Nahargarh Fort Jaipur - Princess Ratnaveti

Nahargarh Fort – नाहरगढ़ फोर्ट

Nahargarh Fort is located on the circumference of the Aravalli Hills, overlooking the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Once a strong defence ring for the city is formed by Nahargarh with Amer Fort and Jaigarh Fort. The Nahargarh Kila at the beginning named as Sudarshangarh. Now it is known as Nahargarh, it means ‘abode of tigers’. Nahar stands for Nahar Singh Bhomia, whose spirit obsessed the place and blocked the fort construction in Rajasthan State. Nahar’s courage was pacified by constructing a temple in his memory within the fort.

Nahargarh Fort is one of the Best Places to Visit in Jaipur which is located 6 km away from the Pink City of India. You can reach fort by hiring a cab. Even autos are available which takes you up to the entrance of the fort. In winter the weather is pleasant so it is the best time to visit Jaipur. It is the perfect location to spend an entire day in a fort. You can also visit other two forts which are near i.e., Amer and Jaigharh fort.

Nahargarh Kila – नाहरगढ़ किल्ले

Visit Nahargarh Kila at first and spend the morning and have lunch there. There visit Jaigarh Kila. It is only a Km far away from Nahargarh Fort. It is a perfect trip to Pink City Jaipur. The forts attraction gives us a wonderful experience which we remember the lifetime.

We can see the pink city from the top of the Nahargarh Fort. The entire city looks pretty from the top. You can also enjoy the sunset from the top of the fort at evening time. After dark, you can see the aerial view and lighting of the city which is an amazing view. There is beautiful lighting in Nahargarh Fort at night.

Wax Museum of Nahargarh

jaipur wax museum — Image Source: goeventz.com

Nahargarh fort has the wax museum. The statues look fresh. Inside Nahargarh Fort, there is a shrine devoted to the deity of Jaipur Rulers. The entrance of the fort is known as Tadi gate. The Architecture of the fort is very amazing. Diwan-s-aam is another attraction from the inside of the Nahargarh Fort. It is an open area of the fort where the king meets common people to listen to their problems.

The Fort scattered with beautiful paintings on the walls and ceiling which carries the old tales of the Jaipur history. It is known as best eye view of Jaipur city.

There is a Nahargarh Biological park which is combined with Jaipur Zoo. There is an amazing artwork done by the artists (Ranthambore School of Art) at Nahargarh biological park. Very soon it will become a Destination for wildlife lovers.

Nahargarh Fort History

Nahargarh Fort Built in the year 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II. He is the founder of Jaipur. Fort Walls extended over the surrounding hills, forming defenses that connected this fort to Jaigarh. It is above the old capital of Amber. The historical event of the fort is a battle of Maratha forces with Jaipur which is held in the 18^th century. For the protection, the Europeans of the region, including the British Resident‘s wife moved to Sawai Ram Singh, king of Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur.

Maharajas use Nahargarh Fort as hunting House. A gun fired from Nahargarh Fort as the time signal by Jaipur state government for its official purposes, solar time read from the Samrat yantra in the Jantar Mantar Observatory. The scenery of Nahargarh Fort shown in some Bollywood movies i.e., Rang De Basanti and Shudh Desi Romance.

Closest landmarks Nahargarh

Nahargarh Fort Palace -0.3 km
Gaitor -1.2 km
City Palace-1.2 km
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur -1.3 km
Hawa Mahal – Palace of Winds -1.5 km

Ajmeri Gate -1.6 km
Bapu Bazar -2.1 km
Sindhi Camp -2.2 km
Ram Niwas Bagh -2.5 km
Albert Hall Museum – Central Museum -2.7 km

Nahargarh Restaurants and markets

Padao hotel -0.3 km
Bapu Bazaar -1.5 km
Jhori bazaar- 1.5 Km
hawa mahal bazaar-1.5 km

Natural beauty

jal mahal(lake)-2 km
jal mahal(river)-2 km

Closest airports

Jaipur International Airport -12.4 km

Visitor Information

Famous for: monuments, history, and culture

Entrance fee: Rs 50 per person and Rs 200 for foreigners

Visiting timing: 10:00 am -5:30 pm

Visiting Duration: 2-3 hours

Hotels in Nahargarh

Nahargarh Palace is a hotel located in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It is 300 m far from Nahargarh fort palace. You can enjoy activities in and around Jaipur like cycling which provided by Nahargarh palace hotel. It is the famous hotel in the Jaipur city. The RTDC tourism services also providing many packages to the tourists and They can get RTDC Hotels at very low prices.

Nahargarh Haveli is the most convenient Hotel in the city. It offers smart, contemporary and best facilities. Nahargarh is 16 km away from the airport and 2 km away from the railway station. It is located in heart of the city. It provides the best room services. The Rajasthan state government providing RSRTC Bus services to all places of the State.

We can also book the hotels in Rajasthan in Online.

Princess Ratnavati

Ratnavati was the princess of Bhangarh. Rani Ratnavati is the great devotee of Lord Krishna. She is the princess of Jaisalmer who fought bravely against forces of Allaudin Khilji. Princess Ratnavati was famous for her elegant beauty for her own kingdom. Kings of different kingdoms who tempted by the beauty of Ratnavati came for the matrimonial offer. Singhia a black Magicial wanted to ruin Ratnavati by his magical power.

In order to spellbind the princes he cursed oil which made by Princess maid but Ratnavati recognized the trick and poured the oil on the floor. It turned into rock and crushed magician. In his dying situation, he cursed the whole city to death and no more rebirths. The fort is waiting for princess rebirth and ends the bloodthirsty curse.

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