Another Invaluable Heritage Resource Unfortunately Unprotected . . .
Name | Old Palace |
Type | Palace |
Location | In Charkhari town, 31 kms from Mahoba in Uttar Pradesh |
Past Usage | Royal Residence |
Present Usage | Not in use |
Ownership | – |
Protection | Unprotected |
History/Significance | Built by the Rajput rulers of Bundelkhand. The palace has a beautiful entrance gateway the Deori darwaza and a very impressive Darbar Hall with an ornamental ceiling. |
Threat | Neglect and lack of maintenance |
Remark | Picturesque Charkhari which was a culturally rich princely state before Independence has been referred to as the ‘Kashmir of Bundelkhand’ and a ‘Mini Vrindavan’. A number of temples and water bodies dot the landscape of the town. |
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