Forts of India Archives - Inditales Travel Blog from India Mon, 18 Dec 2023 17:09:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Jodhpur – Must See Places In Blue City Of Rajasthan https://inditales.com/jodhpur-must-see-places/ https://inditales.com/jodhpur-must-see-places/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 05:45:35 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=36804

I always look forward to traveling to Rajasthan for the love of its food, language, music, enterprising people, and ‘dhora’ or sand dunes. Jodhpur had been on my travel list for a long time. The best part of flying to Jodhpur is that the airport is very close to the city center, thanks to Maharaja […]

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Amer Fort Jaipur – The 3rd Largest Wall In The World https://inditales.com/amer-fort-jaipur-rajasthan/ https://inditales.com/amer-fort-jaipur-rajasthan/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2017 06:35:00 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=19226

The Amer Fort that stands just on the outskirts of Jaipur City is actually the immediate ancestor of Jaipur City. Till Sawai Jai Singh decided to create a new planned city, it was the major fortified town of the region. Amer Fort is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with Kumbhalgarh, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer Fort, Ranthambore […]

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Bhangarh Fort – Visiting The Most Haunted Place In India https://inditales.com/most-haunted-bhangarh-fort-india/ https://inditales.com/most-haunted-bhangarh-fort-india/#comments Mon, 11 Sep 2017 05:30:19 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=18908

Bhangarh Fort – you hear this name every time someone talks about the most haunted place in India. You hear the horror stories of people who tried to enter the premises after dark. Yes, officially you are not allowed to enter the Bhangarh Fort premises from sunset to sunrise. I heard about it from travelers, […]

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Junagadh Fort, Bikaner, India’s Best Maintained Fort https://inditales.com/junagadh-fort-bikaner-rajasthan/ https://inditales.com/junagadh-fort-bikaner-rajasthan/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2017 03:40:58 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=16773

Junagadh Fort in Bikaner is the best-maintained fort of India - full of various royal palaces that make you walk through the reigns of various kings of the Bikaner dynasty that began with Rao Bika some 600 years ago.

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Ratnagiri – Jewel Of Konkan Coast, Maharashtra https://inditales.com/ratnagiri-jewel-konkan-coast-maharashtra/ https://inditales.com/ratnagiri-jewel-konkan-coast-maharashtra/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2016 08:35:52 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=13267

Ratnagiri – the name always reminds me of the Alfonso mangoes or Hapus Aam as locals call it. Variety of mangoes I have always associated with their high prices and their demand outside India. All the while we were in the town and around, at the end of July, we kept looking for mango orchards. […]

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Tiracol Fort & Village – Garnishing Northern Tip Of Goa https://inditales.com/tiracol-fort-village-north-goa/ https://inditales.com/tiracol-fort-village-north-goa/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:35:43 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=13773

Tiracol Fort sits right on the northern tip of Goa. It is almost like the cherry that sits on top of a multi-layer cake. Layers here are created by multiple rivers that are running to meet the sea. The Tiracol river that one needs to cross to reach it makes it closer to Maharashtra than […]

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Ganpatipule Beaches, Temples, & Forts https://inditales.com/ganpatipule-konkan-coast-maharashtra/ https://inditales.com/ganpatipule-konkan-coast-maharashtra/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2016 08:35:46 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=13229

Ganpatipule is a small coastal town 20 km north of Ratnagiri. With a name, pregnant with a legend, this is a small town that disconnects you from your mundane life and lets you soak in the abundant nature. You can choose between beaches, cliffs, dense foliage, and roads that pass through a thousand shades of […]

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Travel A Bit Of Daman & Diu Union Territory https://inditales.com/daman-travel-bit-daman-diu/ https://inditales.com/daman-travel-bit-daman-diu/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:30:16 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=12158

Daman is a small town on the west coast of India – sandwiched between the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat. But still managing to hold a niche identity for itself. Some of this identity is rooted in its past as it was a Portuguese colony along with Goa. You might remember the union territory of […]

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Beautiful Temples Of Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan https://inditales.com/temples-of-chittorgarh-fort/ https://inditales.com/temples-of-chittorgarh-fort/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2015 08:30:30 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=9430

Temples of Chittorgarh Fort are all over the fort. I do not recall standing at a place where I could not see the Temples of Chittorgarh in the fort. One can only imagine that the Temples of Chittorgarh fort must have been an integral part of life here. Before I landed in Chittorgarh the only […]

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Chittorgarh Fort – Courage, Devotion & Sacrifice Stories https://inditales.com/chittorgarh-fort-palace-rajasthan/ https://inditales.com/chittorgarh-fort-palace-rajasthan/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 08:30:12 +0000 https://inditales.com/?p=9324

If there is one fort in India that I clearly remember from my history books, it is the Chittorgarh Fort. Also called Chittaurgarh Fort. So many important characters of Indian history have lived here. That I met them in history books when it came to kings like Maharana Pratap and Rana Sangha. I met them […]

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