Friday, May 22, 2015

RAMNAGAR FORT of Kashi Naresh -


Maharaja BALWANT SINGH - KASHI NARESH (One of the EARLIER snapshot of the KINGS of BENARAS)



A snapshot of the Ramnagar Fort -



Ramnagar was made the capital of the former princely state of Benares (Varanasi), by Raja Balwant Singh in 1750. The outer ramparts of the fort date from the 17th century. A vast flight of stone steps lead to a pointed archway and a series of courtyards leads to the white tower of the main palace within the fort.



Sunday, May 3, 2015

Throne of the Kingdom Of Benaras

Following is the Throne of the Maharajas of Benaras - probably kept at the National Museum, Delhi (source - Wikipedia)