Bhainsrorgarh

Bhainsrorgarh or Bhainsror is a ancient fort that has become a major tourist spot in the state of Rajasthan, India. The famous British historian Colonel James Tod said, after seeing the splendid and mesmerizing beauty of Bhainsrorgarh, that if he was offered a "Jagir" (fiefdom) and given an option to choose it anywhere in Rajasthan, he would choose Bhainsrorgarh.

The nearest town is Rawatbhata at a distance of 7 km from Bhainsror. Distances from other major places are,

History

Bhainsrorgarh is an impregnable fort, inhabited from at least the 2nd century BC. It is dramatically positioned between two rivers, the Chambal and Bamani. It had passed through the hands of several clans before becoming the seat of a premier noble of Mewar, the large region around Udaipur and Princely State of the exalted Sisodia clan. It contains 5 tanks, temples to Devi Bhim Chauri, Shiva, and Ganesh and a palace that is presently for rent.

It was founded by the Rors who had a habit of building forts with names like Behror, Dadror, Khagror, Aghror. After the Islamic incursions into medieval India, the Turks held it briefly but Banbir, son of Maldeo re-captured it from them in the time of Rana Hamir around AD 1330. [Page 28, Tod's Annals of Rajasthan: The Annals of Mewar, By Tod Payne C. H, James Tod, C H Payne, Published 1994 by Asian Educational Services, ISBN 8120603508]

When Shakti Singh saved Rana Pratap from the chasing Mughals in the Battle of Haldighati, the great Maharana awarded Bhainsror to Shakta's sons and it became a headquarter of the Shaktawat clan. Around 1741, Bhainsror was awarded to Rawat Lal Singh for killing an enemy of the Maharana Jagat Singh II of Udaipur.

The present fort is around 260 years old and was built around 1750. Bhainsrorgarh fort has now been turned into a luxury resort and is a favorite tourist spot for Europeans. [http://www.bhainsrorgarh.com/location.html]

Architecture

Several excellent idols (sculptures) are mentioned in old architectural texts as being here but they may have been sent to museums. One, a sleeping Vishnu, was considered by an early British archaeologist to be the most beautiful of all Hindu sculptures.

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