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Hidden places in India

1 uncrowded place in India, away from New Delhi: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Kalinjar Fort, Historical fort and temple complex in Uttar Pradesh, India
Forgotten ruins India · Uttar Pradesh

Kalinjar Fort

A vast Chandela-era hill fort on a flat-topped outcrop of the Vindhya range, with seven gates, a colossal rock-cut Shiva and a temple to the god who drank poison here.

Coordinates
24°59′56″N 80°29′10″E
Crowds
Quiet
Landscape
Plateau & highland
Best season
Best in Winter