But For the Sky

Day: March 1, 2012

  • Orchha and Datia: Palaces and Temples and Tombs, Oh My!

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    Claudia
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    We had several days to fill between Khajuraho and Delhi, so we headed to Orchha, a riverside town filled with palaces, temples, and chhatris (tombs) built by the Bundela dynasty in the 15th and 16th centuries, but quickly abandoned when the Bundelas had to flee Orchha for safer ground. I won’t bore you with too…