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Forts and Haveli's in Ratangarh |
The most interesting part of the town is that its bazaar is laid out in the design of a cross with shops painted like the town. The shape of the market suggests the fact that the city was planned before construction. Like in most Indian towns, the Clock Tower is at the main crossing of the bazaar. The town also has a wonderful johara (step well) built by the Chandkothia family, but what it is best known for are its painted havelis.
 The Fort Remnants
The town once had a massive fort built in 1820 by the Raja of Bikaner, Ratan Singh. But now the original fort has nothing left except for a few ruined monuments that have survived the test of time.
Mammoth fort
The mammoth fort is an important attraction of the state, built in 1820 AD by the Raja of Bikaner- Ratan Singh, is situated on the Agra-Bikaner Highway. The market place is in the shape of a cross suggesting that the city was planned before construction. An array of stately havelis can be seen around the clock tower at the main crossing.
Dhansukhdas Bhuwalka Haveli
Built in 1905, the Dhansukhdas Bhuwalka Haveli has mirrorwork inlaid in plaster while the courtyard has some telling religious paintings. Apart from the havelis Ratangarh has the double chhatri of Jeevan Ram Poddar and his wife. This cenotaph was built around 1850 and also has some exquisite paintings in its domed ceiling.
Thard Haveli
The Thard Haveli (c.1860) with its exquisite paintings lies just opposite the Raghunath Temple ( Ram Mandir ) and close to the Vaidnath Haveli. This family mansion has about 300 wooden windows and doorframes
Bhuwalka Haveli
The Bhuwalka Haveli has some impressive frescoes; folk stories of Heer-Ranjha and Sassi-Punnu, Lord Krishna sitting in a palanquin made of women, and Arjuna and Lord Krishna in a chariot destroying the beast Ajaibgulmari.
 Vaidnath Havelis
Taparia Haveli (c.1900) has mostly religious paintings aprt from the one in the forecourt which is that of a railway station and a train.
Bansidhar Poddar Haveli
The Bansidhar Poddar Haveli , now shared by the family descendents, was built during the final years of the 19th century. The forecourt of the haveli has several murals including those of Lord Krishna as a baby on a leaf, a man massaging a horse and wrestlers showing their might. |
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