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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2015, 05:44:16 AM »
6. Dhandidhar Fort, Jammu and Kashmir

The Dhandidhar Fort is located 2 km from the district of Rajouri. This fort offer panoramic views of the verdant valley. The Dhandidhar Fort was maintained under the supervision of Mian Hathu. Apart from the commanding view of the entire town, the fort was used to store the food grains that were paid by the farmers as revenues.

This fort had served the purpose of defense to the Dogra rulers who easily hid themselves inside this fort for their safety. The history reveals that the fort was the best place from where the soldiers carried out their war operations. It worked as a haven to provide regular training.


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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2015, 05:44:37 AM »
7. Warangal Fort, Telangana

The Warangal fort was built in the 13th century by the Kakatiya Dynasty during the reign of King Ganapatideva. It was destroyed by the invaders and as such only the ruins of the fort can be seen. There is a mud wall of around 20 feet which surrounds the entire fort while the second layer is of granite. The fort consists of impressive stone gateways which have a height of around 30 feet. They are carved out of single rock. The gateways are known as Kirti Torana and consist of beautiful carvings of Lord Vishnu carried by Garuda and surrounded by attendants. 45 towers in the fort and pillars are spread over an area of 19 kms. There is a temple of Mother Earth called 'Swayambhudevi Alayam'.

Warangal is accessible by road from Hyderabad.

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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2015, 05:44:54 AM »
8. Qila Mubarak, Punjab

Qila Mubarak is the oldest fort in India as it is believed to have been built in 90-110 AD by the Kushana emperor Kanishka. Today it stands near the city of Bhatinda in Punjab. It is also one of the highest forts in elevation despite being built with small bricks. Visitors today walk into the same entrance through which historical figures like Razia Sultana, Prithviraj Chauhan, Sultan Mahmud and Guru Gobind Singh had once entered.

The fort houses two Gurudwaras and the prison built for Razia Sultana (the first female Delhi Sultanate ruler) where she was incarcerated by Malik Altunia, the governor of Bhatinda.

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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2015, 05:45:24 AM »
9. Chiktan Fort, Jammu and Kashmir

The Chiktan Fort is located in the Kargil district of Ladakh by the river Indus. The fort was built in the 16th century and was 9 storeys high. Unfortunately, today it stands in ruins as just walls and rubble. It gives the image of a castle with the backdrop of snow capped mountains. The view from the fort is equally spectacular.

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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2015, 05:45:44 AM »
10. Murud Janjira Fort, Maharashtra

This fort is located in the port town of Murud which is 165 km south of Mumbai on a small island. Originally the fort was a small wooden structure built by a Koli chief in the late 15th century.

It has a small gate towards the open sea for escape. The fort has 19 rounded bastions which are still intact. There are many canons of native and European make rusting on the bastions. Now in ruins, the fort in its heyday had all necessary facilities, e.g., palaces, quarters for officers, mosque, a big fresh water tank, etc. On the outer wall of the main gate, there is a sculpture that depicts a tiger clasping elephants in its claws. This sculpture is difficult to interpret and appears on many fort-gates in Maharashtra.

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11. Bekal Fort, Kerala

Bekal fort is near the Pallikkara village in the Kasargod district and is one of the best preserved in the southern state. The fort spreading over forty acres, has massive walls about 12 meters in height and is built of local laterite stones. It is a large fort, the wall and ramparts on the sea side being strong and interspersed by the bastions with openings for guns. The main gate is towards the east and was protected by bastions. A ditch surrounds the fort on the land side. The important features of this fort are the tank with its flight of steps, the opening of the tunnel towards the south, the magazine for keeping ammunition, and a wide ramp leading to the observation tower.

This tower provides a fascinating view of the surrounding area. From there one has ample view of all the important places in the vicinity and also has the strategic significance in ascertaining the safety of the fort. The voids in the massive laterite walls were used for placing guns.



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