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-Shreesh Mishra 8-B
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We all want to go to foreign to visit many places but have you wondered
that in our country we can also see many places. We know about Taj Mahal ,
Red Fort , India Gate , Gateway of India and Konark Sun Temple . These are
just some most popular places that people know but India has many more
underrated sites . In this presentation we will go through some of the very
amazing underrated sites in India .
Kumbhalgarh Vikramashila
Fort University
Rabdentse Ruins Daulatabad
Kumbhalgarh Fort Fort
Rabdentse Ruins
Tughlaqabad Dhandidhar
Tughlaqabad Fort Fort
Fort Vikramashila University
Daulatabad Fort
Warangal Fort ◦ Dhandidhar Fort
◦ Warangal Fort

Our Unknown Sites to Visit

 KUBHALGHARH FORT
◦ Kumbhalgarh Fort in Rajasthan was built by King Rana
Kumbha in the 15th century. This fortress in Mewar is located
on the banks of the River Banas and Tourists throng here in
large numbers as it is the second most important fortress of the
state.
◦ It is surrounded by 13 peaks, watchtowers, and bastions. The
fort stretches across 36 km of the Aravallis and houses a domed
palace built by Maharana Fateh Singh.
◦ The long winding wall was built to guard against the attacks of
enemies and this wall is supposedly second after the Great Wall
of China for its length.
◦ The fort has seven huge gates, the biggest among which is
known as the Ram Pol. Tourists can see a temple on the
Hanuman Pol, the main gateway leading to the fort.
◦ The Hulla Pol, Ram Pol, Paghra Pol, Nimboo Pol, Bhairava Pol
and Top-khana Pol are the other gates of the fort.
 RABDENTSE RUINS
◦ The Rabdentse Ruins are the ruins of the palace which was
destroyed by the Nepalese army.
◦ These ruins remain as a reminiscence of the former kingdom of
Sikkim. Rabdentse was the second capital of Sikkim, the first
being Yuksom.
◦ They are a part of Buddhist pilgrimage circuit which consists of
many monasteries.
◦ The ruins are divided into two wings - the northern wing and the
southern wing.
◦ The northern wing is where the royal family resided and there is
an open quadrangle where the ruins of "Dab Lhagang", the
place where the royal family used to offer prayers, is situated.
 TUGHLAQBAD FORT
◦ The Tughlaqabad Fort built in 1321 is a ruined fort in Delhi that was
built by Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq who was the founder of the Tughlaq
dynasty.
◦ When Tughlaq became the king of the region he right away started the
construction of the marvellous fort which he wanted to be one of its
kind.
◦ However, the fort couldn't be built the way it was meant to as it is
believed to have been cursed by a saint.
◦ This fort is the largest in the whole of Delhi and is known for its
architecture which is seen in its mosques, palaces, towers, buildings and
tanks.
◦ The fort was built to defend the emperor and its walls are thicker than
the other forts in India.
◦ This fortified city of Tughlaqabad now lay in ruins as there is no one to
see to its upkeep.
◦ The layout of the city can still be made out by the roads and streets of
the city.
 VIKRAMASHILA UNIVERSITY
◦ Vikramashila University was one of the two most important set
of Buddhist learning in ancient India during the Pala dynasty.
◦ It had an equal footing along with Nalanda University in the
domain of Buddhist learning.
◦ It was established by King Dharmapala when he felt a decline
in the quality of learning at Nalanda.
◦ The ruins of the ancient university are a sight of marvel as it is
a huge square monastery with a stupa in the centre, a library
building and cluster of stupas.
◦ A Tibetan and a Hindu temple have also been excavated here.
◦ Travellers come here from far and wide to explore this
monument but sadly to say much of it is dilapitated and there is
not much you can see here.
 DAULATABAD FORT
◦ Originally built as the Devgiri Fort by the Yadavas, it was later
renamed as Daulatabad Fort when it came under the possession
of Muhamed-bin Tughluq in the 14th century.
◦ It is 11 km north-west of Aurangabad and is situated on an
isolated cone-shaped hill rising abruptly from the plain to the
height of about 190 metres.
◦ The fortification constitutes three concentric lines of defensive
walls with a large number of bastions.
◦ The noteworthy features of the fort are the moat, the scarp and
the subterranean passage, all made of solid rock.
◦ The upper outlet of the passage was filled with an iron grating,
on which a large fire could be used to prevent the progress of
the enemy.
◦ The Chand Minar, the Chini Mahal and the Baradari are the
important structures within the fort.
 DHANDHIDAR FORT
◦ The Dhandidhar Fort is located 2 km from the district of
Rajouri.
◦ This fort offer panoramic views of the verdant valley. The
Dhandidhar Fort was maintained under the supervision of
Mian Hathu.
◦ Apart from the commanding view of the entire town, the
fort was used to store the food grains that were paid by the
farmers as revenues.

◦ This fort had served the purpose of defense to the Dogra

rulers who easily hid themselves inside this fort for their
safety.
◦ The history reveals that the fort was the best place from
where the soldiers carried out their war operations.
◦ It worked as a haven to provide regular training.
 WARANGAL FORT
◦ The Warangal fort was built in the 13th century by the Kakatiya
Dynasty during the reign of King Ganapatideva.
◦ It was destroyed by the invaders and as such only the ruins of the fort
can be seen.
◦ There is a mud wall of around 20 feet which surrounds the entire fort
while the second layer is of granite.
◦ The fort consists of impressive stone gateways which have a height of
around 30 feet.They are carved out of single rock.
◦ The gateways are known as Kirti Torana and consist of beautiful
carvings of Lord Vishnu carried by Garuda and surrounded by
attendants.
◦ 45 towers in the fort and pillars are spread over an area of 19 kms.
◦ There is a temple of Mother Earth called 'Swayambhudevi Alayam'.
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