Reach Morena by Road

Morena is situated on the national highway no.3.The roadway connects all the parts of the state and nearby states such as Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh with the city.The City is situated at the heart of india and you can reach anywhere in india through the very smooth national highway no. 3. One can get buses from Morena to cities like Agra, New Delhi, Gwalior, Indore etc.

Reach Morena by Train

Morena is well connected by train services to all parts of the country including metros like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Indore and other major cities, direct connectivity by train are available to these cities . Express train such as the Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shatabdi and many more stop at Morena. Morena is located in between Delhi Bhopal Railway route, it takes 4 hours to reach Delhi and 6 hours to reach Bhopal from Morena by train.

Reach Morena By Air

Gwalior is the Nearst airport of Morena, only 50 kms away.

Morena - Top Archeological Sites and Attractions

Kakan Math
The famous Shiv Temple is known as the "Kakan Math" It stand on a spot two miles away from Sihoniya in the north west of Distt. Morena. It is said that Kakanmath was built by king KirtiRaj to fulfill the will of Queen Kakanwati. It is 115 ft. high and is built in the Kajurho style.

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Jain Temples in Morena :

Sihoniya is a holy place of the Jains. In the east of the village, there are the ruins of the Jain temples of the 11th century A.D. In these temples there are statues of the Tirthankars such as Shantinath, Kunthnath, Arahanath, Adinath, Parshvnath and others. The main temple has three statues : Shantinath, Kunthnath and Arhanath of 10 to 15 ft. in height. They are of 11th century A.D.

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The fort of Sabalgarh - Morena

The Sabalgarh fort is situated about 70 km from Morena on Morena-Sheopur road. It is accessible by road. Sabalgarh was founded by a Gurjar named Sabal. The fort here was built by Karoli’s Yaduvanshi ruler Gopal Singh in the 18th century A.D. The Sikarwar Rajputs occupied the fort prior to 1750 A.D. The Marathas snatched it from them and gave it to the ruler of Karoli again. It remained under their possession till 1795 A.D.when KhandeRao captured it due to lack of proper management in the fort, Maharaja Scindia gave it to John Baptiset Filose.

The fort is built on a 100-feet high hillock. It has four entrance gates. The Haveli of Nawal Singh inside the fort is a fine example of Rajput architecture. The fort has a long series of bastions.

 
Amongst the monuments of the medieval age the fort of sabalgarh is worth visiting. The beautiful ‘Bandh’ built behind the fort in the Scindia period has made the whole scene most fascinating.

The foundation of Sabalgarh was laid by a ‘Gujar’ named Sabla in the past. Construction of the fort on a somewhat high cliff was made by Gopal Singh, the Raja of Karoli. Sikandar Lodhi sent a big army to hold control over this strongly built fort. The Marathas in their campaign of northern India again won it and gave it back to the king of Karoli. But in the year 1795 A.D. it was again snatched away from him by Khande Rao whose big house still stands there. During the
regime of Lord Vallejali Daulat Rao Scindia (1764-1837) lived in this fort of Gwalior. It was seized by the English in the year 1804-5. In 1809 the area around this fort was added in the kingdom of Scindia.

Fortress, Subhawali, Morena

The fortress is situated about 17 km from Noorabad on Agra-Bombay road on the right side. It is accessible by road. The Subhawali fortress was built in the 18th century A.D. by the rulers of Sabalgarh, who were Rajputs of Karauli. The fortress was important from strategic point of view. The entrance gate is to north. A wall for security purpose surrounds the fortress. There is one bastion each on the four corners. The entrance gate also has a bastion. The wall of the fortress is about 50 feet high. The palaces inside the fortress are now in a state of ruins. Encroachers have built shops and buildings on all four sides of the fortress. Due to this it has become difficult to enter it.

Tomb Ganna Begum

The place is about 25 from Gwalior on Agra-Bombay road. There exists a tomb on the road from Noorabad to railway station. It is called the tomb of Ganna Begum. Built on a 21x21m rectangular and 01m high platform the tomb has a 2.5 meter wide verandah. It has lattice and pillars. The tomb has small chhatris built on its roof. Cunningham wrote in his report that the tomb of the widow of the mischievous Wazir Ghaziuddin of Sarai was built in 1775 A.D. Ganna Beghum was the daughter of Ali Kuli Khan of Irani royal family. The Mughal emperor Mohammad Shah is said to have fallen for her beauty. The place is important in local history, as the Begum was the wife of the Wazir of Noorabad, which was under the Mughals.

Tomb Ganna Begum Morena

Pahadgarh (Cave paintings in the cave shelters) 
 Twelve miles away from Pahargarh in the south east there is a chain of 86 caves and cave shelters. They are said to be contemporary of cave shelters of 'Bhim Baitka' of Bhopal. In the beginning of civilisation people got shelter in these caves. Seeing the scene of men and women, birds and animals, hunting and dancing in the cave paintings it appears as if human art flourished in the valley of Chambal in the pre historic period and it searched undiminishing colours for its expression.

Likhichhaj 
 Amongst many cave shelters on the banks of river Asan there is Likhichhaj which has remained a centre of attraction for a very long period. Likhichhaj means a hill bending onward like a balcony. In its natural pillarless verandah there are many pictures drawn in the mixed colours of geru and khariya. Neechta, Kundighat, Baradeh, Ranideh, Khajura, Keetya, Siddhawali and Hawamahal are other worth visiting caves or cave shelters.

Nareshwar-Norar 
 Jaleshwar of 8 th to 12th century is Norar of today. Here many temples were built. Out of them twenty one temples are still standing on three sides of the mountain. In them Jhankies in the style of pratihar Nagar, and rapid have been exhibited. On the mountain there is a rare tank with stairs which supplies water to all of them. The tank has been made by cutting out the rocks of the mountain. There are some statues of different deities.

 
Nurabad (The Monuments of Mughal Period) 
 
 In 1527 A.D. this area came under the control of mughal emperor Babar. Noorabad was founded in the times of Jahangir, the grandson of Babar. The ‘Phizi Saraya‘ in the name of ‘Saraya Chhola‘ and the bridge over the river Kuwari near Piparsa were built by Motimad Khan the sardar of Aurangzeb in the mughal period. The fort like the saray of Noorabad the bridge over the Sank with minerates and the artistic tomb of Gona Begum, the widow of Gyasuddin, the wagir of Alamgir constructed behind the saray are worth visiting. They were famous for their beauty and poetic expression.

Noorabad Bridge Morena

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Morena - Other Archeological  & Historical Attractions

Place  Distance from Morena Headquarter (in Kms.)

• Kakan Math Temple, Sihoniya  35 
• Kuntalpur Kutwar  22 
• Padawali (Gupta Period)  25
• Bateshwar (Pratihar Period)  25
• Mitawali Chausath Yogini Temple  25
• Nareshwar (Pratihar Period)  50
• Nurabad Mughal Monuments  12
• Dubkund Kacchap Ghat  200

Bateshwar Archeological Site

Bateshwar is located at 25 km from Morena town, is an archaeological site comprising about 200 ancient shrines in Morena district in Madhya Pradesh. This site is located on the north-western slope of a range of hills near Padavali, a village about 30 km from Gwalior. The shrines of Bateshwar temple-complex are dedicated mostly to Shiva and a few to Vishnu. The temples are made of sandstone and belong to the 8-10th century CE. They were built during the reign of Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty, 300 years before Khajuraho temples were built.

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The cluster of temples is spread over an area of 10 hectares in the ravines of Chambal. The Archaeological Survey of India team led by K.K. Muhammed started excavation works in 2005.which are still continuing.

Presently sites of Padavali or Padawli and Mitaoli are being excavated, where one temple each has been discovered till now. A temple cluster at Dodamath in the same place is also being excavated. The ravages of time and earthquakes had destroyed these forgotten temples.

Bateshwar is located at 26°25′35.4″N 78°11′48.25″E / 26.4265°N 78.1967361°E / 26.4265;78.1967361

 
Mitawali 
 
 In the north of Naresar, there is a sixty four Yogini temple situated on the hundred feet high mountain. It is a wonderful circular construction of 170 feet radius on the style of Delhi's parliament house. Attached to circular verandah there are sixty four rooms and a big courtyard in the temple. In the centre of the temple there is the circular temple of Lord Shiva .

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Famous Lord Shani Temple - Morena

The Hindus hold Shani (Saturn), in great awe and respect. In fact, Saturn is the only deity whose benign glance is believed to bestow prosperity, while a fierce look can cause unparalleled misfortune on the object of its attention. Small wonder then, that devotees flock to appease him every Saturday. The Shanichara Temple made of stone at Aeti is rather special, though it doesn’t appear so from the outside.

It houses the original black idol of Shani brought from Lanka (presently Sri Lanka). Legend has it that Shanideva was held prisoner by the demon-king Ravana (king of Lanka), in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The dusty village of Aeti came into being only after the temple was established. Earlier it was just a barren hilltop dotted with a few trees .