Rani Durgavati Fort Madan Mahal Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

 Rani Durgawati Fort Jabalpur or Madan Mahal fort Jabalpur

Rani Durgavati Fort is a historical site. Rani Durgavati Fort is located in Jabalpur district. Rani Durgavati Fort is a major tourist destination in Jabalpur district. Rani Durgavati Fort is built on a high hill. Rani Durgavati Fort is also known as Madan Mahal Fort.

The fort of Madan Mahal is dedicated to Rani Durgavati, so this fort is also known as Rani Durgavati Fort. This fort is small but very beautiful. This fort is built on the hill of Madan Mahal. There are stairs to reach the fort of Madan Mahal. This fort is very beautiful. Many unsolved and unheard things are said about Rani Durgavati's fort.

The fort of Rani Durgavati is located in Madan Mahal in Jabalpur district. The fort of Rani Durgavati is ancient. This fort is very beautiful. Madan Mahal Fort Complex has many places to visit. The Madan Mahal fort complex consists of stables, war rooms, a small reservoir and a huge fort. The Madan Mahal fort is two-storied. A small room is built on the upper side of the fort. There was also a bathroom facility here.

From the upper part of the Madan Mahal fort, you can get a beautiful view all around. From the upper part of the Madan Mahal fort, you can see the far and wide view of Jabalpur. From the top of Madan Lal Fort, one can see the view of one side of Jabalpur, where the populated part of Jabalpur is seen, where buildings, houses, buildings, traffic roads are seen. On the other side of the Madan Mahal, greenery is get to see, here Devtal Gardens and ponds and temples like Bajna Math are get to see.

You can come to Madan Mahal fort by bike and car. There is facility for parking the car or bike at the foot of the Madan Mahal hill. You can park the car here in the parking lot and after that you can go for a roam in the Madan Mahal fort. There are many other places around Madan Mahal Fort where you can visit.

Sharda temple is built near Madan Mahal fort where you can visit. Balancing Rock is located near Madan Mahal Fort. Balancing Rock is a wonderful place that you must visit. There are many other temples built near Madan Mahal fort, where you can visit. Shiva temple and Muslim dargah are also built here. Shani temple is built near Madan Mahal fort.

The fort of Madan Mahal is built on a high hill. The fort of Madan Mahal is surrounded by hill. This entire hill is covered with huge rocks and trees. Stairs are available to reach the Madan Mahal fort. These stairs are paved.  You can reach the Madan Mahal fort comfortably.

A Shiva temple and a Muslim dargah are built on the way to the Madan Mahal fort. If you want you can go to Shiv Mandir and Muslim Dargah. The Shiva temple is built here in a very unique way. There are big rocks here and a small cave is found in the middle of the rocks where the Shivling is sitting. This temple looks very beautiful, if you want, you can visit here too.

There are about 150 to 200 steps to reach Madan Mahal Fort. You can easily walk to the fort. Bamboo trees are also get to see on the way to the fort. A water tank is also made here because there are many monkeys living around here. A water tank has been made for them to drink water.

When you reach the fort of Madan Mahal, first you get to see the fort of Rani Durgavati. This whole fort is built top of the big rock. You can go for a walk on the top of the Madan Mahal fort. Steps have been made to go to the top of this fort. This entire fort is made of stone and this fort looks very awesome.

There is a security guard here who takes care of this fort. There are two people who take care of this fort. A security guard sits in the lower part inside the fort and one sits in the roof of the fort. It is forbidden to take photos inside the Madan Mahal fort. But many people take photos here. You can roam around the top of the fort.

One gets to see the view of Jabalpur from the top of the fort of Madan Mahal. There is a room built above the Madan Mahal fort. Another room is also built above this room. But there is no arrangement to go to the topmost room. You can't roam in the topmost room of the fort.

You can visit the room built above the Madan Mahal fort. There is a room and pavilion on top of the fort. There is a small area built near the mandap which might have been used as a bathroom in ancient times.

Pillars have been made in the pavilion which are very beautiful. There are aale built inside the room. Aale was used in ancient times to store goods and to keep lamps. There is a beautiful balcony from where you can see the front view of the fort.

In front of the Madan Mahal fort, many broken remains are found to see. Here many sites were built in ancient times, which are now completely broken and only the remains of those sites are left here. In front of the Madan Mahal fort, one can see a big stable where the horses were tied. It is very well built and the horses were kept here. There is a small stepwell near the stable. There was a water system in this stepwell. This water must have been used in the fort and for the horses.

Many more remains are found here, which shows that there must have been rooms here which would have been used for living for soldiers and other person in ancient times, that have been destroyed by time. There is no arrangement by the government in the fort of Madan Mahal. If you go here, then definitely take water and food with you. But do not litter here, there is a dustbin where you put the garbage.

If you come to Jabalpur, then you must visit for this, it is very beautiful and worth seeing and you will enjoy coming here.

 

Best time to visit Madan Mahal Fort

The best time to visit Rani Durgavati Fort is during rainy season and winter. You can visit Rani Durgavati Fort during rainy season. You can come when it is not raining here. During the rainy season, there is greenery all around here and the view here is worth seeing. You will feel very good coming here in the rainy season. You will not feel much tired if you come here during the rainy season.

You can visit Madan Mahal fort during winters. It is nice here in winter and it is fun to roam here. But you should not come here during summer because the climate here during summer is very bad and it is very hot here.

If you come here during summer, you will be very tired and you will lose the desire to roam. If you come here, then definitely bring water with you so that if you get tired then you can drink water because there is no water available here.

The best month to visit Madan Mahal Fort is from July to February. You can visit this fort comfortably from July to February. The weather of Jabalpur is very good from July to February and it is fun to visit.

You should not come here from March to June because at that time it is hot here and the weather is very hot. If you walk even a little bit, you will get tired and you will not enjoy roaming.

 

Who is built Madan Mahal fort

Madan Mahal Fort is an ancient fort. Madan Mahal Fort or Rani Durgavati Fort was built by Madan Shah in 1116 AD. Madan Shah was a Gond ruler in ancient times and Madan Shah ruled Jabalpur, Damoh and many districts of Madhya Pradesh. Madan Mahal Fort was built as a watch tower. Madan Mahal is belonged to Queen Durgavati and her son Veeranarayan.

 

Important information about Madan Mahal Fort

Madan Mahal is 4 storied monument built on huge circular boulders situated at the highest point of the hill. The front has a large arched entrance. The upper two storeys are arranged in rooms, one of which is the basement.

There is also arrangement of open courtyard with security cover, toilet etc. in this building. Ornate doors and Kangure add to the beauty of the building and indicate its royal use.

Far away panoramic view can be observed from the upper part of Madan mahal fort. In front of fort are elephant shed, horse shed and baoli. The remains of the security rampart containing the gate can be seen even today while digging this entire arrangement.

From the material features it appears that this building was an observation post and was constructed during the time of Sangram Shah.

 

History of Rani Durgavati Fort or Madan Mahal

The history of Madan Mahal is very interesting.

This fort was built by Madan Shah in 1116 AD. Madan Shah was related to the Gond kingdom. This palace has also been related to Rani Durgavati and her son Veer Narayan.

Although this palace is small in size, it has provision for a stable, war room, small reservoir and a pleasure room for the ruler.

Madan Mahal was used as an observation post in ancient times.

The area around the fort was supervised from here. So that if any enemy army is about to attack the city, it can be detected by looking from here.

Many parts have been sealed in the Madan Mahal fort. It is said that there were ancient tunnels from which in ancient times the king and queen could travel comfortably from one place to another, but now all those places have been sealed by the government.

 

Major places to visit around Madan Mahal

Sharda Mata Temple

balancing rock

Shani Mandir

Shankar ji's temple

 

Mystery of Rani Durgavati Fort or Madan Mahal Fort

The fort of Rani Durgavati or the fort of Madan Mahal is a mysterious and unsolved fort. Many things are hidden in this fort, which people do not know.

It is said about the Madan Mahal fort that in ancient times, secret tunnels were found here, which are now closed. This tunnel used to open after going to Mandla.

Another unique story about Madan Mahal fort is famous that two gold bricks are buried here which no one has been able to find till now.

A proverb is very famous about the Madan Mahal fort, "मदन महल की छांव में, दो टोगो के बीच, जमा घड़ी नौ लाख की, दो सोने की ईट".

This proverb is very famous due to which people believe that there is a gold suppressed here. After this saying became famous, many people came here and dug and tried to find the treasure, but no one found the treasure.

Many excavation marks can be seen even today in Madan Mahal Fort. Here many people have dug in many parts of the palace in search of gold but no one has found anything yet.

 

Where is the palace of queen durgavati located

Rani Durgavati's palace is an ancient palace. Rani Durgavati's palace is located in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. This palace is built in the Madan Mahal area of Jabalpur district. This palace is built on a hill. There are stairs to reach the palace. You can easily come to this palace. Here you can come in bike and car. This palace is very beautiful.

 

How to reach Madan Mahal Fort

It is very easy to reach the fort of Madan Mahal. You can come here comfortably from any part of the country. To reach the fort of Madan Mahal, first you have to come to Jabalpur and you can reach Jabalpur by air, rail and road.

 

How to reach Jabalpur by air

You can come to Jabalpur comfortably by air. Dumna Airport is built in Jabalpur which is well connected to the main cities and direct flights come here from the main cities. You can come Jabalpur by air then reach Madan Mahal Fort by road. Madan Mahal Fort is built in the Madan Mahal area of the city.

 

How to reach Madan Mahal Fort by Rail

It is easy to reach Madan Mahal Fort by rail. Madan Mahal Railway Station is built in Jabalpur, which is very close to Madan Mahal Fort. You can get down at Madan Mahal Railway Station and then take an auto to Madan Mahal Fort. Madan Mahal Railway Station is well connected to other cities and trains from major cities stop here. You can come here comfortably.

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