Kota Garh Palace and Museumकोटा गढ़ महल
The Kota palace on the Chambal, worth it for the Hadoti hunting miniatures alone.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereKota, Rajasthan
Hadoti
Hadoti
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed2 hrs
Base and nearbyKota old city, Kota Junction
EntryMuseum ticket at the gate
About Kota Garh Palace and Museum
The old fort-palace of the Kota Hadas on the Chambal bank, added to from the 17th to the 19th century, and home to the Rao Madho Singh Museum. The Kotah school of miniature painting is the reason to come: hunting scenes of tigers and elephants in the Chambal forests, hung in painted rooms with mirror work. The durbar hall and the Bada Mahal are the high points of the building itself.
What to see and do
- Kotah-school hunting miniatures
- The mirrored durbar hall
- Bada Mahal and its frescoes
- Ramparts over the Chambal
- Kishore Sagar and the old city bazaars nearby
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