Kuchesar, Mud Fort

[Sunny]

This weekend I went along with some motorcyclists to Kuchesar Mud Fort, which is 80kms from Delhi. The weather was cold, mist all around and the palace itself was very beautiful and big.

The Mud Fort of Kuchesar tells of the chequered history of the Jata who vied with the Sikhs, Marathas, Rohillas & Rajputs as well as French adventurers and the East India Company to fill the vacuum of the declining Mughal power. By the 1740s the Jats had become a first rate military power.

The Jat rulers of Kuchesar, who hail from Mandoti in Haryana, built their mud-fort somewhere in the mid 18th century. The family traces its adventurous descent from the Jats of the Dalal sub-caste. Bhual and his three brothers first arrived in this area early in the 18th century. His grandson Chhatar Singh served with Mirza Ali Beg, the Jagirdar of Chitsauna, obtaining both power and a large estate. His sons joined Jawahar Singh, the Jat ruler of Bharatpur to avenge the death of his father Suraj Mal. Najib-ud-daulah recalled them back and offered the jagir of Kuchesar with the title of Rao and the office of 'chormar', destroyer of thieves. In 1763, the Jat fort of Kuchesar was captured and razed. By 1782, it was recovered and has since remained with the family, which was granted a perpetual lease in 1790 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam and then by the British in 1807.

Camera Used: Canon 400D
Post Processing: HDRs, Lightroom, Photoshop
Lenses used: 10-22mm Canon, 70-200 f4 L

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[powerslave]

Awesome. The color of water is really doing it for me in all the shots including the pool.

Loved #1, #10 and #12.

[KrishnenduKes]

Photos 3,5 and 8 are pretty good. 3 is an excellent composition. 8 could have been outstanding as well had you managed to get some(one) animate at the end of the corridor, would have lent "life" and would have "lit" up your composition.

[leon_nerd]

Beautiful Series there. Reminds me of Neemrana.

[Vicky]

Great series Sunny! My favorites are:

#1 for its wide angle view view starting from the swimming pool and heading right up to the sky

#11 for rich colors and warm ambiance

[Sunny]

Thank you. I am glad that you people like it.

[archistar]

awsome again....

what was that cracked surface in the 6th picture?

[Sunny]

Tanks. that was a mirror.

[archistar]

Tanks. that was a mirror.

very interesting place... will visit there someday...

[an33sh]

Awesome composition!
..And the wide-angle really helps!

But in some pics, I noticed the walls were a bit over-burned...Did you go overboard with them in Lightroom or something?