Bharatpur - Rajasthan - India

Rajasthan, the combination of two Hindi words (1) King  (2) Place, means Place of Kings. Before becoming Rajasthan, it was scattered in many small states ruled by different kings of their time. All these states were united by Mewar's Rana's and turned it into a whole big state of India as Rajputana (Rajasthan).

There are so many heritage sites and places which you would like to visit.

भरतपुर (Bharatpur): 

              A District of Rajasthan State and also part of Delhi's NCR (National Capital Region). It used to be the capital of Jat Kingdom in historical time. Agra is 55 km and Mathura is 35 km from Bharatpur. More than 20 kings have ruled this place in history of Rajasthan (India). There are not only the Ancient places of importance but also the national park as well. Bharatpur's language seems is such straight forward language that it appears to other like they are talking rudely but its not like that.. Its their tone which gives such appearance to their language.. 

• Keoladeo National Park: 
  
  
             Keoladeo Ghana National Park or previously known as Keoladev Ghana Bird Sanctuary and is the house of thousands of birds in winter season. More than 230 species of birds visit the sanctuary. It was declared protect in 1971 by Govt of India and is also a World Heritage Site. Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a man-made and man-managed wetland and one of the national parks of India. The reserve protects Bharatpur from frequent floods, provides grazing grounds for village cattle and earlier was primarily used as a waterfowl hunting ground. The 29 km² reserve is locally known as Ghana, and is a mosaic of dry grasslands, woodlands, woodland swamps, and wetlands. These diverse habitats are home to 366 bird species, 379 floral species, 50 species of fish, 13 species of snakes, 5 species of lizards, 7 amphibian species,7 turtle species, and a variety of other invertebrates.         Every year thousands of migratory waterfowl visit the park for wintering breeding etc. The Sanctuary is one of the richest bird areas in the world. It is known for nesting of its resident birds and visiting migratory birds including water birds. The rare Siberian cranes used to winter in this park but this central population of Siberian cranes is now extinct. According to Sir Peter Scott Keoladeo Sanctuary is the world’s best bird area.  
  
  
• Lohagarh Fort / Iron Like Fort:
           It was constructed by Bharatpur Jat rulers. Maharaja Suraj Mal used all his power and wealth to built numerous forts and palaces across his kingdom, one of them being the Lohagarh Fort (Iron fort), which was one of the strongest ever built in Indian history. Lohagarh fort is not so huge in size but the special thing about this fort that its outer wall is made of sand. Inner wall is of stone and Outer wall was made of sand so that intruders could not destroy this fort.
  
             Now you will think that outer wall is made of sand than it can be destroyed easily but its not like that. This fort is surrounded by water by digging the sand from outside perimeters and the sand was used to make outer wall, so that the canon's bullets immerse in sands wall and will not blast/destroy the inner stone wall. It was the time when English intruders were started using Canon's to win forts of the other countries. Due to water outside the fort, enemies could not reach near the fort and they had to attack from far places and that's why this fort is called undefeated. 
             English author and History writer of Rajasthan 'sir Jams Tod' has written that Winning this is fort is like biting iron grams. Total 13 attacks were made to this fort but it was inaccessible by foreign invaders. 
              The inaccessible Lohagarh fort could withstand repeated attacks of British forces led by Lord Lake in 1805 when they laid siege for over six weeks. Having lost over 3000 soldiers, the British forces had to retreat and strike a compromise with the Bharatpur ruler. Of the two gates in the fort, one in the north is known as Ashtdhaatu (eight metaled) gate while the one facing the south is called Charburja (four-pillared) gate.
  
  

  Monuments in the fort include are 

  Kishori Mahal, 

  Mahal Khas and 

  Kothi Khas. 

  
  

  Moti Mahal and towers like 

  
  

  Jawahar Burj and 

  
  

  Fateh Burj were erected to commemorate the victory over the Mughals and the British army . The Gateway has paintings of huge elephants.
  
  More places to visit in Bharatpur.
• Government Museum: Collection of all historical as well as new scientific things.
• Golbagh Palace: 
• Moti Mahal: 
• Shri Rajendra Suri Kirti Mandir:
• Kishori Mehal:
• Laxmi Vilas Palace:
• Jawahar Burj:
• Fateh Burj:
• Ganga mandir:
• Laxman mandir:
• Vishwapriya shastri park:
• Bankebihari temple:
• Nehru Park:
• Dev Narayan Temple (Sarsena)

More Near About Bharatpur

• Deeg Palace/Water Palace:
  
  
             It is located 32 km from Bharatpur and was built in 1772 as a summer resort for the ruler of Bharatpur. Jat King Badan Singh, who came to the throne in 1721, built a palace here but due to its strategic location and proximity to Agra, Deeg had to face repeated attacks by invaders. It was then that his son, prince Suraj Mal, began the construction of a fortress around the palace around 1730. The fort had massive walls and a deep moat to keep away the raiders. 
            Elaborately filigreed gates, stone slabs, ornate beams, and marble Jaalis from Mughal constructions have been used in various parts of the palace. A fine marble swing, rumoured to have belonged to Nur Jahan, was also brought here as a war trophy from the Mughal court. The swing stands at a vantage position overlooking the gardens. Keshav Bhawan, the monsoon pavilion is a single-storeyed baradari placed on an octagonal base, it stands right next to the Rup Sagar tank.
  
  
• Bayana Fort:
                         Bayana is located in a small plain, between two hill ranges running more or less parallel to each other near the left bank of the Gambhiri river, at a distance of 45 km southwest of Bharatpur. 
• Gopal Bhavan
• Laxman mandir [deeg]
• Kailadevi Temple [Karauli]
               Kaila Devi (Goddess कैला देवी) temple is located on the banks of the Kalisil river in Karauli district. The temple is devoted to the tutelary deity, goddess Kaila, of the rulers of the Karauli state. It is marble structures with a large courtyard of a checkered floor.In one place are a number of red flags planted by devotees. The place is also famous for its fair held during the dark half of Chaitra (March–April), which lasts for a fortnight.The priests of this famous temple belongs to Meena caste of Rajasthan who were the rulers of Matsya kingdom.
  
               Languriya Songs are very much popular there in the Mela's. People gets lost in these folk songs so much that they forgets everything and dance like mads. 
             Kaila Devi Shrine is located near Karauli. Karauli is a holy city situated 160 km from Jaipur and 103 km from Sawai Madhopur, is venue for the famous Kaila Devi fair. Earlier called Kalyanpuri, after the local deity Kalyanji, Karauli was founded in 1348 A.D. Karauli was strongly fortified by its rulers. The city is surrounded by a wall of red sandstone strengthened by bastions at several places. The peripheral wall, now dilapidated at several places, has six gates and eleven posterns. Raja Gopal Das of Karauli ruled from 1533 to 1569. During this time, he defeated Daud Khan.
  
           To acknowledge his valorous deeds, the Mughal Emperor, Akbar, bestowed on him the award of Ranjit Nagarah which is still with the erstwhile rulers. As per the legends, the ruling family of Karauli, recognised as the head of the Yadhuvanshi Rajputs, are the descendants of Lord Krishna. Situated 23 km. from Kaila Devi, Karauli was an erstwhile princely state in eastern Rajasthan. Karauli is famous for its pale red-stone. Karauli has some noted places of visits like temples of Kaila Devi and Madan Mohanji and other historic monuments. 
• Temples at Kaman
• Fatehpur Sikri: 
       Fatehpur Sikri is a city and a municipal board in Agra district in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was founded in 1569 by the Mughal emperor Akbar, and served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. After his military victories over Chittor and Ranthambore, Akbar decided to shift his capital from Agra to a new location 23 miles (37 km) on the Sikri ridge, to honor the Sufi saint Salim Chishti. Here he commenced the construction of a planned walled city which took the next fifteen years in planning and construction of a series of royal palaces, harem, courts, a mosque, private quarters and other utility buildings.
  
  
             Sites to visit at Fatehpur SIkri are:
  1.   Buland Darwaja: 
       
  
  
  
  
  
  2.   Jama Masjid
  3.   Tomb Of Saint Salim Chisti
  4.   Diwan-e-Aam
  5.   Diwan-e-Khas
  6.   Ibadat Khana
  7.   Anup Talao
  8.   Mariam-uz-Zamani Palace
  9.   Naubat Khana
  10. Pachhisi Court
  11.  Panch Mahal
  12. Birbal's House:
• Taj Mahal : No need to describe about this Ajuba of World. Every one knows better.