Bandhavgarh Fort

The Bandhavgarh Fort is situated in Bandhavgarh in Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located on the Bandhavgarh hill, rising 811 meters above sea level at the centre of the Bandhavgarh National Park. It is a surrounded by a large number of smaller hills separated by gently sloping valleys. These valleys end in small, swampy meadows, locally known as 'bohera'. The fort is also home to many of the endangered species of Vulture in India

Origin

Regional stories says that Bandhavgarh fort was constructed by ruler of Gond Empire. Gond kings of Pandro cast are the original builders of this fort said by the local villagers and still there are some relatives of gond king live somewhere near this fort.gond king have construct 12 "talab" ponds .there are only few ponds left . this fort have same construction architecture like other gond kings fort

from Bandhavgarh Fort's hill "vanganga" river was originated in "gondi" language "van"="goutr" means"surname", "ganga"="dhara"means =streamthat means "pandro" the surname of gond king was originate from "vanganga" .

No records are available to show when Bandhavgarh fort was constructed. It is thought, however, to be some 2000 years old, and there are references to it in the ancient books, the "Narad-Panch Ratra" and the "Shiva Purana". The Bandhavgarh fort derives its name from the most prominent hillock of...
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