Sailana is a town in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

While Jai Singh halted there with the intention of building a town, the god Kedareshwar appeared in his dream and told him that his temple was just below the hill on which Jashnagar stood, and the sewage of the new town would flow over the temple and defile it and he must therefore move east, selecting the spot on which he should kill and bury game.

Accordingly, Raja Jai Singh rode out eastwards until he found a hare which he pierced with his spear and buried on the spot where the great Palace gate called Suraj Pole now stands.

In 1716 Jai singh took revenge against his uncle for the murder of his father, he killed him in a pitched battle at sagode and secured Ratlam for his elder brother.

Sir John Malcom mediated a peace between Gwalior and Sailana and an agreement was signed according to which Gwalior promised not to interfere in the state of Sailana and Lakshman Singh promised to pay tribute to the British.

Major improvements took place during Raja Jaswant Singh II's reign, which turned Sailana into a model state.

Jaswant Singh II built schools, hospitals, roads, the clock arched gate, Kirti Stambh, a permanent court and organised the state police.

Dilip Singh would improve the infrastructure of the state by building modern schools for both sexes and a hospital with a big maternity ward.

On 15 June 1948, Raja Dileep Singh signed the accession to the Indian Union.

The temples are situated in man made caves carved out from a cliff of igneous rocks.

The famous ornithologist Salim Ali visited the sanctuary and spotted 89 species of birds.

"[11] The Kharmour bird is facing a sharp decline due to encroachments and farming.

The use of pesticides on the encroached land has also led to a decline in insects, which has reduced the overall food source for the birds.