 | 10 Heritage Breaks
Orchha’s Ram Raja Temple is unusual for the reason that its resident is worshiped as king and the temple is not a temple, but a palace. According to a legend, the king Madhukar Shah brought an idol of Rama from Varanasi in the 16th century and installed it in his palace while he waited for the Chaturbhuj Temple to be completed. The king did not bargain for the god’s caprices, however. The idol refused to move from its palatial home and thus the palace was turned into a temple! There are many more legends buried in Orchha, and still more in places like Mandu, Ellora and Hampi. Read on… |