महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.
wara. The second is called the Hulla Pol;
the third is the Hanumán Pol, between which
and the summit there are four more gates,
viz., tha Gate of Victory, the Sanguinary
Gate, the Gate of Ráma and the Chaugán Pol.
Colonel James Tod says: "It would be
vain to attempt describing the intricacies of
approach to this far-famed abode, whose
exterior is delineated by the pencil. A massive
wall, with numerous towers and pierced
battlements, having a strong resemblance to
the Etruscan, encloses a space of some miles
extent below, while the pinnacle or Sikra
rises like the crown of the Hindu Cybele, tier
above tier of battlements, to the summit,¹
which is crowned with the Badal Mahal or
'Cloud Palace' of the Rana. Thence the
eye ranges over the sandy deserts and the
chaotic mass of mountains which are on all
sides, covered with the cactus, which luxu-
riates amidst the rocks of the Aravalli."
As one ascends the fort hill, there is on
¹ Tod's Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan (original
edition), Vol. I., page 670.
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