Pachmarhi, M.P

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At an altitude of 3,555 feet, surrounded by Satpura hills is located the summer capital of Madhya Pradesh-Pachmarhi. As a hill station this place has been untouched and unexplored. The natural beauty of Pachmarhi has remained unexploited and is lesser known to the foreign tourists. Geographically Pachmarhi is a group of waterfalls. Apart from the ancient temples and buildings, this place is known for its natural beauty. Though Pachmarhi has no comparison with the hill stations of the Himalayas still it carries a charm of its own which is unique to this place.







CLIMATE: Pachmarhi is surrounded by hills so the weather is very pleasant here throughout the year. The temperature is never above 37 degrees during summers and below 7 degrees during winters. The best season to visit this place is between October and June. GETTING THERE:The nearest Airport to Pachmarhi is that of Bhopal where all the major airlines have their flights. Piparya is the nearest railway station which is on the Haworah-Mumbai line and at Piparya almost all the trains have their stoppage. Piparya is 47 Kms from Pachmarhi. Pachmarhi is well connected by roads from Bhopal, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Chindwara, from all these places there are regular bus services.




Jatashankar- 1.5 kilometer from the bus stand are the natural caves of Jatashankar. These caves display the unique architecture of nature. At Jatashankar there is pool between two rocks and another rock is suspended without any support. This natural spectacle has enthralled the visitor from times immemorable. This place is also very popular among the director and producers of films.

Pandav caves- These caves are considered to be carved out during the Buddha period. Mythology supports this version of the historians by saying that during Mahabaharata era the five Pandav brothers had spend few years in exile here. There are five temples made in their honour.
Mahadev- This cave is 30 meter long and water is always seeping inside the cave. The source of this water has been traced to a water fall. In the middle of the cave is a small pool of water. Inside the cave is a Shivaling (Phallus). Here on every Shivratri a fair is held and about 4-5 lakh devotees throng this place. During the first war of Independence Tatiya Tope had reassembled his army here. Near by Mahadev are the caves of Gupt Mahadev.