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| name = Gwalior | | name = Gwalior | ||
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| image2= Surya mandir Birla Sun temple Gwalior.jpg | | image2= Surya mandir Birla Sun temple Gwalior.jpg | ||
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Gwalior Fort]] and the city skyline, [[Jai Vilas Mahal]] Interior, British era monument, | | image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Gwalior Fort]] and the city skyline, [[Jai Vilas Mahal]] Interior, British era monument, [[Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior]], [[Jai Vilas Mahal|Jai Vilas Palace]], [[Rani of Jhansi|Jhansi ki Rani]] monument, Birla Sun Temple of Gwalior | ||
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'''Gwalior'''({{audio|Gwalior.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a major city in the central Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the [[National Capital Region (India)#Counter magnets|Counter-magnet]] cities. Located {{convert|343|km|mi|0}} south of [[Delhi]], the capital city of India, {{convert|120|km|mi|0}} from [[Agra]] and {{convert|414|km|mi|0}} from [[Bhopal]], the state capital, Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the [[Gird, India|Gird]] region of India. The historic city and its fortress have been ruled by several historic Indian kingdoms. From the [[Kachchhapaghata dynasty|Kachchhapaghatas]] in the 10th century, [[Tomaras of Gwalior|Tomars]] in the 13th century, it was passed on to the [[Mughal Empire]], then to the [[Marathi people|Maratha]] in 1754, and the [[Scindia Dynasty]] of [[Maratha Empire]] in the 18th century.<ref name="lonelyplanet.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/madhya-pradesh-and-chhattisgarh/gwalior/history |title=History of Gwalior – Lonely Planet Travel Information |author=Lonely Planet |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706025720/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/madhya-pradesh-and-chhattisgarh/gwalior/history |archive-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, It was found that Gwalior had the best air quality index (AQI 152) amongst the 4 major cities in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur have the most polluted air in state |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bhopal-indore-jabalpur-have-the-most-polluted-air-in-state/articleshow/81999987.cms |access-date=19 February 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=10 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | '''Gwalior''' ([[Hindi]]: {{IPA-hi|ɡʋɑːlɪjəɾ|IPA}}, {{audio|Gwalior.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a major city in the central Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the [[National Capital Region (India)#Counter magnets|Counter-magnet]] cities. Located {{convert|343|km|mi|0}} south of [[Delhi]], the capital city of India, {{convert|120|km|mi|0}} from [[Agra]] and {{convert|414|km|mi|0}} from [[Bhopal]], the state capital, Gwalior occupies a strategic location in the [[Gird, India|Gird]] region of India. The historic city and its fortress have been ruled by several historic Indian kingdoms. From the [[Kachchhapaghata dynasty|Kachchhapaghatas]] in the 10th century, [[Tomaras of Gwalior|Tomars]] in the 13th century, it was passed on to the [[Mughal Empire]], then to the [[Marathi people|Maratha]] in 1754, and the [[Scindia Dynasty]] of [[Maratha Empire]] in the 18th century.<ref name="lonelyplanet.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/madhya-pradesh-and-chhattisgarh/gwalior/history |title=History of Gwalior – Lonely Planet Travel Information |author=Lonely Planet |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706025720/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/madhya-pradesh-and-chhattisgarh/gwalior/history |archive-date=6 July 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2021, It was found that Gwalior had the best air quality index (AQI 152) amongst the 4 major cities in [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur have the most polluted air in state |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bhopal-indore-jabalpur-have-the-most-polluted-air-in-state/articleshow/81999987.cms |access-date=19 February 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=10 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Besides being the administrative headquarters of [[Gwalior district]] and [[Gwalior division]], Gwalior has many administrative offices of the [[Chambal division]] of northern Madhya Pradesh. Several administrative and judicial organisations, commissions and boards have their state and national headquarters situated in the city. | Besides being the administrative headquarters of [[Gwalior district]] and [[Gwalior division]], Gwalior has many administrative offices of the [[Chambal division]] of northern Madhya Pradesh. Several administrative and judicial organisations, commissions and boards have their state and national headquarters situated in the city. | ||
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The Scindia state<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/gwalior |title=Gwalior |author=Abhinay Rathore |work=Rajput Provinces of India |date=January 1971 |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621050303/http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/gwalior |archive-date=21 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> of Gwalior became a major regional power in the second half of the 18th century and figured prominently in the three [[Anglo-Maratha Wars (disambiguation)|Anglo-Maratha Wars]]. (Gwalior first fell to the British in 1780.) The Scindias held significant power over many of the [[Rajput]] states, and conquered the state of Ajmer. During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], the city was briefly held by rebel forces in 1858 until they were defeated by the British.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer'', p. 740</ref> The Scindia family ruled Gwalior until India's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, when the [[Maharaja]] [[Jivajirao Scindia]] acceded to the Government of India. Gwalior was merged with a number of other princely states to become the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat. Jivajirao Scindia served as the state's [[Rajpramukh]], or the appointed governor, from 28 May 1948 to 31 October 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh. | The Scindia state<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/gwalior |title=Gwalior |author=Abhinay Rathore |work=Rajput Provinces of India |date=January 1971 |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621050303/http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/gwalior |archive-date=21 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> of Gwalior became a major regional power in the second half of the 18th century and figured prominently in the three [[Anglo-Maratha Wars (disambiguation)|Anglo-Maratha Wars]]. (Gwalior first fell to the British in 1780.) The Scindias held significant power over many of the [[Rajput]] states, and conquered the state of Ajmer. During the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]], the city was briefly held by rebel forces in 1858 until they were defeated by the British.<ref>''Columbia-Lippincott Gazetteer'', p. 740</ref> The Scindia family ruled Gwalior until India's independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, when the [[Maharaja]] [[Jivajirao Scindia]] acceded to the Government of India. Gwalior was merged with a number of other princely states to become the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat. Jivajirao Scindia served as the state's [[Rajpramukh]], or the appointed governor, from 28 May 1948 to 31 October 1956, when Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh. | ||
In 1962, [[Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia]], the widow of Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia, was elected to the Lok Sabha, beginning the family's career in electoral politics. She was first a member of the Congress Party, and later became an influential member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Her son, Maharaja [[Madhavrao Scindia]] was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 representing the Congress Party, and served until his death in 2001. His son, [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], also in the Congress Party, was elected to the seat formerly held by his father in 2004, but later joined Bhartiya janata Party in 2020. | In 1962, [[Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia]], the widow of Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia, was elected to the Lok Sabha, beginning the family's career in electoral politics. She was first a member of the Congress Party, and later became an influential member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Her son, Maharaja [[Madhavrao Scindia]] was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1971 representing the Congress Party, and served until his death in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zubrzycki |first1=John |date=6 August 2023 |title=Did India let down the maharajahs? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66370541 |work=BBC News |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> His son, [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], also in the Congress Party, was elected to the seat formerly held by his father in 2004, but later joined Bhartiya janata Party in 2020. | ||
[[File:Gwalior Twelve Annas King George VI SG137.jpg|thumb|A King George VI stamp of 1949, inscribed 'GWALIOR']] | [[File:Gwalior Twelve Annas King George VI SG137.jpg|thumb|A King George VI stamp of 1949, inscribed 'GWALIOR']] | ||
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===Environment=== | ===Environment=== | ||
Gwalior was found to have the second-highest level of air pollution according to a [[World Health Organization]] study in 2016. Particulates from the burning of garbage and fossil fuels make breathing the of this city a hazard.<ref name="WHO2016">{{cite news |title=WHO flags Gwalior for pollution, officials dismissive |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/who-flags-gwalior-for-pollution-officials-dismissive/story-RGHZPeoRKojeAODaEbiRLN.html |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CBS-polluters">{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world-ranked/ |title=The most polluted cities in the world ranked |date=3 February 2017 |work=CBS News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230145/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world-ranked/ |archive-date=18 June 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> | Gwalior was found to have the second-highest level of air pollution according to a [[World Health Organization]] study in 2016. Particulates from the burning of garbage and fossil fuels make breathing the air of this city a hazard.<ref name="WHO2016">{{cite news |title=WHO flags Gwalior for pollution, officials dismissive |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/who-flags-gwalior-for-pollution-officials-dismissive/story-RGHZPeoRKojeAODaEbiRLN.html |access-date=24 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="CBS-polluters">{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world-ranked/ |title=The most polluted cities in the world ranked |date=3 February 2017 |work=CBS News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230145/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world-ranked/ |archive-date=18 June 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
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===Railway Station Gwalior=== | ===Railway Station Gwalior=== | ||
[[File:Railway station Gwalior - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Gwalior Junction]]]] | [[File:Railway station Gwalior - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Gwalior Junction]]]] | ||
Gwalior is a major railway junction in the Northern central region. The [[Gwalior Junction]] (Station code: GWL) is the part of the [[North Central Railways]]. Gwalior is one of the few places where both [[narrow gauge]] and [[broad gauge]] railways tracks | Gwalior is a major railway junction in the Northern central region. The [[Gwalior Junction]] (Station code: GWL) is the part of the [[North Central Railways]]. Gwalior is one of the few places where both [[narrow gauge]] and [[broad gauge]] railways tracks were operational (till 2020). Gwalior was the terminus for the longest narrow gauge route operating in the world, covering a distance of 198 km from Gwalior Junction to Sheopur. Gwalior Junction is a five railway track intersection point. It won an award for the best and cleanest station of [[North Central Railway zone]]. | ||
# Goes to [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra]] (AGC) | # Goes to [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra]] (AGC) | ||
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# Goes to [[Shivpuri district|Shivpuri]] (SVPI) | # Goes to [[Shivpuri district|Shivpuri]] (SVPI) | ||
# Goes to [[Etawah district|Etawah]] (ETW) | # Goes to [[Etawah district|Etawah]] (ETW) | ||
# Goes to [[Sheopur district|Sheopur Kalan]] (SOE) on Narrow Gauge Line | # Goes to [[Sheopur district|Sheopur Kalan]] (SOE) on Narrow Gauge Line (closed for broad gauge conversion since 2020) | ||
Gwalior is one of the major commercial railway stations of the North Central Railway, whose zone headquarters is centred in [[Allahabad]]. The station has won awards from Indian Railways for excellent clean infrastructure in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1992. It is in the Adarsh Station Category of Indian Railways. | Gwalior is one of the major commercial railway stations of the North Central Railway, whose zone headquarters is centred in [[Allahabad]]. The station has won awards from Indian Railways for excellent clean infrastructure in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1992. It is in the Adarsh Station Category of Indian Railways. | ||
[[Gwalior Light Railway]] | [[Gwalior Light Railway]] connected to the [[Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary]] in [[Sheopur]]. It is being converted to broad gauge and may commence service as a broad gauge line in future, connecting Gwalior to [[Kota]] via Sheopur. It is the junction point to reach tourist destinations like Shivpuri, Dholpur and Bhind. | ||
Gwalior is on the Main train line between Delhi (station code: NDLS) and [[Mumbai]] (Bombay) (CSTM) and between Delhi and [[Chennai]] (MAS). | Gwalior is on the Main train line between Delhi (station code: NDLS) and [[Mumbai]] (Bombay) (CSTM) and between Delhi and [[Chennai]] (MAS). | ||
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===Airport=== | ===Airport=== | ||
[[Gwalior Airport]] {{airport codes|GWL|VIGR}}, also called Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport, is the airport of Gwalior. It has an Indian Air Force Base which stations Mirage fighters. Daily flights to [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Banglore]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]] , [[Ahemdabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Indore]], and [[Jammu]] are available from Gwalior airport. | [[Gwalior Airport]] {{airport codes|GWL|VIGR}}, also called Rajamata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport, is the airport of Gwalior. It has an Indian Air Force Base which stations Mirage fighters. Daily flights to [[Delhi]], [[Kolkata]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Banglore]], [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Ahemdabad]], [[Jaipur]], [[Indore]], and [[Jammu]] are available from Gwalior airport. | ||
===Local public transport=== | ===Local public transport=== | ||
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Gwalior has five [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]s (managed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government Of India), several engineering and technological institutes, and more than thirty affiliated engineering colleges. | Gwalior has five [[Kendriya Vidyalaya]]s (managed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government Of India), several engineering and technological institutes, and more than thirty affiliated engineering colleges. | ||
The [[Scindia School]], a boarding school for boys | The [[Scindia School]], a boarding school for boys, [[Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya]] (a boarding school for girls), [[Delhi Public School, Gwalior]] are also located in Gwalior city. Other notable schools and colleges include [[No. 1 Air Force School, Gwalior]] and [[Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4, Gwalior]].{{Cn|date=July 2023}} | ||
== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
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===Trade fair=== | ===Trade fair=== | ||
* | * [[Gwalior Trade Fair]] was started in 1905 by Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia, King of Gwalior. It is an annual trade fair showcasing the economy of Gwalior. It has become the biggest fair of Madhya Pradesh and one of the most colourful fairs of India. It starts in the second week of January and continues until February. | ||
[[File:DD MALL.JPG|thumb|traffic outside Deen Dayal City mall]] | [[File:DD MALL.JPG|thumb|traffic outside Deen Dayal City mall]] | ||
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Located in {{see section||Morar Cantonment}}, the Sun Temple ''"Vivsvaan mandir"'' is dedicated to the sun god [[Surya]]. Designed as a facsimile of the Sun temple of [[Konark]] in Odisha, the temple was sponsored and built in the 1980s by the [[Birla family]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Temples of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=Goodearth Publications |isbn=978-93-8026249-9 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THW_OkoTuE4C&q=Surya&pg=PA49 |language=en |access-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183416/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=THW_OkoTuE4C&pg=PA49&dq=Surya |archive-date=25 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | Located in {{see section||Morar Cantonment}}, the Sun Temple ''"Vivsvaan mandir"'' is dedicated to the sun god [[Surya]]. Designed as a facsimile of the Sun temple of [[Konark]] in Odisha, the temple was sponsored and built in the 1980s by the [[Birla family]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Temples of Madhya Pradesh |publisher=Goodearth Publications |isbn=978-93-8026249-9 |page=49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THW_OkoTuE4C&q=Surya&pg=PA49 |language=en |access-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425183416/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=THW_OkoTuE4C&pg=PA49&dq=Surya |archive-date=25 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
The temple is | The temple is in a garden within the temple premises. The temple draws the locals and tourists alike who gather to render their prayers. Before the temple was built the gardens had the name ''Tapovan''. The gardens were the location of an ill-fated attempt to introduce [[african lion]]s by the Maharaja of Gwalior State.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mitra |first1=Sudipta |title=Gir Forest and the Saga of the Asiatic Lion |date=2005 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-183-2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J0rME6RjC1sC&pg=PA213 |language=en |access-date=25 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180720105443/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J0rME6RjC1sC&pg=PA213& |archive-date=20 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||
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* [[Kartik Aaryan]], actor, born in Gwalior | |||
* [[Javed Akhtar]], poet, lyricist and writer, born in Gwalior | |||
* [[Nida Fazli]], Urdu writer and poet | |||
* [[Muhammad Ghawth]], Indian Sufi saint and author | |||
* [[Shifa Gwaliori]], Indian Urdu poet | |||
* [[Pawan Karan]], Indian major Hindi poet and writer | |||
* [[Sharad Kelkar]], actor, born in Gwalior | |||
* [[Amjad Ali Khan]], [[sarod]] player and musician | |||
* [[Bihari Lal]], Hindi poet | |||
* [[Meet Bros]], the musician duo hail from Gwalior. | |||
* [[Piyush Mishra]], Indian film and theatre actor, music director, lyricist, singer, scriptwriter | |||
* [[Amitabh Mitra]], Indo-English Poet, Visual Artist and Orthopaedic Surgeon studied at [[Gajara Raja Medical College]] Gwalior | |||
* [[Krishnarao Shankar Pandit]], musician of the [[Gwalior gharana]] | |||
* [[Meeta Pandit]], musician of [[Gwalior Gharana]] | |||
* [[Abha Parmar]], actress | * [[Abha Parmar]], actress | ||
* [[Harshvardhan Rane]], Telugu and Bollywood actor | |||
* [[Radhika Veena Sadhika]], world's first woman [[vichitra veena]] player.<ref name="firstpost">{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Suryasarathi |date=7 April 2018 |title=How the world's first female vichitra veena player found the instrument that spoke to her soul |url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/how-the-worlds-first-female-vichitra-veena-player-found-the-instrument-that-spoke-to-her-soul-4415887.html |work=Firstpost |access-date=11 June 2022}}</ref> | |||
* [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] | |||
* [[Jankoji Rao Scindia II]] | |||
* [[Jayaji Rao Scindia]] | |||
* [[Jiwajirao Scindia]] | |||
* [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] | * [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] | ||
* [[Madhavrao Scindia]] | * [[Madhavrao Scindia]] | ||
* [[Madho Rao Scindia]] | * [[Madho Rao Scindia]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Mamta Sharma]], singer, born in Gwalior | ||
* [[ | * [[Pran Kumar Sharma]], cartoonist and comic creator of [[Chacha Chaudhary]] fame moved here after the Partition | ||
* [[Mahadaji Shinde]] | * [[Mahadaji Shinde]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Navniti Prasad Singh]], former Chief Justice of [[Kerala High Court]] | ||
* [[Roop Singh]], Indian hockey player and Olympian | * [[Roop Singh]], Indian hockey player and Olympian | ||
* [[Shivendra Singh]], Indian national hockey player, born and lives in Gwalior | * [[Shivendra Singh]], Indian national hockey player, born and lives in Gwalior | ||
* [[Kushal Tandon]], Indian television actor. He did his schooling at Scindia School in Gwalior | |||
* [[Tansen]], court musician of the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] | * [[Tansen]], court musician of the [[Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] | ||
* [[Narendra Singh Tomar]] | * [[Narendra Singh Tomar]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], former Prime Minister of India | ||
* [[Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi]], Hindi writer, born in Gwalior | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{NSRW Poster}} | {{NSRW Poster}} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928054146/http://gwalior.nic.in/ Official Website of Gwalior] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928054146/http://gwalior.nic.in/ Official Website of Gwalior] | ||
*[http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/search/collection/ic/searchterm/R%20Nath!Gwalior/field/creato!covera/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/title R. Nath Mughal Architecture Image Collection, Images from Gwalior] - University of Washington Digital Collection | *[http://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/cdm/search/collection/ic/searchterm/R%20Nath!Gwalior/field/creato!covera/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/title R. Nath Mughal Architecture Image Collection, Images from Gwalior] - University of Washington Digital Collection | ||
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{{Gwalior Division}} | {{Gwalior Division}} | ||
{{Gwalior topics}} | {{Gwalior topics}} | ||
[[Category:Gwalior| ]] | [[Category:Gwalior| ]] | ||