Chaturbhuj Temple:
Was built upon a massive stone platform and reached by a steep flight of steps, the temple was specially constructed to enshrine the image of Ram which, however, remained in the Ram Raja Temple. Lotus emblems and symbols of religious importance provide the delicate exterior ornamentation.
Ram Raja Mandir:
A palace-turned-temple has a charming legend attached to it. King Madhukar Shah brought an idol of Lord Rama from Ayodhya to his capital following the dream visitation of God Ram to be installed later in a temple (now known as Chaturbhuj Temple).
When the idol proved impossible to move, the king recalled, too late, the deity’s edict that the image would remain in the place where it was first installed. Today with its soaring spires and palatial structure, the temple is surely one of the most unusual in India. It is also the only temple in India where Ram is worshipped as a king.
Phool Bagh:
is laid out as a formal garden, testifying to the refined aesthetic qualities of Bundelas. A central row of fountains culminates into an eight-pillared palace-pavilion. A subterranean structure below used to be the summer retreat of Orcha Kings.
An ingenious system of water ventilation connected the underground palace with Chandan Katora a bowl-like structure from whose fountains droplets of water filtered through the roof, simulating rain-fall.
Dinman Hardaul’s Palace:
Hardaul was son of Bir Singh Ju Deo. He died to prove his innocence to his elder brother Jhujhar, who cast doubts on his relationship with his consort. This saintly prince, after his martyrdom was worshipped as a God. Even today, the villages of Bundelkhand region contain platform-like shrines where Hardaul is worshipped.
There are fourteen Cenotaphs or Chhatries to the rulers of Orcha, across the Kanchana Ghats of river Betwa.
