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Dundlod

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Dundlod
Dundlod is a tiny town right in the heart of the Shekhawati region. It offers an interesting stopover against picturesque surroundings. Although it has little of tourist interest, the fort here dates back to 1750 AD, though much of it is more recent. It is owned by a direct descendent of Rawal who built the place.

The Diwan-I-Khas audience hall is still in very good condition. Kila of Dundlod, the 17th century Rajputana fort, studded with monumental nostalgia of Shekhawats, the warrior Rajputs who withstood the onslaught of Mughal hordes. Since then, the cultural heritage of splendid Rajasthan is preserved as its ethos are imbibed in architectural grandeur of the Dundlod Fort. The silent ripples of the golden sand dunes, which besiege the fort lure and enchant tourists and villagers alike.

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people still goes bare foot in haveli
people still goes bare foot in haveli
painting art of goenka haveli
painting art of goenka haveli
front view of haveli
front view of haveli
view of mukundgarh3
view of mukundgarh3
view of dundlod fort gate
view of dundlod fort gate
rear view of haveli
rear view of haveli

History

Dundlod is a tiny village lying about seven km north of Nawalgarh in the heart of the Shekhawati region. Its small fort was built in 1750 by Keshari Singh, the fifth and youngest son of a Rajput ruler Sardul Singh. Major additions were made in the early 19th century by his descendant Sheo Singh. Members of the wealthy Goenka merchant family also settled at Dundlod and their prosperity is evident in their richly painted havelis here. The beautiful chhatri of Ram Dutt Goenka and the adjacent well were both built by Ram Chandra Goenka in 1888.


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Geography and Climate

It extends between latitude 28°.06’ in the north and longitude 75°.20’ in the east.The climate of dundlod is in summers it varies from 46.4 °C-- 37.6 °C and in winters it goes 15.8 °C--5.5 °C.


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Flora and Fauna

A typical Shekahawati landscape of fields dotted with khejri trees, low sand dunes, small villages with common grazing areas with desert flora and fauna.


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Must see at Dundlod.

Havelis of the Goenkas    Horse Safaris    Mukundgarh    The Diwan Khana    The Fort of Dundlod   


Dundlod Weather


Cities Near Dundlod

Within Kms.
Agra    Katra    Garhmukteshwar    Panchkula    Ranthambhore    Shivpuri    Amritsar    Kumbhalgarh    Khajjiar    Neemrana    Jaipur    Ludhiana    Aligarh    Rishikesh    Jhunjhunu    Parwanoo    Moradabad    Kesroli    Bagar    Nathdwara    Bareilly    Dharamsala    Jodhpur    Dausa    Alwar    Ajmer    Churu    Devprayag    Pokaran    Haridwar    Almora    Hissar    Barmer    Luni    Bundi    Palampur    Sariska    Mathura    Nainital    Delhi   

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Hotels in Dundlod.

Dundlod Castle   

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Cities of Rajasthan

Ajmer    Alwar    Bagar    Barmer    Bundi    Churu    Dausa    Dundlod    Jaipur    Jhunjhunu    Jodhpur    Kesroli    Kumbhalgarh    Luni    Nathdwara    Neemrana    Pokaran    Ranthambhore    Sariska   

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