Gwalior Gate

Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh


From the east a series of gates punctuates the worn steps of the path leading up to the fort. You enter from Fort Rd by the Gwalior Gate, dating from 1660.


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The second gate on the eastern approach to Gwalior Fort, named after Badal Singh, Man Singh’s uncle.

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The third of the surviving gates on the eastern approach to Gwalior Fort, built in the 15th century.

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A small four-pillared Hindu temple to the hermit Gwalipa, after whom both fort and town are named.

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Probably dating from the 14th century, this is the fourth gate you pass through on the way up to Gwalior Fort from the east side.

6. Chaturbhuj Mandir

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You’ll pass a 9th-century Vishnu shrine known as the Chaturbhuj Mandir before reaching the fourth gate on the eastern approach to Gwalior Fort.

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