Hinglajgarh Fort

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Hinglajgarh gets name after the goddess Hinglaj, the kuldevi of Kshatriyas. Hinglaj Mata temple is situated in the Hinglajgarh. Originally Hinglaj is an important Hindu pilgrimage place in Balochistan, Pakistan. It is situated in Balochistan province about 250km north-west of Karachi. The Kshatriyas in ancient times had movements between baluchistan and India. The Mauri rulers founded the temple of Hinglaj Mata as she was their kuladevi. Initially this area was known as 'Hinglaj Tekri' but later the Mauri rulers built a fort here and this came to be known as Hinglajgarh or Hinglaj Fort. Hinglaj Mata ka Mandir Bahut hi Purana aur Public ki Astha ka Kendra Hai Bhushan Raj Singh - Jaipur

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The ancient inscriptions in the Pali Buddhist character have been discovered in various parts of Rajasthan of the race of Taxak or Tak, relating to the tribe Mori and Parmara are their descendants. Taxak Mori was the lord of Chittor from very early period. The Huna Kingdom of Sialkot (of Mihir Kula 515-540 AD), destroyed by Yashodharman, was subsequently seized by a new dynasty of kshatriyas called Tak or Taxaka. The Taxak Mori as being lords of Chittor from very early period and few generations after the Guhilots supplanted the Moris, this palladium of Hindu liberty was assailed by the arms of Islam. (725-35) we find amongst the numerous defenders who appear to have considered the cause of Chittor their own the Tak from Asirgarh. This race appears to have retained possession of Asirgarh for at least two centuries after this event as its chieftain was one of the most conspicuous leaders in the array of Prithvi Raj. In the poems of Chandar he is called the "Standard, bearer, Tak of Asir." Hinglaj Fort became very strategic during the Parmara rule and they strengthen it. In 1281 the Hada ruler halu occupied it, and later it came under Chandrawat rulers. Mention of Haveli of Gopal Singh, a Chandrawat ruler, is found in the patnama of Chandrawats.In 1773 the Holkar Queen Ahilya Bai defeated Laxman Singh Chandrawat and occupied it. The fort was renovated during Holkar rule along with Hinglaj Mata Temple, Rama Temple, and Shiva Temple. Though various dynasties occupied the fort but it was never used as a permanent capital. It was mainly used as a shelter by various rulers. This is the reason why there are not many palaces here.

The Hinglaj Fort has four gates namely Patanpol, Surajpol, Katrapol and Mandaleshwaripol. The first three gates are east facing where as last ,Mandaleshwaripol, is west facing. There is storage of water in a grand tank known as Surajkund. Local tradition goes that Gotri Bhil was killed here, therefor the smarak built here is worshiped by Bhils. In the southern part of the Hinglaj Fort is situated Hinglaj Mata temple, Rama-Hanuman Temple, Darbar Kaksha (Kachhari), Rani Mahal and Shiva Temple. Thereis a big Burj here known as Fateh Burj. There are also two towers called Tirtham, which used to be used as means of communication with distant places through light.

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1.Petrol Pump
SH 33, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan 36.1 km

2.DAE Petol Pump
Rawatbhata, Rajasthan 35.0 km

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SH 51, Dhanmandi, Kota, Rajasthan 55.7 km

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Borkhera, Kota, Rajasthan 57.8 km

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Station Rd, Nayapura, Kota, 62.0 km

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Rawatbhata, Rajasthan 35.2 km

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Dadabari Road, Dada Bari, Kota, Rajasthan 54.8 km

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Rawatbhata, Rajasthan 34.8 km

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Jhalawar, Rajasthan 38.9 km

3.Sanjeevni Hospital
Jhalawar, Rajasthan 41.0 km

4.Kota Heart Institute
10-A, Talwandi, Kota, Rajasthan 324005 54.3 km

5.Bharat Vikas Parishad Hospital
Dada Bari, Kota, Rajasthan 55.3 km

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