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Legends say that King Dungar
Singh was an ardent Jainism follower and made the statues with lot of
dedication. On the other hand Sher Shah Suri was on a destruction spree
where he and his men were randomly vandalizing Hindu Temples. It once
happened that Sher Shah himself took out his sword to break down the
statue of Parshvanathji but in a supernatural way he found his arms had
no strength left in them. He got scared and ran away from there.
Later, Akbar removed the same
statue to bury the Sufi Saint who was his father’s mentor, named Ghaus
Muhammad and is now known as the
Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus.
Getting There
The easiest way to get to Gwalior
is definitely by train. Gwalior lies on the main rail routes between
Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai and is a halt for a number of north-south
and north-west bound trains. The journey to Gwalior from Delhi is
comfortably short as two superfast trains, the Taj Express and the
Shatabdi Express have daily morning services to Gwalior. Both trains
return to Delhi each night, making it ideal for day-trippers. The ride
by the Shatabdi takes around 3 hours from Delhi and by the Taj Express,
approximately 41/2 hours. Both trains travel via Agra, which is just an
hour and half away.
Gwalior Airport
is approximately
10 km North-East of
Gwalior. You can use any of the public
transport to reach there.
Air India Regional
operated schedule flights connecting this Airport with Delhi and
Mumbai.
There are regular bus services
connecting major cities including Agra (118 km), Bhopal (423 km), Delhi (318
km), Indore (486 km), Khajuraho (280 km) and Sanchi (344 km) to Gwalior. But
the state run transport buses are not very comfortable or quick, though the
low cost of fares often compensates the budget traveller.
Getting Around
Metered taxis, private cabs, auto
rickshaws cycle rickshaws, tongas (horse drawn carts), city buses and the
rattletrap three wheeled tempos that try to carry more passengers than
possible are the different modes of public transport readily available.
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