Notes on the Geography of Northern India: Ajaigar FortAjaigarh Fort was built about 900 by the Chandela kings; the last Indian ruler was a local chieftain named Lakshman Daowa, who surrendered in 1809 to a British force commanded by a Colonel Martindell. The bombardment preceding that surrender left the fort in the ruins seen today. Make default image size larger ![]() Path up. ![]() View back down to Ajaigarh town; the current raja's palace is the white mansion in the distance. ![]() One of several successive gates to the fort. ![]() Ganesh protects the fort. ![]() Stairs to the summit wall. ![]() Approaching the top: a spring said to contain Ganges water. ![]() The main gate. ![]() Most of the summit is now forested. ![]() Still it yields resources. ![]() Several ponds or tanks hint at the fort's once-substantial population. ![]() Gate overlooking an east-side descent. ![]() View over the east side. ![]() A sculpture ensemble at the east gate. ![]() Another view of that very peaceful place. ![]() Shiva lingam atop Nandi, Shiva's mount. ![]() Another Ganesh. ![]() Kali. ![]() Nandi. ![]() One of several fragments of the summit palace, now almost entirely in ruins. ![]() Another fragment. ![]() A third fragment. ![]() A fourth fragment of the palace. ![]() Sculptural details reminiscent of the Khajuraho temples. ![]() Interior columns. ![]() Capital. ![]() Entrance. ![]() Detail. ![]() Detail. |
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