Chanderi
A weaving town of sixteenth century gates and forts, where the cloth is still made on pit looms in the old quarter.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 24.7200, 78.1300
Get the Chanderi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Chanderi. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Chanderi
Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh 24 km
A sixth century Gupta temple, one of the earliest stone temples in north India still standing.
Deogarh Dashavatara Temple 39 km
The earliest Gupta stone temple that still stands.
Eran 70 km
A Gupta site with a stone boar covered in inscriptions, and the earliest record of sati in India.
Shivpuri Chhatris 79 km
Scindia cenotaphs in marble, facing each other.
Orchha Cenotaphs 87 km
Fourteen chhatris for the Bundela rajas along the Betwa, best seen from the water at first light.
Orchha 87 km
Palaces and cenotaphs along the Betwa, left almost untouched since the capital moved away in 1783.
Ram Raja Temple 87 km
The only place where Rama is worshipped as a king, in a palace that became a temple because an idol would not move.
Madhav National Park 91 km
George Castle, and the lake below it.
More famous places to visit in Madhya Pradesh
Questions
Where is Chanderi?
Chanderi is in Madhya Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh (24 km), Deogarh Dashavatara Temple (39 km), Eran (70 km).
How do I get the Chanderi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Chanderi and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhya Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Chanderi before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhya Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.