P achmarhi is Madhya Pra desh's most verdant jewel, a place where nature has found exquisite expression in myriad enchanting ways.
Green shades embrace the mountains, and everywhere is heard the gentle murmur of flowing water.
Bridle paths lead into tranquil forest glades, groves of wild bamboo and jamun, dense sal forests and delicate bamboo thickets. In cave shelters in the Mahadeo Hills is an astonishing richness in rock paintings. Most of these have been placed in the period 500-800 AD, but the earliest paintings are an estimated 10,000 years old.