Indian holidays
Indian Holidays
 
Home  |  About Us  |  Forum   |  Tour Packages  |  Contact Us  
 
 
 
 
Taragarh Fort
 
Taragarh Fort
 

Taragarh Fort or 'Star Fort' is the most impressive of structures of city of Bundi in Indian state of Rajasthan. A rather ramshackle fort, with its overgrown vegetation, is located around 39 km from Kota. It was constructed in AD 1354 upon a steep hillside. There are three gateways to the fort, well known as Lakshmi Pol, Phuta Darwaza and Gagudi ki Phatak. Most parts of these impressive gateways are now in ruins. During its heyday, Taragarh Fort was renowned for its tunnels crisscrossing the entire hillside. However, these tunnels are now inaccessible for want of proper maps. The largest of its battlements is the 16th century bastion known as the Bhim Burj, on which was once mounted a particularly large cannon called Garbh Gunjam, or 'Thunder from the Womb'.

This erstwhile Chauhan bastion has some huge water reservoirs. These reservoirs were built to store water and supply it to the residents during time of crisis. The reservoirs have been carved out of the rocky base of the fort. Rani Mahal is a small palace within the fort complex, built for the wives and concubines of rulers. The Mahal has, however lost most of its charm as the shine of its spectacular murals and stained glass windows have completely faded away. The fort also has Miran Saheb ki Dargah. He was the governor of the fort and laid down his life in an encounter. The Adhai-din-ka-Jhonpra mosque is about 3 km from Taragarh Fort.

It offers a panoramic view of the city of Bundi situated in Nagpahari of Aravalli ranges.

 
Indian holidays enquiry
 
 
 
 
 
Rajasthan Top Searches
Forts - Chittaurgarh Fort | Jaisalmer Fort | Taragarh Fort | Junagarh Fort | Mehrangarh Fort | Amber Fort | Jaigarh Fort
Palaces   City Palace, Jaipur | Hawa Mahal | Rambagh Palace | Umaid Bhavan Palace | Lal Garh Palace | City Palace, Udaipur | Jagmandir Palace | Lake Palace
Wildlife Sanctuaries - Bhensrod Garh Sanctuary | Darrah Sanctuary | Desert National Sanctuary | Jaisamand Sanctuary | Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur | Kumbhalgarh Sanctuary | Mount Abu Sanctuary | Ranthambhor National Park | Sariska Tiger Reserve
Sita Mata Wildlife Sanctuary
Main Travel Places - Ajmer - Pushkar | Bikaner- Citadel of Cultural & Camels | Bharatpur | Bundi - The Undiscovered Splendour | Jaipur - The Gateway to Rajasthan | Jaisalmer - The Golden City | Kota - Magic aling the mighty Chambal | Jodhpur | Mount Abu - Verdant Oasis in the Hills
Sariska | Sawai Madhopur | Udaipur - Venics of the East | Chittorgarh | Bamnera | Jaisamand Lake
Fairs and Festivals   Gangour Festival | Elephant Festival, Jaipur | Baneshwar Fair, Dungarpur | Brij Festival | Desert Festival
Pilgrimage   Birla Temple | Pushkar | Ajmer Sharif | Dilwara Temples | Ranakpur Temple | Eklingji Temple | Osian Temple | Jain Temple | Galta Temple | Bikaner Temples
 
 
South Indian Holidays
> Kerala Holidays
> Karnataka Holidays
> Goa Holidays
> Tamil Nadu Holidays
> Andhra Pradesh Holidays
> Lakshadweep Holidays
> Andaman & Nicobar Islands
> Pondicherry or Puducherry
> Other Travel Destinations
> South India Tour Packages
North Indian Holidays
> Rajasthan Holidays
> Delhi Holidays
> Himachal Pradesh Holidays
> Jammu & Kashmir Holidays
> Uttaranchal Holidays
> Punjab Holidays
> Haryana Holidays
> Uttar Pradesh Holidays
> Other Travel Destinations
> North India Tour Packages
West Indian Holidays
> Mumbai Holidays
> Gujarat Holidays
> Madhya Pradesh Holidays
> Other Travel Destinations
> West India Tour packages
East Indian Holidays
> Assam Holidays
> Tripura Holidays
> Sikkim Holidays
> West Bengal Holidays
> Orissa Holidays
> Other Travel Destination
> East India Tour Packages
 
 
India Top Searches
Beaches - Kovalam | Anjuna | Varkala | Baga | Mahabalipuram | Lakshadweep Islands | Andaman Islands | Marina Beach | Juhu
Hill Stations - Munnar | Ooty | Kodaikanal | Tawang | Shimla | Srinagar | Manali | Shillong | Gangtok | Gulmarg | Coorg
Nainital | Kufri | Dalhousie | Ladakh | Almora | Mount Abu | Mahabaleshwar | Mussoorie
Monuments - Tajmahal | Redfort | Charminar | Qutub Minar | Sanchi Stupa | Gateway of India | Jantar Mantar | Fatehpursikri
Gwalior Excavations | Ajanta & Ellora Caves | Humayun Tomb | Lotus Temple | Meenakshi Temple | Konark Sun Temple
Forts - Red fort | Jaisalmer Fort | Amber Fort | Agra Fort | Gwalior Fort | Nahargarh Fort | Kumbhalgarh Fort | Mehrangarh Fort
Aguada Fort | Junagarh Fort | Jaigarh Fort | Tughlaqabad Fort | Kangra Fort
Palaces - Umaid Bhawan Palace | Lake Palace | Udaipur City Palace | Lalgarh Palace | Mysore Palace | Hawa Mahal
Jal Mahal | Jahaz Mahal | City Palace Jaipur
Wildlife Sanctuaries - Periyar | Ranthambore | Gir | Kanha | Corbett | Bandhavgarh | Bandipur | Kaziranga | Keoladeo Ghana | Pench
Pilgrims - Guruvayoor | Kailash Mansarovar | Palani | Thirupathi | Velankanni | Puttaparthi | Dharamshala | Golden Temple
Amritapuri | Bodhgaya | Ayodhya | Varanasi | Somnath Temple
Main Cities - Jaipur | Bangalore | Hydrabad | Delhi | Agra | Cochin | Chennai | Kolkata | Madurai | Khajuraho | Kanpur
Rishikesh | Hampi | Thanjavoor | Thiruvananthapuram | Mumbai | Ahmedabad | Pune | Thane | Bhopal
Lucknow | Nagpur | Surat | Vadodara | Indore | Patna | Ludhiana | Coimbatore | Vishakhapatnam
     
   
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taragarh_Fort
Indian holidays
Copyright @ indianholidays.org. All right reserved.
Design By iTruth.biz          Powered By SEO