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Kalinjar
Fort,
Uttar
Pradesh
 Kalinjar
fort, situated at the height of 700ft, on the ancient land
of Jejakbhukti, an integral part of Bundelkhand, accessible
through seven gateways namely Alamgir Darwaza, Ganesh Dwar,
Lal Darwaza, Buddh Bhadra Darwaza, Hanuman Dwar, Chauburji
Darwaza and Bara Darwaza. The fort and the town were of strategic
importance during madieval times. The fort was a Chandela
stronghold from the 9th to the 15th
centuries and remained invincible upto the time of the Mughals,
Akbar finally conquered it in 1569 and gifted it to Birbal,
one of the "nine jewels" of his court. From Birbal
it went to the legendary Bundela warrior, Chhatrasal and thence
to Hardev Shah of Panna Before being captured by the British
in 1812.
How
to reach there:
Air: Nearest airport
is Khajuraho-130 km.
Railhead:
The nearest railway station is Atarra-36
km, on the Banda-Satna route.
Kalinjar is 147 km from Jhansi.
Road:
It is linked by road to all important centres in the region
with regular bus services.
Accomodations:
- Forest
Rest House.
-
Rain Bashera.
What to see:
- Within
the fort are two palaces- the Raja Mahal and the Rani Mahal,
as well as several other places of interest.
- Sita
Sej, a small cave containing a stone bed and pillow once
used by hermits.
- A
reservior known as Patal Ganga; Pand-Kund, where water trickels
from the horizontal crevices of stratified rocks.
- Budha-Budhi
taal, whose waters are believed to possess healing qualities.
- Bhairon-ki-jharia
or Manduk Bhairon; the Mrigdhara or Antelope’s spring
situated within an inner chamber of the rampart.
- Koti
Tirth, which is an important place of pilgrimage where lepers
are believed to be cured.
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