Kumbhalgarh Fort - Palaces

There are many palaces constructed by different rulers. Some of these palaces are as follows −

Rana Kumbha Palace

Rana Kumbha Palace was built on the basis of Rajput architecture. Tourists can reach there through Paghara Pol. There is a blue coloured durbar hall inside the palace. In order to separate the men’s palace from women’s palace, a corridor was built in between them. In some of the women palaces, the walls were painted with elephants, crocodiles, and camels.

Badal Mahal

Badal Mahal was built by Rana Fateh Singh who ruled from 1885 to 1930. There is a narrow staircase from where people can go to the terrace of the fort to reach the palace. This palace has two storeys and there is a corridor which separates men portion from women portion. The walls are decorated with paintings of 19^th century. The women palace has jaali screens built up of stones so that they could see the proceedings going on in the court.

Jhalia ka Malia

Jhalia ka Malia was the palace of Queen Jhali. The palace is situated near Paghara Pol and is constructed by using rubble stone. The walls of the palace are plain and the roof is flat. This is the same palace in which Rana Pratap was born.