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Pachmarhi Travel Guide

Pachmarhi the verdant jewel of Madhya Pradesh the satpura Mountaing Secret glory is a lovely hill resort which offers somethings to every body. This is Madhya Pradesh only hill station at 1100 meters high.
In 1857 AD Captain Foryth a potential Bengal Lancer discovering Pachmarhi. He first saw Pachmarhi when he come to quell a rebellion reported in the area in historic. In the same year he approached the platequ at the head of a column of troops sent along the old caraven route from Narishapur, the new Mahal in right. The old caravan route from where Captain Forsyth first glimsped the extradinary sight of Pachmarhi is still, one of the finest points. The name has since undergone many changes-foryth point then. Sudashan point and over nem
Priyadarshini point.
After going through captain Forsyth's repost which read every where the massive groups of trees and park-like scency strikes the eye. and the greency of glades and wild flowers unseen at lower elevations, maintains the illusion that the sene is a bit out of our tanperate Sone the chief commissioner of Hoshangabad Sir, Richard teupls sent the captain back in 1862 A.D to examnie the posibility of usly the plateau as a Sanatorium. There after a multitude of beauty spots were discovered and the place developed. But the British felt that it was too precious to be throwhd open to the general public.
Pachmarhi's green every shade of the colour is natural golry. Groves of wild mango trees, Jamuns harra to swering sal forests the lowly bambo the maha and the sachar ferny leaves Aeonla, Gular, the langoors, favourite fruit tree, each lends its distinctive colouring.
The Valley raivers khuds the maze of groges formed in sandstone due to the action of water and wind disclose a nature) colouring, of walks through the forests and medows there is no dearth. Deep azure pools are hidden delights which beck on swimmers and paddlers and every where wildlife watchers will be rewarded by fascinating glimpser of the animal and bird kingdom for the forests here are the natural habitat of wood land birds and wild species like the sheer langur sambar gaur or Indian bison, barking deer, bear, wild dog and leopard.
There is considerable debate even today on the origin and dates of the many rock shelter paintings to be found in the caves and shelters in the Mahadeo Hills. The painting could well date back to 100 years B.C. However, the many superian positions make deating difficult, Most astonishing are the paintings depicting warfare its soldiers weilding swords besides bows and arrows.
Pachmarhi is truly a resort for all seasons offering a complete holiday experience For here Nature and Man have together created a place of beauty a world in itself.