Bhangarh

Also known as ancient site of Bhangarh, Bhangarh heritage site

Bhangarh is a village situated in Rajgarh Alwar, Rajasthan state of India. It is situated in the Rajgarh municipality of the Alwar district in Rajasthan. Bhangarh is at the edge of the Sariska Tiger Reserve.

Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Bhangarh Gopinath Mandir (July 2022) - img 04.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Gopinath Temple in the Bhangarh Fort complex
Settlement.nickname: Bhootiya garh
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Rajasthan#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Rajasthan, India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Alwar
Settlement.established_date: 1456
Settlement.founder: Jaisingh
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.elevation_m: 382
Settlement.population_total: 1250

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Bhangarh is also a pre-historic site and tourist spot. The journey to Bhangarh takes approximately 1.5 hrs and is 65 km from Jaipur. Its old buildings include the Hindu temples of Gopinath, Shiv (Someshwar), Hanuman, Ganesh, Vishal Devta, Lavina Devi, and Keshav Rai. Other buildings include shops and dhabas along the main road, several havelis, a mosque, and a palace. The palace is protected by two inner fortifications across the valley. The town is separated from the plain by ramparts with five gates.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bhangarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.