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Group of centrally located Indian states
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Central India is the only region of India completely surrounded by other regions, having neither a border with another country nor a coastline. Despite this, it offers everything from rolling hills, dramatic waterfalls and abundant wildlife, to classical architecture, tribal heritage and modern steel industry.
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One of the world’s oldest Buddhist monuments, built under Ashoka.
UNESCO‑listed prehistoric cave art dating back over 30,000 years.
Chandela‑era sandstone temples known for intricate sculpture.
A massive hilltop fort with palaces, temples, and Mughal history.
Medieval palaces and cenotaphs along the Betwa River.
Source of the Narmada and Son rivers, sacred pilgrimage site.
India’s widest waterfall, often called the “Niagara of India.”
Archaeological site with Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain ruins.
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Bhilai is a major city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is also referred as Steel City because of steel plant by Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).
Bhopal (Hindi: भोपाल Bhopāl) is the capital of Madhya Pradesh, India. Despite earning the sobriquet the "Chernobyl of India" for its industrial disaster in 1984, Bhopal is an important city of Central India.
Bilaspur is the second-largest city in Chhattisgarh, India after the capital, Raipur.
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Indore (Hindi: इन्दौर Indaur), the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, is on the Malwa Plateau. While growing at a fast pace, it still manages to combine traditional and modern lifestyles.
Jabalpur (जबलपुर Jabalpur) is an ancient city in Central India, on the shores of the holy river Narmada and on the tributary plains of the Hiran, Gour, Ken and Sone rivers. This article also covers the small neighbouring villages of Bagri and Dumna.
Jagdalpur is a city in Bastar district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.
Raipur (रायपुर Rāypur) is the largest city in Chhattisgarh. It had been the seat of government of the state until the formation of Naya Raipur.
Ujjain (Hindi: उज्जैन, Sanskrit: उज्जयिनी Ujjayinī) is a city in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is home to the Mahakaleshwar Temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India, and famous for the Hindu pilgrimage Kumbh Mela, gathering hundreds of millions of pilgrims every 12 years.
Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh is one of the most beautiful and well managed of all national parks in India. Tourists throng here to see the magnificent big cat tiger and one of the rarest deer, the Hard ground Barasingha (Swamp Deer), also known as the jewel of Kanha National Park.
temple complexes famed for their erotic sculptures
Pench National Park is in Central India. About 90% of the park is in Madhya Pradesh while the remaining 10% is in Maharashtra.
Satpura National Park is cradled in the Satpura Range (Mahadeo Hills) and straddles the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
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