Kalinjar Fort, Uttar Pradesh, India (info)
Kalinjar is a fortress-city in UP, near the temple-city and World Heritage Site of Khajuraho in MP. The fortress is strategically located on an isolated rocky hill at the end the Vindhya Range, at an elevation of 1,203 feet (367 m) and overlooks the plains of Bundelkhand. It served several of Bundelkhand's ruling dynasties, including the Chandela dynasty of Rajputs in the 10th century, and the Solankis of Rewa. The fortress contains several temples dating as far back as the Gupta dynasty of the 3rd-5th centuries. —Wikipedia, Feb 2018.
Fort from a distance
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Closer view of the walls
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A settlement below
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View of Neelkanth temple
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Stairs down to the temple
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Neelkanth Temple
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Neelkanth Temple
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Neelkanth Temple
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One of the priests
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Temple entrance
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Old carvings
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A cave dwelling
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Temple pillars
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Shiva sculpture
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Village below the fort
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Kalinjar Fort Info
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Not just a tank (more)
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Small temple to Shiva
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Raja Aman Singh Palace
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Moti Mahal / Rang Mahal
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Moti Mahal / Rang Mahal
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Moti Mahal / Rang Mahal
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Moti Mahal / Rang Mahal
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Moti Mahal / Rang Mahal
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Islam Shah Mosque
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Venkat Bihari Temple (info)
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Inside the temple
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Rani Mahal
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Rani Mahal
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Rani Mahal
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Rani Mahal
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Rani Mahal
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Chaube Mahal (info)
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Inside Chaube Mahal
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Ramparts
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View from the ramparts
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Signpost
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Visitor with a local
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Rang Mahal window
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On the ramparts
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Check out this Doordarshan documentary on Kalinjar Fort and read more about it here.
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