Magnificent Armour of Jaigarh Fort

Jaipur is a city that is famous around the world for its powerful and majestic ruler. It is a city beautifully lined with a number of forts and palaces all over. The charisma of its ruler is beautifully reflected in its kingly forts, palaces, temples and museums. From the time immemorial, Jaipur has attracted tourists form people belonging to all geographical locations. The main historical monuments that are a must visit in Jaipur are: Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Amber Fort, Jantar Mantar, and Jaigarh Fort.

There are number of details given about the first four must visit places stated above, but very few have covered the magnificent Jaigarh fort during their Rajasthan Tours.
The Jaigarh Fort draws enormous attention from all the people who desire to be familiar with how the rulers protected their area from the foreign armies and also about how these rulers expanded their military advantage.

Different from the other forts in Rajasthan, the Jaigarh Fort leaves no feeling that it is a fort, through its embroidered interiors and exteriors, impresses its tourists. Rather, it is a fort that straightaway coveys the fact that it was built in order to toughen the defence of Amer, that was under the rule of Maharaja Sawai Raja Jai Singh.

The fort is located 15 kms outside the Jaipur city. ‘Jaigarh’ stands for victory. The contraction of the fort started in the 15th century and sustained till the 18th century. This massive structure stands on a hill top known as ‘cheel ka teel’ or ‘hill or eagles’.

Towards the bottom of this hill, amber fort is located. It is aid that the two forts together form a part of one single complex and are well connected with watched over passages. Within the Jaigarh fort, there are a number of beautiful attractions like palaces, cannon foundry, granary, temple and a single tall standing tower. During the previous era, the fort was the center of armaments production and therefore one of the best highlight in the fort is the Jaivan cannon. It is said that the cannon is the largest of its kind in the world. Since the fort was built in order to provide strength to Amer’s defence. In order to further increase this strength, there is a system of underground water in the fort that provided ample water supply during the time of war. Also, it is said that beneath the tank, the kings and the queens stored their precious items of gold and silver.

The point of entry of the fort is Dungra Darwaza. Once you enter the fort the next attraction is the Shubhat Niwas that was the common hall for meeting of the warriors. Within the fort, there is a museum that exhibits a broad variety of arms that were used by the Rajput rulers and some of the photographs of the rulers.

The Other attractions of this Jaigarh Fort are – Diya Burj, Vijay Garh, Museums, Armory, and The Lakshmi Vilas Palace. The most suitable time for visiting this fort during your India Tours is between the months of October and March.

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