in initiating major sports infrastructure projects in Indore.
2.9 km · cricket stadium in Indore, Madhya Pradesh · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Indore has many good places to see ranging from shopping malls, to historical and cultures spots. The city's rich heritage and culture is reflected through the beautifully built palaces and temples.
- 01Annapurna Temple
It is a famous temple of the goddess of food.
- 02Bada Ganpati
Better known for its size than antiquity, this temple houses perhaps the largest Ganesh idol in the world measuring 25 feet from crown to foot.
- 03Chhatris
Chhatris are the tombs or cenotaphs erected in memory of dead Holkar rulers and their family members.
- 04Geeta Bhawan
One of the most famous temples in the city.
- 05Gomatgiri
On the hill 10-12 km away from the heart of the city, the Jain Samaj has constructed a 21-foot statue of Lord Gomateshwar, a replica of the Bahubali statue of Shravanbelagola.
- 06Kanch Mandir
This Jain temple is an architectural marvel in glass.
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Things to do
- 01Meghdoot Uapvan
It is a huge garden with a fountain show and many kinds of plants and flowers are planted here.
- 02Nakhrali Dhani Water Park
A one of its kind Rajasthani Village-themed park become amusement park and restaurant.
- 03Regional Park
It was developed by Indore Development Authority on the banks of ancient pipliyapala lake.
- 04Shell City Water Park
Another famous water cum amusement park in the outskirts of the busy town.
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Where to eat
The usual breakfast consists of kachories, samosas and pohas, and then there are sweets such as jalebies, imarties, gulab jamuns, malpuas, kaju katli and rabdi. One must also not miss baked (bina tala) samosas/patties, bana hua style, all over the city, mostly available at Saanchi Milk Parlours. Apna Sweets, Vijaynagar Indore,. Celebration (near MY Hospital, Railway Station).
- 01Taste of Malwa
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Getting to Indore
- Airports
- Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar (IDR), 6 km · Raja Bhoj (BHO), 164 km · Vadodara (BDQ), 273 km
- Stations
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, 5.6 km · Indore Junction railway station, 1.4 km · Indore Rajendra Nagar railway station, 6 km · Indore Lokmanya Nagar railway station, 3.1 km · Indore Saifi Nagar railway station, 2.2 km
- Bhopal → Indore171 km · quickest by road, 4h 22m · ₹1,240–1,550
- Vadodara → Indore274 km · quickest by road, 5h 18m · ₹2,280–2,840
- Ahmedabad → Indore334 km · quickest by road, 5h 49m · ₹2,500–3,120
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Indore
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Indore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAlong with traditional ways to find a taxi one can use apps like Jugnoo, Ola and Uber to book auto rickshaw and taxi.
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Indore is 52 km from Ujjain, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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