Bandholi
Encyclopedia
Bandholi is a village in Gwalior district situated at a distance of 6 km from Murar on Gwalior-Behat
Behat
Behat is an ancient town and a nagar panchayat in Saharanpur district on the northern tip of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the State Highway No 57 on the banks of Eastern Yamuna Canal, about 26 kms north of Main Saharanpur City, 190 km from the Indian Capital New Delhi, and...

 road.

History

There is a small fort in Bandholi known as ‘Jat Raja ki Garhi’. The fort was constructed by Gohad
Gohad
Gohad , also Gohud, is a city and a municipality in Bhind district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A town of historical importance it is situated close to the city of Gwalior.-History:...

 rulers. The fort is situated on a hillock. The Jat rulers of Gohad
Gohad
Gohad , also Gohud, is a city and a municipality in Bhind district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A town of historical importance it is situated close to the city of Gwalior.-History:...

 had constructed this fort for the defence of Gohad Fort
Gohad Fort
Gohad Fort is situated at Gohad city in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located at 26° 25' 34N and 78° 26' 41E. The town is situated at a distance of 45 km from Gwalior.-History:...

. As per bards This fort belonged to Rana
Rana (title)
Rana is a Princely title of Royalty in Sanskrit. Rana is used by the Jats and Rajput of South Asia. The name is usually interpreted to mean "Prince".Compound titles Rana Sahib, Rana Bahadur, and Maharana.-Royal title in India:...

 Raj Singh who was Bilokhara gotra Jat. This fort was a regional centre of Gohad Jat rulers. There was collection of taxes from 22 villages. This fort fell in the war between Sindhias and Ranas of Gohad
Gohad
Gohad , also Gohud, is a city and a municipality in Bhind district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. A town of historical importance it is situated close to the city of Gwalior.-History:...

.

The Jat rulers constructed a Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...

temple at the fort. There is organized an annual fair on this temple on krishna chaturdasiof Hindi month magh every year. This religious festival was started by the Jat rulers.
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK