Jaipur Nahargarh Fort
The Beautiful Fort in Jaipur
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| Nahargarh Fort |
After Enjoying the pristine Sisodia Rani Garden we continue our India trip with a visit to a fort famous for it's view of Jaipur City. My traveling companion are shutterbugs, so we kinda planed the whole trip on photo taking opportunities. Both Sisodia Rani Garden and this Nahargarh Fort are quite famous for their sunset shot. Since the fort is more popular, we opted to visit it in the afternoon.
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| Car Colission near Nahargarh Fort |
Perjalanan ke tempat ini dari Sisodia Rani Garden sekitar setengah jam. Untuk yang jago nyetir sekalipun, saya anjurkan untuk tidak nekat mengemudikan mobil sendiri di India, berhubung di sini tingkat ngawurnya cukup tinggi dibandingkan Indonesia. Ditambah lagi banyaknya bis besar yang menyusuri jalanan kecil, satu-satunya akses ke bukit.
Di foto di atas itu ada kejadian di mana bis pariwisata menyerempet mobil toyota yang posisinya terlalu ke tengah jalan.
The journey from Sisodia Rani Garden to the fort took about half an hour drive. I don't recommend tourist to rent a car without a driver to go here. First of all, India traffic by itself is horrendous, Indonesia's hectic traffic pale in comparison to the chaos of India street. Adding to that, the only road leading to the fort is a very narrow street, which also have to accommodate a large tourist bus, which makes it a difficult drive.
On this photo above, I captured the moment where a bus hit a Toyota MPV which had taken to many space on the road.
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| Indian Street Food |
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| Jaipur Street Food |
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| Nahargarh Fort - Admission Fee & Narcism time |
Admission Fee is differentiated for foreigner and Indian tourist, that being said, it's just 50 Rupee per person or Rp 10.000.
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| Nahargarh Fort - Jaipur |
Nahargarh Fort
terletak di puncak bukit Aravalli, dengan pemandangan kota Jaipur di propinsi
Rajasthan. Pemandangan kota dari atas benteng ini menakjubkan
Bersama dengan Amer
Fort dan Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh membentuk benteng pertahanan yang kuat untuk
kota. Nama aslinya adalah Sudarshangarh, tapi selanjutnya dikenal dengan
Nahargarh yang artinya rumah harimau. Kepercayaan banyak orang bahwa nama Nahar
di sini berasal dari Nahar Singh Bhomia, yang jiwanya menghantui tempat ini dan
mengganggu pembangunan fort. Gangguan ini dihilangkan dengan membangun kuil
atas nama Nahar di dalam benteng tersebut.
Nahargarh Fort stands on the edge of the
Aravalli Hills, overlooking the pink city of Jaipur in the Indian state of
Rajasthan. The view of the city from the fort is impressive.
Along with Amer Fort and Jaigarh Fort,
Nahargarh once formed a strong defence ring for the city. The fort was
originally named Sudarshangarh, but it became known as Nahargarh, which means
'abode of tigers'. The popular belief is that Nahar here stands for Nahar Singh
Bhomia,[1] whose spirit haunted the place and obstructed construction of the
fort.[2] Nahar's spirit was pacified by building a temple in his memory within
the fort, which thus became known by his name.[3]
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| Dead Tree in Nahargarh Fort |
Dibangun tahun 1734 oleh Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, pendiri kota Jaipur, benteng ini dibangun untuk tempat peristirahatan selama pertemuan di bukit yang ada di atas kota. Dindingnya menjulang di sepanjang bukit, membuat pertahanan yang terhubungkan dari benteng ini ke Jaigarh, yang terletak di kota Amber.
Benteng ini diperluas pada 1868 pada saat pemerintahan Sawai Ram
Singh. Pada thaun 1883-92, beberapa istana dibangun di Nahargarh oleh Sawai
Madho Singh, dengan biaya sebesar 3 setengah lakh rupee.
Sebelum 1944, Pemerintahan kota Jaipur biasanya menggunakan benteng ini untuk pengukuran waktu dari Samrat Yantra di observatori Jantar Mantar, menggunakan pistol yang ditembakkan dari Nahargarh untuk penanda.
Built mainly in 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai
Singh II, the founder of Jaipur, the fort was constructed as a place of retreat
on the summit of the ridge above the city. Walls extended over the surrounding
hills, forming fortifications that connected this fort to Jaigarh, the fort
above the old capital of Amber. Though the fort never came under attack during
the course of its history, it did see some historical events, notably the
treaties with the Maratha forces who warred with Jaipur in the 18th century.[4]
During the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the Europeans of the region, including the
British Resident's wife, were moved to Nahargarh fort by the king of Jaipur,
Sawai Ram Singh, for their protection.[5]
The fort was extended in 1868 during the
reign of Sawai Ram Singh. In 1883-92, a range of palaces was built at Nahargarh
by Sawai Madho Singh at a cost of nearly three and a half lakh rupees.[6] The
Madhavendra Bhawan, built by Sawai Madho Singh had suites for the queens of
Jaipur and at the head was a suite for the king himself. The rooms are linked
by corridors and still have some delicate frescos. Nahargarh was also a hunting
residence of the Maharajas.[7]
Until April 1944, the Jaipur State government
used for its official purposes solar time read from the Samrat Yantra in the
Jantar Mantar Observatory, with a gun fired from Nahargarh Fort as the time
signal
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| City View from Nahargarh Fort |
Seperti yang ditulis
di Wikipedia entry-nya, memang pemandangan dari atas benteng ini cukup memukau,
bisa melihat sisi bukit yang asri berpadu dengan kota yang padat.
Just like what is mentioned in the Wikipedia entry, this fort have
the best view of Jaipur city. You can see a lot of the hill with the bustling
city as background.
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| Andy Kristono from www.liburanmurah.info |
Tebing ini cukup
bagus untuk mengambil foto pemandangan kota di bawahnya. Kalau ingin ambil foto
sambil narsis, perlu berjongkok sedingkit atau memakai monopod yang tinggi
untuk mengambil aerial view. Kalau berdiri saja, hasilnya pemandangan kotanya
agak samar karena terlalu banyak mendapat obyek foto langit dan bukit.
We found a nice hill to take a lot of beautiful city shots below.
If you want to take a portrait, it's best to use a tall monopod or you could
make the person who is in the shot to crouch a little, so you'd get a good
aerial view of the city.
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| Me crouching at Nahargarh Fort |
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| Nahargarh Fort |
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| Nahargarh Fort - View from a fort hole |
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| Nahargarh Fort |
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