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Parola, Jalgaon, Mahrashtra. Edit

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Parola fort is 160 to 130-sq-meters. It is believed that the fort belonged to the father of the Great Rani of Jhansi- Lakshmi Bai. Hence, Parola is believed to be the native of Rani Laxmibai. The Fort is surrounded by Ditches on all the sides and a extended pond on the eastern side. The fort has a height of 525 ft and width of 435 ft. It has seven entrance entrance doors (‘darwaja’ in Hindi) of which the Main Door called as “Delhi Darwaja” is in the eastern Side. Other doors are named – Dharangaon Darwaja, Vanzari Darwaja, Amalner Darwaja, Peer Darwaja , etc.

Parola Fort

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The Parola fort was built in 1727 by the father of Lakshmi Bai, which served to protect it from enemies.

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December and February.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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1 – 2 Hours.

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Bus : Jalgaon is connected through Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and some private travel services. Jalgaon is 56 Kms from Amalner, 91 Kms from Dhule, 140 Kms from Malegaon, 158 Kms from Aurangabad, 167 Kms from Khandwa, 247 Kms from Nashik, 273 Kms from Indore, 355 Kms from Surat, 410 Kms from Pune, 412 Kms from Mumbai, 437 Kms from Bhopal, 430 Kms from Nagpur. For Local transport A new bus service called “JMTU” was started by the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation on 15 August 2009.

Train : Jalgaon has its own Railway Station named as Jalgaon Railway Junction which is connected to the major cities of Maharashtra. It is linked with the cities like New Delhi, Bangalore, Mysore, Lucknow, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Puri, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Patna through Lokmanya Tilak Express, Navjeevan Express and Karnataka Express. After getting down the Railway station you take the Local transport buses to reach the sights.

Air : The nearest Domestic Airport is Chikkalthana Airport, Aurangabad, roughly three hour drive from Jalgaon. The airport is well connected to many major cities like Mumbai, Nagpur and New Delhi etc. The second nearest International Airport is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, roughly 412 Kms from Jalgaon. Frequent Flights to various national and international destinations take off from here. After getting down the Airport you take the Local transport buses or Private taxies to reach the sights.

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