During the festival season, Junagadh’s Uparkot Fort has remained closed to visitors for the third consecutive day after a leopard was spotted inside the historic premises.
About Uparkot Fort:
It is an ancient fort located in the city of Junagadh in Gujarat.
It is strategically perched at the foothills of Girnar Hill.
History:
This ancient fort is believed to have been built in 319 BC by the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta, though it has been extended many times.
The fort was known previously as the Revath Nagri.
Architecture:
One of the most famous attractions of Uparkot Fort is the Buddhist caves, which were carved out of the rock by Buddhist monks around the 2nd century BCE.
These caves are adorned with beautiful carvings and inscriptions and are considered to be some of the oldest surviving Buddhist caves in India.
There is also an ancient mosque, a 15th-century Jama Masjid, which also houses the tomb of Nuri Shah in proximity.
The fort also encloses a couple of temples and even two stepwells called Adi Chadi, or the Adi Kavi Wav, and the Navghan Kuvo.
A huge cannon of more than fifteen feet is located on the grounds. This is said to have been made in Egypt in 1531.
The Fort also has a square lake in its premises, called the Nawabi Lake.
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