Bhangarh Fort

Salasar, 301410
Bhangarh Fort Bhangarh Fort is one of the popular Landmark & Historical Place located in ,Salasar listed under Landmark in Salasar , Historical Place in Salasar ,

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The Bhangarh Fort is a 17th-century fort built in the Rajasthan state of India. It was built by Man Singh I for his younger brother Madho Singh I. It was named by Madho Singh after his grandfather Man Singh or Bhan Singh. A new village of Bhangarh with a population of 1,306 in 200 households has developed outside the limits of the fort and developed by Arun Kumar Yadav who was a well known architect of that time. The fort and its precincts are well preserved.GeographyThe Bhangarh Fort is located on the border of the Sariska Reserve in the Aravali range of hills in Alwar district of Rajasthan. The nearest village is Golakabaas. The fort is situated at the foot of the hills on sloping terrain. The ruins of the King’s palace are located on the lower slopes of the hills; trees surround the pond area and a natural stream falls into the pond within the premises of the palace.The fort is located from Delhi and the approach to the entrance gate of the fort in the last stretch of the road is an unpaved road. The fort is from Thana Ghazi.LegendsThere are two legends narrated to the history of the fort city, which is reported to be haunted, and no one is allowed to remain in the precincts of the fort at night, per a notice board put up by the Archaeological Survey of India at the entrance. l;l; One version of the legend is that a sadhu named Baba Balau Nath lived within the fort area. It was his injunction that any houses built in the precincts of the fort should not be taller than his house, and if the shadow of any such house fell on his house, it would result in destruction of the fort town.

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