Built in 1440 AD by Maharana
Kumbha to commemorate his victory over Mohamed Khilji this 9-storyed tower is
adorned by sculptures of Hindu deities around. There are around 157 narrow
steps leading to the terrace where the balconies give a beautiful top angle
view of the whole town When illuminated in the evening,
the tower reflects a mesmerizing effect and the view is worth capturing in the camera.
This tower is the
piece-de-resistance of chittaurgarh. The story of Chittorgarh is a saga of
valor, tenacity and sacrifice. Chittorgarh (also Chittaurgarh) was sacked three
times and its defenders had to make the supreme sacrifice. The Fort of
Chittorgarh is a treasure trove of history and offers to the traveler an
insight into the life of the Great Rajput rulers, who laid down their lives
fighting a superior enemy instead of leading a life of submission under them.
Your Luxury Rajasthan Tour is
complate by this stamb.
Chittaurgarh is located in the
southern part of the state of Rajasthan, in the northwestern part of India. It
is located beside a high hill near the Gambheri River. It is 112 km from
Udaipur and 182 km from Ajmer. The climate of Chittorgarh is arid. Summers are
quite hot (April-June) and winters are cool (October-February). It experiences
scant rainfall between June and August. The origin of Chittorgarh can be traced
to the seventh century. Earlier it was known as Chitrakut, after a local Rajput
chieftain named Chitrang. It remained the capital of the local Sisodia clan of
Rajputs from the eighth to the 16th century.
The history of this town is
written in blood and sacrifice. Muslim rulers sacked it three times in the
medieval period. The first was by Ala-ud-din Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi in
1303. Khilji laid siege of this hill fort to capture the beautiful Padmini, the
queen of Chittorgarh. When the situation worsened, Bhim Singh, the ruler of
Chittorgarh, led his men donned with saffron robes of sacrifice, and rode out
of the fort to certain death.
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