Vijay Raghav Garh

VIJAY RAGHAV GARH

• Fort is situated at 35kms. away from Katni city, in Vijayraghavgarh town. Vijayraghavgarh fort was made in 1826 by Thakur Prayagdas. He was son of Maihar King Bishan Singh.
• Fort is surrounded by a deep trench around it similar to Red fort of Delhi. Trench was made for security reasons. Most of the fort was made up of sand stone.
• Vijayraghavgarh fort was dedicated to lord Vijay-raghav. There is no entrance fee to visit the fort. Places to visit inside the fort are: Rang mahal, Raghav mahal, Bramha Chabutra, Sita temple, Samadhi sthal, Gupt dwar, Antah puram, Raja ki rasoi etc.
• Some area of fort was damaged during freedom struggle of 1857 when British forces attacked on the fort as king was with freedom strugglers. Fort can be reached from Katni city by road.