![]() The Hanuman Phatak is an emphatic temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman on a Garhi . It is placed on the bank of Seewan River in a far-flung corner, offers an aesthetic ambience as well as a prominent seat of devotion. The Navratri festival in Ashwin and Chaitra are among the most popular festivals celebrated in this temple. The Ramlala Mandir is also of great importance, which is located at a distance of one kilometre from Sehore in Badia Khedi. This temple is revered amongst eighty-four Hindu monasteries of India. Another temple of religious importance in the district of Sehore in Madhya Pradesh is the Salkanpur Durga Temple. This temple is situated on an eight hundred feet high hillock, in the village called Salkanpur. It is seventy kilometres from Bhopal. The temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga and the deity, Ma Durga Beejasan is held in great esteem by her followers and local people. ![]() Cenotaphs and tombs of Kunwar Chain Singh are located in Dashahra wala Maidan on the bank of Lotia River on the Sehore-Indore Road. Jama Masjid was constructed by Mugis Uddin Shah in 732 Hijri and was renovated by Beghum Siknadar Jahan in 1281. This mosque is said to once posses a picturesque Bawadi or a water tank. A British political leader who belonged to Scotland in the year 1838 erected the Sehore Church. The Church building is an exact replica of a church in Scotland and even the surrounding greenery, possessing mainly tall bamboo trees, was designed to match the original. To traverse the Sehore soil is to tread upon centuries of colourful history. The most convenient time to visit the Sehore district and its sprawling teak forests is in the month of November with its autumn ripeness and in the month of March with its spring finery. Other attractions of the district of Sehore include the Saru-Maru caves, the Higher Secondary School at Sehore, etc. Caves, rock edicts and stupas on Hoshangabad District road belonging to the Saru-Maru caves is said to be visited by Ashoka, his son Mahendra and his daughter Sanghamitta. This place forms one of the most prominent tourist attractions in the Sehore district. There is a Higher Secondary School in Sehore and the building of which is very old. This is one of the four Vernacular schools opened by the British in this district. This school boasts up with alumni like Sir Hidayatullah and Justice Wanchoo. The Nizamat building where the Nizam of the erstwhile Bhopal state held court is also worth a visit for the visiting tourists. |