Timan Garh Fort is a famous historical fort situated near Hinduan block in karauli district of Rajasthan. Historians believe that Timan Garh Fort was built in 1100 AD but this destroyed soon by an attack. The Yaduvanshi Raja Timanpal has a great contribution to reconstruct the fort; this is why the fort derives the name of Timanpal. Timan was a very powerful Ror ruler in the 2nd century AD.
Timan Garh Fort has a really some marvelous architecture compared to another fort in Rajasthan. People believe that even today the ancient statues, huge and small statues of mud are hidden beneath the temple of this fort. Beautiful geometric and flower samples on the rooftops and pillars of the temples built here are enough to attract the mind of any tourist. Image of Gods and Goddesses are also carved on these pillars of the temples. This fort was captured by Muhammad Ghori in 1196 and 1244 AD. People believe that even today there is a stone in Sagar Lake near the fort, with the touch of anything that can be of gold.
Architecture of Timangarh Fort
This Fort is spread over an area of 51.5 hectares approximately. Earlier, it was a very huge Fort, but now it is in a ruined state. It originally had five entrances to which some more gates were added by the Mughals. The gates built later on have stone blocks of different colors and variety and some stones slabs have writings on them. The remains of an ancient township with palaces, bazaars, houses and Temples can be seen inside the Fort Complex. The rooftops and the pillars of these structures are adorned with geometrical, religious and flower-patterned carvings. The sculptures of Gods and Goddesses and their tantric counterparts also adorn these pillars. The idols recovered from the area belong to Hindu, Jain and Buddhist groups and are mostly of Lord Ganesha and Lord Vishnu.[3]
