Indore, Madhya Pradesh's largest and most commercially dynamic city, has been repeatedly ranked India's cleanest city in national surveys, a distinction reflecting sustained municipal investment in waste management and civic infrastructure. Beyond this contemporary reputation, the city retains Holkar-era heritage architecture, including the Rajwada Palace and Lal Bagh Palace, alongside one of India's most celebrated street food scenes, centred on the historic Sarafa Bazaar night market.
Sarafa Bazaar transforms each evening from a jewellery market by day into one of India's most renowned street food destinations after dark, drawing both locals and visitors for a concentrated tour of Indori and broader Malwa regional cuisine within a single bustling lane.
Indore developed as the capital of the Holkar dynasty's Maratha kingdom from the 18th century, and much of the city's surviving heritage architecture dates to this period of Holkar patronage before its later growth into Madhya Pradesh's principal commercial hub.
October to March.
Indore has its own international airport and is a major railway junction.
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