Kumbhalgarh Fort is second largest fort in India after Chittorgarh Fort.Rana Kumbha was famous for his bravery and construction of many
forts in Rajasthan. He was fond of music and literature. Along with it, he was also a patron of writers and poets. The glory of Mewar was
established by Rana Kumbha first. He had many victories on sultans of Gujarat and Malwa, but unfortunately he was murdered by his own son
and Kumbhalgarh lost its glory. The architecture of Kumbhalgarh Fort was very efficiently designed & built in terms of security from enemies. It was said about the fort that if you want to enter Kumbhalgarh, you can go by being mosquito only; otherwise it is impossible to penetrate the defenses of this fort. Anyhow if someone entered, he could not reach to uphill because wild animals were found there adequately. Even then too if one reached, there were seven gates as barriers. The fort was built so that it was visible from a sufficient distance, but attackers were not able to harm it. There was provision of agriculture with seven ponds inside the fort seven ponds. Hence the fort was so self-sufficient in terms of basic needs that if the fort were to be seized even for a year, the whole population along with soldiers could survive with no much difficulty. For emergency exit, there was a underground passage to escape out from the fort safely. There are many Hindu & Jain temples within the fort. Beautiful ‘shikharas’ and statues are the part of temple architecture. But the residential buildings are very simple as the main focus of Rana Kumbha was on needs than comfort.