Kumbalgarh

Kumbalgarh dates as far back as the second century AD, to the time and glory of the Mauryan Empire. It’s just two hours drive from Udaipur and south of Jaipur, the territory derives its name from the famed Kumbalgarh Fort, the most magnificent of the 84 forts that stood during the Mewar Kingdom.

The major attractions to visit are – 

 

Khumbalgarh Fort

 

This is the highest fort and is considered the most formidable in Rajasthan. Even the mighty Mughals couldn't capture it alone and it took the combined armies of Delhi, Amber and Marwar to breach its defenses. Standing majestically on a 1,914m high ridge and representing the past glory of the Rajput rulers, the Fort also provides a panoramic view of the countryside from the top. The fort was built in the 15th century AD by Maharana Kumbha (1419 - 63 AD) and is the principal fortification after Chittorgarh.

Kartargarh

Kumbhalgarh fort has a fort within itself. Named Kartargarh, the inner fort has a palace built by Maharana Fateh Singh after he had pulled down the old palace built by Rana Kumbha. Some remains of the old palace are still there below the new one which includes the portion that had been occupied by Prithvi Raj. Kartargarh has 365 temples and shrines including the one with a huge Shivlinga dedicated to Lord Shiva.

Fort Wall

This is the second biggest wall in the world after The Great Wall of china. Encompassed by a 37 km long wall with seven huge gates and 25 feet thick ramparts, this impregnable construction was used to attack breaching army from its immense watch towers. As a part of backup plans, if the enemy was ever successful in breaching the fortress, they say there was an underground passage leading to a secret escape tunnel near the fifth gate. Hanuman Pol, Ram Pol, Bhairava Pol, Paghra Pol, TopKhana Pol, and Nimboo Pol are the remaining six gates. Everything piece of construction was built with the sole purpose of repelling all attacking armies