Location of Jalore Fort, History of Jalore Fort, Architecture of Jalore Fort.
Location of Jalore Fort:
This Fort is located on the top of a high mountain about 1200 feet above sea level in the Southern part of Jalore City, District Jalore, Rajasthan.
History of Jalore Fort:
The year of its construction is not certain, but it was occupied by the rulers of Parmara dynasty in the 10th Century A.D. The British had imprisoned freedom fighters like Ganeshlal Vyas, Mathura Das Mathur, Fatehraj Joshi and Tulsidas Rathi during India’s struggle for Independence. Now, it is being managed by the State Archaeological Department and has been declared a protected building since 1956.
Architecture of Jalore Fort:
The Fort is 3/4 Km in length and 1/2 Km in breadth. It is approachable from the Northern side and one has to ascend zig-zag, steep and slippery ways to reach the First Gate called Suraj Pole. This gate is surrounded by a 25 feet high and 15 feet wide huge wall on the front side for protection against artillery firing. It has small rooms where security guards used to stay. The Second Gate called Dhruv Pole comes after covering a distance of half a mile from the first gate. This gate also has peculiar defensive features and without winning this post, one could not enter the Fort.
The Third Gate called Chand Pole is more impressive and strong as compared to others. From here onwards the rampart wall that runs along the way on both sides is divided into many parts. One part of the rampart wall before reaching the Fourth Gate called Sire Pole, takes a left turn upwards and touches the highest part of the mountain, while the second part of the rampart wall moves towards right side and while encircling mountain, meets the first boundary. Some artilleries could be found in the Fort’s compound.
The Fort encloses these structures :
- Temple of Lord Shiva – It is situated behind the palace of Maharaja Man Singh and has a big idol of Shiva Lingam made of white marble.
- Temple of Goddess Jogmaya – It is situated near a water reservoir and is approachable via a way from the backside of the Shiva Temple. It is dedicated to Goddess Chamunda. An inscription is found here on which it is mentioned that the war encircled king Kanher Dev was given magical sword by Goddess Bhagwati here.
- One Mosque – This newly built Mosque is situated near the Post of Viram Dev.
- Shrine of Mallik Shah
- Three Jain Temples – The four-faced Temple of Lord Parshavnath (the 23rd Jain Tirthankar) is magnificently built and has sculptures of idols on the walls towards its backside.
- One Pillar of Parmar Dynasty – This Pillar stands on a small platform on the way from Jain Temple to the palace of Maharaja Man Singh. It is the only memorial left of the Parmar rulers inside the Fort. It is built of red stone and is adorned with artistic sculptures. It was found when a water reservoir was being cleaned which was located here.
- Two water reservoirs
- The Palace of Maharaja Man Singh – This Palace has big storage houses that were used for storing food grains, Ghee etc. In this Palace a two-storyed queen’s palace is also located. One underground reservoir is located in its courtyard that is now not open for general public.
- A Square Hall – Before one enters the palace of Maharaja Man Singh, a huge square hall is located towards the right. One broken artillery machine, some artilleries and one big artillery machine are placed here.
- Post of Viram Dev – It is located on the highest part of the mountain towards Southeast. It provides a picturesque view of the surroundings and the flag of Jalore used to be flown here.
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