Thursday, August 12, 2010

Badal Mahal, Kumbalgarh

In the 15th century King Rana Kumbh built a massive fort whose walls stretched for 36 kms in the Aravali ranges in a place by name Kumbalgarh (State: Rajasthan). The Kumbalgarh Fort is surrounded by 13 mountain peaks, and guarded by seven great gates, strengthened by rounded bastions and immense watchtowers. (Click on the images for bigger view)

There are many palaces, temples and gardens inside this huge fort complex. At the top most point in the fort is the palace known as Badal Mahal or the Palace of Cloud.

The palace was rebuilt by Rana Fateh Singh in the late 19th century. The legendary ruler Maharana Pratap was born here.
The palace has colorful rooms. Unfortunately we could not see them as it was closed when we were there. This palace is very different, when compared to rest of the raw and grim fortress.

The entrance of the palace has beautiful carvings. Even the wooden door of the palace is also carved beautifully.

56 comments:

  1. Another place to look forward traveling to. Nice blog!

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  2. It's really hard to comprehend something this massive and complicated! Sounds like the king must have had some powerful enemies to build such a fortification!

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  3. It is a huge building!

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  4. great place and post!





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    Comfort Spiral

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  5. I would repeat what I had said before ... you are doing a great job of showcasing Indian architectural heritage.

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  6. It is a great fort.
    The fort walls ranks second longest in the world after the Great Wall of China.

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  7. My favourite is the last one - this door is fabulous!

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  8. Very nice and beautiful place. I was not aware of this lovely place. Great post with excellent pictures and description.

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  9. What a fantastic fortress. It must have been impossible to attack.

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  10. The doors look HUGE in the third photo. I continue to be amazed by the architecture and the amount of work that must have gone into building such structures without modern tools.

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  11. love that beautifully carved wooden door ... forts and palaces in India are awesome to see n this one seems to be very huge ... nice pics. and info !!

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  12. I love the first shot, it's so fairtale like.

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  13. 36 kms is a lot of walls, makes me wonder how many people worked on these sites over a period of time and the building is so white and clean

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  14. Very interesting post and beautiful photos again!So we can learn more about your country India.Thank you for sharing!

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  15. the architecture is fabulous and the color is striking against that fabulous sky!

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  16. great post as always.

    Thanks for the visit.

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  17. What a gorgeous place! Always enjoy the history you include! Lovely blue skies! Looks like a perfect day for a visit! And I love the carving on the door in the last shot! Marvelous captures as always, Rajesh! Enjoy your weekend!

    Sylvia

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  18. Anonymous01:23

    Great skies there in India! Nice captures

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  19. fabulous post again, especially love the second image with a backdrop of beautiful skyscape.

    www.ewok1993.wordpress.com

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  20. Oh wow this is amazing the first photo is my favorite. Happy Friday!

    SkyWatchFriday

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  21. Nice series of photos. What a huge complex that is. I love the wooden door of the palace

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  22. Great place for a beautiful fort. I love mountains and I'm sure I'd enjoy exploring the gardens and palaces. I enjoyed your shots.

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  23. This looks like it would be a fascinating place to visit and explore, although it would probably take several days to do it justice. The exterior of the palace is beautiful -- I can only imagine what the interior looks like.

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  24. Beautiful fort! Love the entrance door.

    Happy SWF.
    Regards.

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  25. Always beautiful photos I've looked in here...great building shots

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  26. Anonymous14:25

    That Palace of Clouds is amazing. I'd like to see more...

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  27. Is the fort walls 36 km long? It must be very impressive right? Good shots

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  28. Very huge and beautiful palace. Your country have such huge land with so many nice and interesting ancient buildings still around. Have a nice weekend.

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  29. Wow, what an impressive fort! Great shots.

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  30. You show us so many wonderful palaces and temples, Is there any room for people in India as well?

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  31. The Palace of Clouds is aptly named. It looks immense.

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  32. Very nice pictures of the fort, the palace and the entrance door. Beautiful architecture indeed!
    Happy weekend!

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  33. Another beautiful place you show! Great photos.

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  34. what a fantastic place. i love that door
    ~laura

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  35. Wow, it really does look massive! I love the entrance :D

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  36. Sadly, now, with my difficulty getting about without a walker, Rajesh, I could not do this incredible place justice so I do so much appreciate your pictorial tour and narrative more than I can say. Many thanks.

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  37. Amazing architecture. Love the character on that door! :)

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  38. Looks like a place that would have many hidden passages

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  39. Wow...what a great share, and helping us learn so much. I appreciated the photos and the lesson...also, thanks for visiting.

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  40. the first shot is amazing when enlarged
    there is so much going on, so much detail

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  41. what a grand fort this is, excellent post.

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  42. I went through three or four posts. Your blog is amazing.
    Thanks for visiting my blog.
    I haven't been to Rajasthan till date It is on my wish list. Till then I will enjoy places of interest in North India through your posts.

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  43. Such a marvellous structure. Its huge! Happy Independence Day to you!

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  44. Wow! wonderful photos...Very informative..Thanks for sharing...

    Thanks also for the visit and your comment. Please do follow my blog..I'll do the same.

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  45. Hello Rajesh:)

    Lovely photos and interesting information.The fort is an architectural beauty and looks virtually impregnable.

    Many thanks for sharing:)
    Joseph

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  47. Beautiful place and great photos, Rajesh.

    Have a great week.

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  48. Thanks to all for the appreciation. It is one of the biggest forts in India.

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  49. Interesting fort, and the palace of cloud sounds nice. Seems it has varies things to do and see.

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  50. Thanks to all the appreciation of this beautiful architecture.

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  51. Thanks for the appreciation.

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