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Vijaygarh Fort

Coordinates: 24°34′40″N 83°10′51″E / 24.577708°N 83.180845°E / 24.577708; 83.180845
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Vijaygarh Fort
विजयगढ़ किला
Vijaygarh
Vijay Garh Fort on the Hill
LocationSonbhadra
Coordinates24°34′40″N 83°10′51″E / 24.577708°N 83.180845°E / 24.577708; 83.180845

Vijaygarh Fort (Hindi :विजयगढ़ किला) is a ruined fort located 30 km from Robertsganj in south east direction in Mau Kalan village in Chatra block near Dhandhraul Dam on Chatra-Siltham road , in Robertsganj in the Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh India.

History

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Raja Chait Singh of Benares was the last ruler of Vijaygarh Fort. He ruled until the British reached the area. The fort is considered to be mesmeric and another fort is said to be hidden under it. Near the main gateway of the fort there is a tomb, which is said to be that of Saiyyed Zain-ul-Abdin Meer Sahib popularly known as Hazrat Meeran Shah Baba. There are two water tanks known as Mira Sagar and Ram Sagar near the tomb which are never dry.

Attractions

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Vijaygarh Fort contains several old temples and red stone pillars bearing inscriptions of Vishnuverdhan feudatory of Samudragupta. The fort is famous for its rock inscriptions, cave paintings, many statues and its perennial ponds. There are four ponds inside the premises of the fort which never dry. More than half the area of Vijargarh is covered by the steep and rugged hills of the Kaimur Range. Between the two tanks there was a palace known as Rang Mahal (Hindi:रंग महल) which had artistic rock carvings and assumed as palace of Princess Chandrakanta.

There is a fair (Urs) organized every April, and people from different religions and sects attend.

Vijaygarh fort has both historical and archaeological importance. The fort and Princess Chandrakanta were pertinently described in the novel Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri

In the Hindu month of Shravana, Kānvarias (Kanwar Yatra) collect water from Ram Sagar and then start their holy journey to the Shivdwar.

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See also

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References

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As of this edit, this article uses content from "Vijayghar(chandrakanta Kila Nerjaguleri's Serial)", which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License, but not under the GFDL. All relevant terms must be followed.