Bilgramबिलग्राम
A Mughal-era qasba south of Hardoi, home town of the poet Azad Bilgrami.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereHardoi, Uttar Pradesh
Terai & North Awadh
Terai & North Awadh
Kind of placeVillages & Hidden Gems, Monuments & Heritage
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbyBilgram, Hardoi
EntryFree
About Bilgram
An old town on the Ganga plain south of Hardoi, listed as a mahal in the Ain-i-Akbari and the home of the Bilgrami family of scholars, of whom the Persian poet and biographer Ghulam Ali Azad Bilgrami (1704-1786) is the best known. Old mosques, a raised mound where the earlier town stood, and a market street. Nothing is signposted; walk and ask.
What to see and do
- Home town of Azad Bilgrami
- The old mound and mosques
- Market street of a Mughal-era qasba
- On the way to Kannauj
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- Shravan Devi TempleHardoi, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesHardoi city's Devi temple. Busy during Navratri, quiet otherwise.
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