List of palaces in India

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This is a list of palaces in India.

Lake Palace in Udaipur

Kohra Palace

Hazarduari Palace

Cooch Behar Palace

## Andhra Pradesh

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Raj Mahal, Chandragiri

* Raj Mahal, Chandragiri \- Former residence of the Vijayanagara Emperors \- Tirupati
* Punganur Palace - Chittoor

## Assam

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* Kareng Ghar \- Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
* Talatal Ghar \- Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
* Matiabag Palace \- Dhubri
* Rajbari, Abhayapuri \- Bongaigaon

## Bihar

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* Anand Bag Palace, former seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga - Darbhanga
* Krishnagarh Palace \- Purnia
* Nagholkothi \- Patna
* Nargona Palace, Darbhanga
* Navlakha Palace \- Rajnagar, Madhubani
* Hathwa palace - Hathua, Gopalganj
* Navratan palace - Purnia
* Krishnagarh palace - Sultanganj, Bhagalpur

## Delhi

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* Rashtrapati Bhavan \- Seat of the President, former viceregal residence, New Delhi
* Palaces in Red Fort \- Central Delhi
* Bijai-Mandal, Tughlaqabad Fort \- South East Delhi
* Jahaz Mahal \- South Delhi
* Qudsia Bagh \- Central Delhi
* Zafar Mahal  \- South Delhi

## Goa

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* The Deshprabhu House - Royal family of Pernem

## Gujarat

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Lakshmi Vilas Palace

* Laxmi Vilas Palace \- Seat of the Maharajah of Baroda \- Vadodara
* Aina Mahal \- royal residence of ruler of Kutch.
* Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandavi \- royal residence of rulers of Kutch
* Prag Mahal \- royal palace of rulers of Kutch
* Nilambaug Palace - Royal Palace of Rulers of Bhavnagar \- Bhavnagar
* Aaina Mahal - Junagadh.
* Sardar Baugh Palace- Junagadh.
* Rang Mahal- Junagadh.
* Raj Mahal - Junagadh.
* Ranjit Vilas Palace \- Palace of Thakore Sahebs of Rajkot \- Rajkot
* Ranjit Vilas Palace \- Morbi
* Makarpura Palace \- Vadodara
* Huzoor Palace \- Porbandar
* Huzoor Palace, Gondal \- Rajkot
* Balaram Palace \- Banaskantha
* Moti Shahi Mahal, now a museum - Ahmedabad
* Naulakha Palace \- Rajkot
* Riverside Palace \- Rajkot
* Rajmahal \- Mehsana

## Haryana

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* Jal Mahal \- Mahendragarh
* Nahar Singh Mahal \- Faridabad
* Pataudi Palace \- Gurgaon

## Jammu and Kashmir

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* Grand Palace, former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
* Mubarak Mandi Palace \- Jammu
* Amar Mahal Palace \- Jammu
* Gulab Bhavan \- Srinagar
* Hari Niwas Palace \- Jammu
* Sher Garhi Palace \- Srinagar

## Karnataka

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Amba Vilas Palace Lalitha Mahal Palace

* Amba Vilas Palace \- Mysore
* Bangalore Palace \- Bengaluru
* Cheluvamba Palace \- Mysore
* Jayalakshmi Vilas  \- Mysore
* Jaganmohan Palace\- Mysore
* Rajendra Vilas  \- Mysore
* Karanji Vilas Palace \- Mysore
* Lalitha Mahal \- Mysore
* Vasanth Mahal Palace \- Mysore
* Lokranjan Mahal \- Mysore
* Shivavilas Palace - Sandur
* Lotus Mahal \- Hampi
* Shivappa Nayaka Palace \- Shivamogga
* Nalknad Palace \- Kodagu
* Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace \- Bengaluru
* Daria Daulat Bagh \- Srirangapatana
* Asar Mahal \- Vijayapura
* Gagan Mahal \- Vijayapura
* Rangin Mahal \- Bidar
* Patwardhan Palace \- Jamakhandi
* Madikeri Fort \- Kodagu
* Suralu Mud Palace - Udupi
* Chittaranjan Palace \- Mysore

## Kerala

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Kowdiar Palace

* Kowdiar Palace \- Residence of the Travancore Royal Family, Thiruvananthapuram
* Aranmula Mangattu Palace \- Residence of the royal family of Aranmula, Pathanamthitta
* Aranmula Palace \- Was a royal Palace of the last Aranmula King, Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
* Kanakakkunnu Palace \- Palace for welcoming guests of Travancore Royal Family, Thiruvananthapuram
* Halcyon Castle \- The Summer palace of The Travancore Royal family, constructed by Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, now converted to The Kovalam Palace under The Leela Kovalam - A Raviz Hotel, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram.[1][2]
* Kuthira Malika \- Built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram
* Kilimanoor Palace \- Birthplace of Raja Ravi Varma, Thiruvananthapuram
* Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangadu, Thiruvananthapuram
* Krishnapuram Palace, Kayamkulam
* Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace, Kollam \- Rest house of Travancore Kings
* Thevally Palace, Kollam \- Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings
* Cheena Kottaram, Chinnakkada \- A blend of Indian, European, Islamic and Moorish architecture
* Hill Palace, Tripunithura, Cochin
* Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin
* Bolgatty Palace, Bolgatty Island, Cochin
* Shakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur \- former residence of the Cochin royal family, now a museum
* British Residency, Kollam \- Built by Col. John Munro
* Nedumpuram Palace
* Lakshmipuram Palace \- is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families at Changanassery

## Ladakh

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* Leh Palace \- is a former royal palace overlooking the town of Leh, Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas.The palace was constructed circa 1600 by Sengge Namgyal of the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.[3]

## Madhya Pradesh

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Gwalior Palace, Madhya Pradesh Sailana Palace, Madhya Pradesh Orchha Palace, Madhya Pradesh

* Jai Vilas Mahal \- Gwalior
* Lal Bagh Palace \- Indore
* Rajwada Palace Indore
* Raaj Mahal Palace Kathiwada
* Rajwada Palace Alirajpur
* Rajwada Palace Jhabua
* Jaswant Niwas Palace Sailana
* Rang Mahal Palace Sailana
* Raj Mahal Palace Sitamau
* Laduna Palace Sitamau
* City Palace Dhar
* Jheera bagh Palace Dhar
* Datia Palace
* Orchha palace
* Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
* Govindgarh Palace Rewa
* Gohar Mahal Bhopal
* Shaukat Mahal Bhopal
* Moti Mahal \- Mandla
* Kamlapati Palace \- Bhopal
* Hindola Mahal \- Dhar
* Govindgarh Palace \- Rewa
* Taj Mahal (palace) \- Bhopal
* Ranjit Vilas Palace  \- Ratlam
* Sailana Palace \- Ratlam
* Shiv Vilas Palace \- Indore

## Manipur

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* Sanggai Yumpham \- Imphal
* Sana Konung \- Imphal

## Maharashtra

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* Shaniwar Wada, royal residence of Peshwas \- Pune
* Royal Thibaw Palace(where last king of Myanmar was exiled), Ratnagiri
* Jawhar fort \- Palghar
* Senior Bhonsle palace seat of Maharaja of Nagpur - Nagpur
* Junior Bhonsle palace royal family of Nagpur - Nagpur
* Bakabai Wada Residence of queen Bakabai(wife of raghuji Bhonsle II) - Nagpur
* Chitnavis Wada Residence of Chitnavis Family, - Nagpur
* New Palace \- Seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur \- Kolhapur
* Aga Khan Palace \- Pune
* Lal Mahal \- Pune
* Qila-e-Ark \- Aurangabad
* Naukhanda palace \- Aurangabad
* Farah Bagh \- Ahmednagar
* Shalini Palace \- Kolhapur
* Soneri Mahal \- Aurangabad

## Punjab

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* Moti Bagh Palace \- Patiala
* Ram Bagh \- Amritsar
* Qila Mubarak \- Patiala

## Odisha

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* Aul Palace \- royal family of Aali
* Gajlaxmi Palace \- Palace of Singhdeo dynasty, Dhenkanal princely state in Dhenkanal
* The Belgadia Palace \- Palace of Bhanjja Dynasty of the Mayurbhanj state, Mayurbhanj
* Kanika Palace \- Kendrapara
* Mayurbhanj Palace \- Mayurbhanj
* Gajapati Palace \- Gajapati
* Brundaban Palace - Gajapati
* Sailashree Palace \- Balangir

## Rajasthan

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City Palace, Udaipur City Palace, Jaipur

* Mundota Fort and Palace \- former royal residence of the Mundota Family, today a luxury hotel, Jaipur
* Umaid Bhawan Palace \- Seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
* Amber Palace (Amber Fort) - former royal residence, Jaipur
* Jag Mandir \- palace built by Maharana Amar Singh, noted for giving refuge to Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan).[4]
* Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) - former royal residence, Udaipur
* Jal Mahal \- former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
* City Palace, Jaipur \- Seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur
* City Palace, Udaipur \- Seat of the Maharana of Udaipur
* Candra Mahal, Jaipur
* Lalgarh Palace \- former royal residence, today hotel, Bikaner
* Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer
* Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) - former royal residence, Jaipur
* Narain Niwas Palace \- former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
* Raj Mahal Palace \- former royal residence, Jaipur (today hotel)
* Samode Palace \- former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
* Rambagh Palace \- former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur (today hotel)

## Sikkim

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* Tsuklakhang Palace \- Gangtok

## Tamil Nadu

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* Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari district
* Tamukkam Palace is located in Madurai,
* Fernhills Palace \- Ooty
* Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal \- Madurai
* Thanjavur Maratha Palace,Tanjavur
* Kanadukathan Palace, Sivaganga
* Attangudi Palace \- Chettinad Palace House in Athangudi \- Sivaganga
* Amir Mahal \- Chennai
* Chokkanatha Nayak Palace \- Tiruchirappalli
* Eraniel Palace \- Kanyakumari
* Kuttalam Palace \- Tenkasi
* Sivaganga Palace \- Sivaganga

## Telangana

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Falaknuma Palace

* Falaknuma Palace \- royal residence, Hyderabad
* King Kothi Palace, Palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan \- Hyderabad
* Purani Haveli, Former seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad \- Hyderabad
* Chowmahalla Palace \- Hyderabad
* Paigah Palace \- Hyderabad
* Kollapur Palace \- Nagarkurnool
* Hill Fort Palace \- Hyderabad
* Basheer Bagh Palace \- Hyderabad
* Bella Vista, Hyderabad \- Hyderabad
* Sardar Mahal \- Hyderabad
* Chiraan Fort Palace \- Hyderabad
* Errum Manzil \- Hyderabad
* British Residency, Hyderabad \- Hyderabad
* Asman Garh Palace \- Hyderabad

## Tripura

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* Ujjayanta Palace, former royal palace of Tripura \- West Tripura
* Pushbanta Palace \- West Tripura
* Neermahal \- Sipahijala

## Uttarakhand

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Viceregal Palace, Ananda in the Himalay

Viceregal Palace \- Tehri Garhwal

## Uttar Pradesh

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Kohra Palace

* Kohra Palace - Seat of the Babu of Kohra (estate)
* Bara Imambara \- leisure court of Awadh Nawab, Lucknow
* Ramnagar Fort \- Palace of Kashinaresh, Bhumihar king of Benaras state .
* Khasbagh Palace \- Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur
* Fatehpur Sikri \- former royal residence of Emperor Akbar

## West Bengal

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* Bhutan House \- royal residence of the Dorji family, Kalimpong
* Cooch Behar Palace \- former royal residence, Cooch Behar
* Andul rajbari \- royal residence of the Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family Kayastha family, Andul Howrah
* Hazarduari Palace \- former royal residence, Murshidabad
* Jhargram Palace \- former royal residence and heritage hotel, Jhargram
* Marble Palace \- former residence of Raja Rajendra Mullick, Kolkata
* Wasif Manzil \- former royal residence, Murshidabad
* Nashipur Rajbari \- Murshidabad
* Shobhabazar Rajbari \- Kolkata
* Mallick Bari (Midnapore) \- Paschim Medinipur

## References

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1. ^ Varma, Indira (25 December 2005) "Halcyon days at Kovalam" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India[usurped];
2. ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (9 April 2003) "Report to be submitted on Halcyon Castle row" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India;
3. ^ Sharma, Janhwij (2003). Ladakh: Architectural Heritage. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 130–131\. ISBN 9788124109793.
4. ^ "Jag Mandir Palace". Retrieved 2009-12-16.

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