Chittorgarh Fort

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Chittorgarh Fort, situated at 3 km from Chittorgarh and 112 km from Udaipur, Rajasthan. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

Chittorgarh Fort, It is a major tourist attraction of the city. This magnificent structure rests over a 180m high hillock and sprawls over an area of about 700 acres. It is an epitome of architectural mastery that has survived through several devastations in the past. The way to the fort is not easy; one needs to walk a mile passing through steep and winding thoroughfare to reach the fort. The fort has seven huge iron spiked gates that are named after Hindu deities. The magnificent palaces of Rani Padmini and Maharana Kumbha are situated inside the fort, along with many beautiful temples. There are several water bodies inside the fort that are fed by natural catchments or rainfall. Chittorgarh fort is also called as Water Fort. The fort had 84 water bodies, out of which only about 22 exist today. These Include talabs (ponds), kunds (wells), and baories (stepwells). All the talabs have a natural catchment. The kunds and baories are located below the talabs, so that even the seepage from the latter is not lost. The fort spreads over 700 hectares, 40 per cent of which are given over to water bodies. The average reservoir depth is about 2 m. Taken together, this means these reservoirs can store about 4 billion litres of water.

Chittorgarh Fort, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan

HistoryEdit

Chittorgarh Fort (Chittorgarh Durg) is the largest fort in India and the grandest in the state of Rajasthan. According to a folklore, the Mauryans built the fort during the 7th century. The fort, plainly known as Chittor, was the capital of Mewar and is today situated several kilometres by road south of Bhilwara. It was ruled initially by Guhilot and later by Sisodias, the Suryavanshi clans of Chattari Rajputs, from the 7th century, until it was finally abandoned in 1568 after the siege by Emperor Akbar in 1567. It sprawls majestically over a hill 180 m (590.6 ft) in height spread over an area of 280 ha (691.9 acres) above the plains of the valley drained by the Berach River. The fort precinct with an evocative history is studded with a series of historical palaces, gates, temples and two prominent commemoration towers. These monumental ruins have inspired the imagination of tourists and writers for centuries. The fort of Chittor is regarded as one of the most outstanding forts of the country and is indeed the “Pride of Rajasthan State”.

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

2 to 3 hours.

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Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs. 5/-

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Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs. 100/-

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Chittorgarh is well connected by a road network and national highways. The tourist will reach to Chittorgarh by taxi. Taxi charges of Rupees eight to twenty are charged for each Kilometre.

Bus : Frequent bus services are available from Chittorgarh to all major cities in India. Many Local buses provide services between Chittorgarh and Indore (349 km), Jaipur (304 km) and Ajmer (185 km). Chittorgarh Bus Stand :Enquiry no. – (01472) 241177.

Train : Chittorgarh railway station is well connected to all major cities in India including Vadodara (Udz Bdts Sup), Jaipur (Udz Kurj Sup), Udaipur (Kurj Udz Sup) and Delhi (Mewar Express). Chittorgarh railway station : Enquiry no- (01472) 240131.

Air : There is no airport in Chittorgarh city. Nearest, Maharana Pratap Airport in Udaipur, It is 90 Kilometre away from the city centre. This airport is very well connected to all major citys in India. Local Taxi charges about Rs 1,500 from Udaipur airport to Chittorgarh. Maharana Pratap Airport Udaipur : 0294 265 5950.

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