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PLACES OF DEVOTION AND OF TOURIST INTEREST
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Ratlam has several beautiful temples such as KALKA MATA near Collectorate. Cactus Garden located at about 20 Km. at Sailana for its different varieties of Cactus. Nageshwar Temple at Alot. The Hussain Tekri at "Jaora" is also the well known place.
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL PLACES
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PLACES OF DEVOTION and PICNIC SPOTS
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PLACES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTEREST
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BILPAKESHWARA TEMPLE
AT BILPANK
The Bilpakeshwara temple is located at a distance of 18 kms, South-West direction
from Ratlam. It is approached through a deviation fare-weather Road about 3 kms from
Mhow-Neemach Highway. This temple is dedicated to Lord Siva and is built in Pachayatana
variety. It was constructed in circa 10-11th Century A.D., over low Jagati consisting of
plain mouldings. It is easterly oriented Nirandhara Mulaprasada and this Mulaprasada
includes Sapta-Ratha-Garbhagriha. The temple is recta in plan and consists of a
Garbhagriha, Antarala and a Mahamandapa, all in axis facing East. This temple is built in
Gurjara-Chalukyan style of architecture, a contemporary style of the Paramara temple
architecture. Such type of temples are noticed at Atree and Krishnavilas, Kota, Rajasthan.
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SIVA TEMPLE, JHAR
Jhar is located 12 kms, East of Bhatpachalana in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh.
It is connected with Kachhalana Road with Laptiya - Sandala. Jhar means a 'water spring'.
The name Jhar probably has been assigned to this place due to a Jharana on the site. Jhar
possesses the ruins of a Siva temple of Bhumija style which are assignable to the Paramara
period i.e., 11th century A.D. The sculptures of this temple are lying scattered around
it.
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LIST OF TEMPLES IN RATLAM DISTRICT
- Veerupaksh Mahadev Temple, Bilpauk.
- Shipawra Temple, Alot.>
- Dharola Mahadev Temple, Alot.
- Garkhankhai Temple.
- Kedareshwar Temple, Shivgarh.
- Amarji Temple, Ratlam.
- Ayana Mahadev Temple, Jaora.>
- Kalikamata Temple, Ratlam.
- Mahalaxmi Temple, Ratlam.
- Barbad Hanuman Temple, Sailana Road, Ratlam.
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PLACES OF DEVOTION and PICNIC SPOTS :-
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- Gadkhange Mata Temple 30 Km. on Bajna Road.
- Kedareshwar Temple 20 Km. Near Sailana.
- Dholawad DAM 15 Km. Near Dholawad village.
- Sagod Jain Temple Ratlam.
- Cactus Garden Sailana.
- Hussain Tekri Jaora.
- Andikalpeshwar Temple Alot.
- Barbad Hanuman Temple Near RATLAM
- KHARMORE BIRD CENTURY NEAR SAILANA
- Ganga Sagar Near Ratlam
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गुलाब चक्कर पुरातत्व संग्रहालय
रतलाम शहर में वर्तमान के पुरातत्व संग्रहालय गुलाब चक्कर का निर्माण लगभग 1879 ईस्वी महाराजा रणजीत सिंह (1861 - 1893) के काल में हुआ था, इसका नाम महाराजा रणजीतसिंह की पुत्री राजकुमारी गुलाब कुंवर साहिबा के नाम पर पडा । वर्षों से इसका रख-रखाव न होने से यह जर्जर अवस्था में पहुॅच गया था, इसकी दीवारों का प्लास्टर निकल गया था जिसका जीर्णोद्वार होकर अपने प्राचीन सुन्दरता के साथ लोगों के आकर्षण का केन्द्र बना हुआ है ।
इस भवन एवं परिसर का इतिहास बडा ही मनोहारी रहा है इसी दृष्टिगत् रखते हुए, इसका जीर्णोद्वार कार्य हाथ में लिया गया है । भवन को शासन द्वारा मरम्मत कराया गया इसकी दीवारों व गुम्बद को दुरूस्त किया गया संग्रहालय में पैडेस्टेल व स्टेण्ड बनाकर मूर्तियां व्यवस्थित रखी गई तथा प्रत्येक मूर्ति का निर्माण वर्ष तथा प्राप्ति स्थान मूर्ति के साथ अंकित एवं व्यवस्थित रूप से रखा गया है । भवन के चारों और स्थित परिसर में विभिन्न रंगों एवं प्रजातियों के गुलाब के पौथें लगाये गये हैं तथा फव्वारों को भी चालू किया गया है । अब यह गुलाब चक्कर भवन एवं परिसर अपने नाम को सार्थक कर रहा है तथा इस नबश्रृगांरित गुलाब भवन एवं परिसर को निहारने के लिए प्रतिदिन सैकडों लोग यहाॅ आते है ।
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