Bada Bagh
Bada Bagh, also called Barabagh (lit. "grand garden" in Hindustani) is a garden complex located about six kilometers north of Jaisalmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Overlooking a mango grove sits a set of royal chhatri cenotaphs constructed by the Maharajas of the Jaisalmer State in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries CE.
Bada Bagh | |
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Native name बड़ा बाग | |
Top: Chhatris up close at Bada Bagh Bottom: Bada Bagh panorama | |
Type | Garden complex with royal chhatri cenotaphs |
Location | Six kilometers north of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India |
Built by | Jait Singh II, Lunkaran, Maharawal Jawahir Singh (unfinished chhatri) |
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