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Nahargarh Fort

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Nahargarh Fort stands on the Aravalli ridge above Jaipur, Rajasthan, India — built in 1734 by Sawai Jai Singh II as Sudarshangarh, and renamed for Nahar Singh Bhomia, whose spirit was said to obstruct the building. It is open until 22:00, which makes it the one major Jaipur monument you can watch the sun set from without being asked to leave. Entry ≈ ₹600 for foreign visitors.

Fees & timings

CHECKED AGAINST OFFICIAL SOURCES · AUGUST 2026

Entry — foreign visitors	≈ ₹600 (revised January 2026, was ₹300)
Entry — Indian visitors	≈ ₹100 (was ₹50)
Hours	10:00 – 22:00, daily
Sunset	17:45–19:15 depending on season — comfortably inside opening hours, all year
Allow	Two hours, or an evening
Built	1734, originally Sudarshangarh
On the composite	Yes — one of the nine state composite sites

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The 22:00 closing is unusual and worth planning around. Almost every other fort in Rajasthan shuts before sunset — Mehrangarh at 17:00, Amber at 17:30 — so if you want a fort at golden hour in this state, this is the one that lets you.

Madhavendra Bhawan, and nine identical apartments

Sawai Madho Singh II built a summer palace inside the fort with nine matching suites, one for each of his queens, connected by corridors so he could visit any of them without the others knowing. Each is frescoed, each has its own kitchen and store, and the symmetry is the point: no queen could claim a better room than another.

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