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Orchha
is
believed
to
have
been
established
in
16th
century
by
Maharaja
Rudra
Pratap
Singh
and
after
undergoing
many
changes
it
got
its
glory
during
the
reign
of
Raja
Madhukar
Shah
who
constructed
his
palace
in
the
fort
complex,
named
as
Raja
Mahal
in
early
17th
century.
He
was
a
deeply
religious
person
and
the
palace
constructed
by
him
is
decorated
with
beautiful
murals
showing
the
stories
of
Indian
gods
and
their
stories.
How
these
500
year
old
intricately
designed
murals
painted
in
different
colors
are
still
intact
is
a
great
surprise
and
testimony
to
those
ancient
artists
who
were
expert
in
the
science
of
beautiful
colors
used.
In
fact
the
Orchha
fort
complex
has
no
signs
of
fort
but
a
conglomerate
of
many
palaces
constructed
within
a
2km
area
with
Betwa
river
on
one
side.
Beside
Raja
Mahal
is
the
more
popular
Jahangir
Mahal,
that
was
constructed
by
the
next
king.
It
got
its
name
as
such
because
next
Orchha
king
Bir
Singh
had
made
it
for
the
stay
of
Moghul
Emperor,
Jahangir
but
he
never
stayed
there.
Jahangir
Mahal
does
not
have
any
murals
or
paintings
and
its
construction
design
is
a
mix
of
Hindu/Mogul
architect.
It
is
a
five
story
structure
and
gives
a
view
of
Orchha
town,
cenotaphs,
Laxmi
Narayana
Palace
and
many
other
structures.
A
Light
and
Sound
program
is
also
arranged
here
on
every
evening
in
Hindi
and
English
languages
and
is
very
interesting
as
it
narrates
the
story
of
Moghul
Emperor
Akbar's
interest
in
the
beautiful
queen/poetess
of
Raja
Indermani
and
sending
her
back
impressed
by
her
poetic
reply
to
Akbar.
The
program
also
highlights
the
valour
stories
of
famous
warriors,
Chartrasal
brothers
etc.
and
court
manipulations.
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