GATEWAY OF TARAGARH HILL-AJMER

GENRAL VIEW

The Taragarh Hill is situated in the western top, covering about 80 acre area on the rocky terrain of Aravalli ranges in Ajmer. This fortress is also known as Garh Beethi in the folk songs of the seventeenth century CE. The Taragarh fort built in seventh century CE, is situated on the crest of a hill 856.5 m above the sea level. There are nine gates in the fort known by various names. The entrance gate is known as Lakshmi Pol, which is grand and imposing, consisting of two massive bastions on both sides of the gate with strong guard rooms.