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Meherangarh
Fort, Rajasthan
The
Meherangarh Fort or the Majestic Fort of Jodhpur sprawled
across the 125- meter high hill, is the most impressive and
formidable fort among the many forts of Rajasthan. Its awesome
location, impressive gates, luxurious palaces and numerous
trappings of royalty are simply magnificent. It provides the
most authentic surviving taste of war, honour and extravagance
that characterized Rajputana.
How
to reach there:
Road: RSTC buses
and private luxury buses connect Jodhpur with other cities
and places of interest in Rajasthan.
Railhead:
There are flights available for Delhi, Jaipur, Udaipur,&
Bombay.
Accomodations:
- Umaid
Bhawan Palace.
- Hotel
Ratanada Polo Palace.
- Ajit
Bhawan Palace.
-
Hotel Raj Baseera.
What to see:
- On
the walls of Lohapol or Iron gate, sixth of the seven gates
designed to hinder the ascent of the enemy are the handprints,
the sati marks of Maharaja Man Singh's widow who voluntarily
threw themselves on his pyre following the Rajput code of
Honour in 1843, and in defiance of the law passed against
Sati.
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Inside the fort the series of Palaces having evocative names
like Moti Mahal or Pearl Palace, The Sukh Mahal or Pleasure
palace and The Phool Mahal or Flower Palace.
- They
house a fine collection of miniature paintings, folk music
instruments, Rajput armoury, palanquins etc. They are beautifully
painted and decorated and have carved latticework windows
of Red sandstone. It is one of the best palace museums in
Rajasthan.
- The
Chamunda temple dedicated to Goddess Durga stands at the
southern end of the fort.
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