Udaypur

Udaypur / Udaipur, Near Ganj Basoda, Dist.- Vidisha MP INDIA, Bhopal, 464221
Udaypur Udaypur is one of the popular City located in Udaypur / Udaipur, Near Ganj Basoda, Dist.- Vidisha MP INDIA ,Bhopal listed under Landmark in Bhopal , Picnic Ground in Bhopal ,

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Built in the 11th cent from red sandstone by the Parmara King Udayaditya, the temple is a real treat to the eyes. The proportions are perfect. The carving is awesome. The Hutheesingh Temple(built in the 19th cent) in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, about 650km from this place has similar architecture.


The road to Udaypur was quite interesting.
So many tourists come there .
This temple is located in Udaipur village of the Basoda Tehsil. Its nearest Railway Station is Bareth on Bhopal-Bina main line of the Central Railway. It is also connected by Basoda Tehsil and Vidisha the District Head Quarters. Both these places are linked by road on which buses ply via Basoda.

Ganj Basoda in Naulakhi Temple. This is Big Temple Of Vidisha District Naulakhi Temple. Udayeshwara Temple is an 11th-century lord Shiva temple located in village Udaipur† of tehsil Basoda. The temple was built by Udayeshvar, brother of Parmar King Bhoj.[3] It is a beautiful example of Indian architecture which resembles Bhojpur temple and Mahamaya temple.[citation needed] It is 13KM from the town of Ganj Basoda, and connected by bus service. Another old Shiva temple is in village Gamaker which is 9 km from Ganj Basoda. A large fair is organised on Shivaratri in both Udaipur and Gamaker. It may not be out of place to mention that of late the name "Basoda" has become rather well known in Urdu literature reading public as its name of the place occurs in the title of the story, "Basodai ke Mariam" by the well-known writer Asad Mohammed Khan - the main character Mariam is supposed to be a resident of Ganj Basoda.Pathari located at a road distance of 30 km from Basoda is an ancient site of historical importance for believers of Jainism and Buddhism. Temples (Jain 24 Thirtankars, Gadrmal temple, BHIM Gaja approx-50 ft height of single stone piece) of 10-11 th century are situated here at Pathari. 18 km from Basoda near village Udaipur is another village Muradpur, where one can see unique statue of Varah (Lord Vishnu avatar)only of it,s kind in world. To visit Udaipur, Muradpur and Pathari(badoh)one can follow motorable road from Basoda, following given route—Ganj Basoda (0 km)- Bareth (10 km)- Udaipur (16 km)-Pathari (30 km. For Muradpur (3 km from Udaipur on branch route). You may visit Modern temple of Goddess Sheetala Mata in the heart of town Basoda.

† Not to be confused with a city in Indian state of Rajasthan with similar name, see Udaipur

Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganj_Basoda

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