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Deeg Palace, Bharatpur
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> Rajasthan Fort Monuments
Located 34 kms. form Bharatpur is the ancient town of Deeg. It finds mention
in Skanda Purana as Dirgha of Dirghapura. The place is now known for its
famous palaces, gardens and fountains. The famous old fortress of Deeg,
which contributed substantially in the making of the Jat principality, is
now in shambles. Its formidable cannons now lie abandoned in the forlorn
fort.
Deeg was the first capital of the newly carved out Jat state, when
Badan Singh was proclaimed its ruler in 1722. The royal palace, built by
Badan Singh, on the southern side of the garden is now called as Purana
Mahal or the old palace. Deeg, because of its strategic location and proximity
to Mathura and Agra was vulnerable to repeated attacks by invaders. In 1730,
the Crown Prince Surajmal is reported to have erected the strong fortress
with towering walls, bastions, a deep moat and high ramparts about 20 feet
wide, in the southern portion of the town.
Although Surajmal shifted his capital to Bharatpur, his liking for Deeg
did not diminish. He built elegant Bhawans clustered around a garden complex,
with fountains in the front and enormous water bodies in the rear. The entire
complex of places and gardens is marvel of engineering skill. The elegance
of design and perfection of workmanship of these palaces is not seen elsewhere
in India. The palaces form a quadrangle, in the centre of which is a garden,
an oblong space of 145 meters by 107 meters, laid out with flower beds and
fountains.
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