GATEWAY OF TARAGARH
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The Taragarh fort built in seventh century A.D. is situated on the crest of a hill 856.5 m above the sea level. There are nine gates in the fort known by various names. The main gate of the fort is grand and imposing, consisting of two massive bastions on both sides of the gate with strong guard rooms.
Notification No. | Ajmer, 2048-S dated 10.08.1921 |
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Ownership Status | Government |
Topographical Features | It is situated in a hill-girt rocky terrain. |
1 | (1) A. Cunningham, Archaeological Survey of India, Reports of a Tour in the Panjab and Rajputana in 1883-84, Vol. XXIII (reprint, Varanasi 1972), |
2 | Chandramani Singh (ed.), Protected Monuments of Rajasthan (Jaipur 2002) and |
3 | Har Bilas Sarda, Ajmer : Historical and Descriptive (Ajmer 1941). |
Locality | Tehsil | District | State |
Ajmer (Lat. 26o 27’ N; Long. 74o 37’ E) | Ajmer | Ajmer | Rajasthan |
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