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  2. Amber Fort - Wikipedia

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    Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) [2] located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan. Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. [3] [4] Amer Fort is

  3. Jaigarh Fort - Wikipedia

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    Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela (Hill of Eagles) of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amer in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. [1] [2] Raja Kakil Dev captured the Amber region from the Mina tribes and began construction of Jaigarh fort around the middle of the eleventh century.

  4. List of films shot in Rajasthan - Wikipedia

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    Bajirao Mastani, at Amer Palace, Jaipur [1] Badrinath Ki Dulhania, at Kota; The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel; Bol Bachchan, at Chomu Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan [1] Border; Chalo Dilli, at Jhunjhunu; Chaar Din Ki Chandni, at Khimsar, (at Jaipur) Chor Machaaye Shor, at Mubarak Mahal, Jaipur; The Darjeeling Limited, at Jodhpur; Das Wilde Leben, at ...

  5. Nahargarh Fort - Wikipedia

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    Jaipur city from Nahargarh Fort. Built mainly in 1734 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the king of Jaipur, the fort was constructed as a place of retreat on the summit of the ridge above the city. Walls extended over the surrounding hills, forming fortifications that connected this fort to Jaigarh, the fort above the old capital of Amber.

  6. Shila Devi - Wikipedia

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    Her temple is located in Amer Fort in Jaipur, India. [1] The idol was brought by Raja Man Singh I of Amber from Jessore (now in Bangladesh) in 1604 CE. [2] On the sixth day of winter Navratris, special prayers are offered to this goddess. Hundreds of thousands of people from Jaipur and surrounding areas gather to pay offerings to Shila Devi.

  7. Amber, India - Wikipedia

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    Amber or Amer, is a city near Jaipur city in Jaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.It is now a part of the Jaipur Municipal Corporation.. The picturesque situation of Amber at the mouth of a rocky mountain gorge, in which nestles a lake, has attracted the admiration of travellers, including Victor Jacquemont and Reginald Heber. [1]

  8. Hill Forts of Rajasthan - Wikipedia

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    Located high on a hill, it is the principal tourist attraction in Jaipur. [20] Amer Fort is known for its artistic style elements. With its large ramparts and series of gates and cobbled paths, the fort overlooks Maota Lake , [ 21 ] which is the main source of water for the Amer Palace.

  9. Bajirao Mastani - Wikipedia

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    Outdoor location filming began in February 2015 at Amer Fort in Jaipur. [60] Crowd scenes were also filmed there. [61] Singh fell off a horse while filming an action sequence and was rushed to hospital; he was not seriously injured. [62] In May 2015, however, he injured his shoulder and needed surgery; he resumed shooting after break of two ...