Most Amazing Places For Hindu Temple Weddings In Madhya Pradesh

For the couples, looking for a road less travelled while planning for their wedding; Temple wedding in the glorious cities of Madhya Pradesh is popularizing as a new in thing. To keep things short, simple and graceful, is the latest trend, even when it comes to weddings. And what can be more short, simple and graceful than a temple wedding. In fact it makes more sense to host a Hindu wedding at a venue with a background of glorious and age old temples than choosing an abstract destination that hardly instigates the sacred feel.

* Khajuraho

Khajuraho, with no doubt in mind, tops this list of temple weddings in Madhya Pradesh. It is the city embellished with the heritage temples of love and erotism, provides with that perfect backdrop required for an intimate union of a man and a woman, who are deeply connected with the divine plan of creation. Khajuraho; epitomizing the excellence and glory in the art of sculpturing, is a perfect wedding destination in India.

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Temples of Khajuraho, being listed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are not made available for wedding purpose, other than just the Matangeshwar temple. It is the 10th century temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity ‘Shiva’. The temple has the largest of the Shiva lingams around the world, of about 8 ft, made of yellow limestone with Nagari and Persian inscriptions on it. Mythologically, there was a sage named Matanga venerated as the Lord Shiva, who manifested in form of a lingam, and controlled the God of love. A wedding at Matangeshwar temple that carries such immense historic significance can really make it a mesmerizing affair.

* Maheshwar

Maheshwar; the temple town, is another destination in the list of priority for the temple wedding in Madhya Pradesh. The city was formerly known as ‘Mahishmati’, is situated on the bank of river Narmada, whose water reflects the glorious history of the gigantic fort of the 16th century. The authenticity of the place, with the sweet amalgamation of the historical glory and religious brilliance, makes it one of the bestwedding destinations in Madhya Pradesh.

* Bhojpur

Bhojpur has got its name from King Bhoja, the acclaimed ruler of Paramara dynasty. It is a historical town of religious importance, residing at the outskirts of Bhopal – the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. This small district is blessed with serene beauty of the Betwa river and immense greenery around. Hence making as an attractive place for the wedding.

* Orchha

Situated on the Betwa river, the historical city Orchha was established by Maharaja Rudra Pratap Singh in 1501. The name ‘Orchha’ literally means the ‘hidden place’ which is quite authenticated by its still being aloof from the reach of the tourists, even when it is quite accessible. And this is the reason why the original splendour of the old monuments is still intact. Blessed with the historical setting of the grand Orchha Fort and several Mahals like Raj Mahal, Jahangir Mahal and Rai Parveen Mahal, force us to count it amongst the list of the best places for atraditional temple wedding.

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Raja Ram Mandir situated right in front of the Orchha Fort is backed with a very interesting tale of how it has been called as the ‘Palace Temple’. It is about the time when Queen Ganesh Kunwari while having a tiff with the king of Orchha had taken a vow to go to Ayodhya and only return with the child form of Lord Ram. Looking at the true devotion of the queen, Lord Ram granted her her wish but with the condition that once he reaches Orchha he would be its king, and the first place she would seat him would be his final place of stay. While being back, the tired queen forgot about the last condition and took the child form of Rama to her palace, and that is how Lord Ram transfixed at Queen’s palace and not at Chaturbhuj temple which was exclusively built for the Lord by the queen’s order. Both the temples serves as the attractive venue for the wedding with the magnificent backdrop of the fort.

* Gwalior

Popularly known as the fort city, Gwalior was founded by Maharaja Suraj Sen, after whom many rulers ruled the city. The panoramic view of the hilltop fort and the stunning palaces dominate the whole city, which tells the tale of its glorious past. Being the host of the pearl of all Indian fortresses; Gwalior is well deservingly stand out as one of the best destinations for weddings in Madhya Pradesh that provides the ideal ambience for getting hitched.

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The authentic heritage hotel- Neemrana’s Deo Bagh; still houses the stunning artefacts from the past i.e the two 17th-18th century Maratha temples, two splendid cenotaphs and one pavilion with 36 arched doors, within the property. And hence this property itself provides the wedding venue of its in house ancient temple of Jadhav family.