 |
Bharatpur Town |
 |
|
| Home » Destinations in India » Bharatpur Town |
|
Bharatpur City
Bharatpur is an ancient city of eastern Rajasthan. Its history dates from the era of the great Indian epic Mahabharata (approximately 1500 BC). But more interestingly, Bharatpur was the only kingdom in Rajasthan that was ruled by the Jats, the peasant stock of Haryana. The Jats rose into prominence in the 17th and 18th centuries and proved to be quite a fighting force. So for the first time in Rajput-ruled Rajasthan, we get a taste of Jat architecture. The Lohargarh Fort in Bharatpur is a superb example. So are the forts at Kumher and Wiir.
Quick bytes
|
| Distance : |
176km from Jaipur, 184km from Delhi, 55km from Agra, |
| Area : |
22 sq km |
| Population : |
1,646,501 |
| Altitude : |
250 m |
| Temperature : |
Max 45 ºC, Min 37 ºC (summer); Max 31 ºC, Min 7 ºC (winter) |
| Rainfall : |
69 cm |
|
The capital city of Deeg (36km from Bharatpur) is another name synonymous with Jat elegance. But Bharatpur itself is a pretty small town; if you stretch your legs a bit, you could go to many other beautiful places around like Dholpur, Karauli, Govardhan and Bayana. Noh and Mallah are two villages around Bharatpur where some rare archaeological finds dating back to the 1st century AD were found.
Since the Jats were Jats, they were never really accepted by the Rajputs. The Bharatpur coat of arms is understandably a deviation from the usual Rajput ensigns which feature either the sun or the moon. Bharatpur's emblem has neither of these, for the Jats descended neither from the sun nor the moon. Their coat of arms features a shield flanked by a lion and an elephant. A bull is engraves within the shield signifying Piety, with two crossed daggers on either side. Crowning the shield is the monkey god Hanuman's flag.
|
|
|
|
