🏰 Bijai Garh

Bijai Garh, also known as Vijayamandirgarh or Bijaigarh, is a fort located in Bharatpur district. It is situated on Damdama Hill, an extension of the Aravalli Range and overlooking the town of Bayana. The fort was built by the Jadaun Rajput ruler Bijai Pal in the 11th century, and came under the control of various rulers over the centuries. It was captured by Ghaznavid and Ghurid armies, later by Delhi Sultanate and Mughal rulers, and mentioned by Babur and Akbar in their chronicles. The fort's enclosure contains ancient temple ruins, medieval gateways, and notable artifacts such as a Gupta-period inscribed pillar. Bijaigarh contains several old temples and red stones pillars bearing an Inscription of Vishnuvardhan Feudatory of Samudragupta.