Rajasthan
Hanumangarh district
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Destinations
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Sights
Where to go
Sights to see
Kalibangan
“Town on the banks of the Ghaggar River in India”
Kalibangan is a town located on the left or southern banks of the Ghaggar in Tehsil Pilibangān, between Suratgarh and Hanumangarh in Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan, India 205 km from Bikaner. It is also identified as being established in the triangle of land at the confluence of Drishadvati and Sarasvati Rivers. The prehistoric and pre-Mauryan character of the Indus Valley Civilization was first identified at this site by Luigi Tessitori. Kalibangan's excavation report was published in its entirety in 2003 by the Archaeological Survey of India, 34 years after the completion of excavations.
Bhatner Fort
“Ancient Indian fortress”
The Bhatner Fort was built by son of Rao Bhati, about 419 km northwest of Jaipur along the old Delhi–Multan road and 230 km north-east of Bikaner. Another name of Hanumangarh was Bhatner, which means "fortress of the Bhati". Believed to be 1700 years old, it is considered to be one of the oldest forts of India. Today, this fort is a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India.3
Other districts in Rajasthan
Photo credits
- Bhatner Fort: Nishantsrivastava · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons