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Nalknad Palace

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Nalknad Palace
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SeethaSri
Chennai (Madras), India9 contributions
A king's budget residence!
May 2022
Just another case of India not knowing how to preserve history! This looks like a small hunting/hiding lodge for the Kodava King of xx century. Still, it is intriguing. It has had a zenana, some trap doors and tunnels below. But there are no lights and no guides. Looks shabby, small and deserted.
If only someone could recount this king's story, and get the structure repaired and lit up!
Written 27 May 2022
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Ajit Varma
Vaikom, India19 contributions
Historical place
Dec 2019 • Friends
We couldn't see much of this place as the guard was on lunch break. Road work being carried out so accessibility was bit difficult.
Written 15 December 2019
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MManohar26
Bengaluru, India179 contributions
Hide Out Palace
Sep 2019
Palace mean to be hide out place for king. Visited this place but found closed. outer fence wall/Entrance is damaged. But could peep from outside to see the inside. Some one in other reviews pointed out number of Guide/caretaker can be tried during visit to this place. Located in Dense forest. Next to this there is resort and waterfall. If you are love to explore places and history then visit or can skip this place.Small/very palace compared to Mysore. Road not so good in condition
Written 19 October 2019
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Basant_Maheshwari
Ahmedabad, India304 contributions
An abandoned Place
Aug 2019
Absolutely in ruins with no caretaker, filthily maintained. Its a waste of time and energy to visit this place.
Written 26 August 2019
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Bhakthi
Amsterdam, The Netherlands1 contribution
don't be upset
Jun 2019 • Friends
If it is closed don't be upset call to this number 8971610956.His name is ananda he is guide and his responsibility is to guide you untill 6pm.please don't disturb him after 6 pm.
Written 6 June 2019
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csachar_BLR
Bangalore7 contributions
Not o miss - the Hide our Palace - the View from Palace is amazing.
May 2019 • Family
Though we went later to the time of 06:00 the Caretaker was very rude at the beginning - but was kind to show and explain in detail and took even to the Hiding Chamber to show every wall of the paintings and was worth the visit.
Written 23 May 2019
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Jaywalker101
Gurugram (Gurgaon), India7 contributions
A good place but poorly maintained
Jan 2019 • Family
Those who have read a bit of Kodava history can enjoy this more. Else, this place doesn't have much to offer. The approach road is bad and the place is not well maintained. We reached at 1:40 PM and found the place closed because of lunch. The caretaker opened it at 2:00 PM. Didn't spend more than 20 minutes here. It was a Sunday and soon the place got crowded with visitors interested in a selfie.
Written 2 February 2019
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BhaskarSN
Bengaluru, India24 contributions
Badly maintained.. reflects the apathy for history..
Nov 2018
When we reached the Nalknad palace, we were in for a rude shock. While we were not expecting something as grand as those in Mysore or Gwalior, we were awaiting to see a building ornately decorated reflecting its importance from the past. All we could see was a building which was badly maintained. It was locked and the person in charge of the Palace who acted as our guide appeared only after he saw some people. This gentleman explained to us about the history of the palace and took us around, showed us the dark rooms and various paintings on the ceilings and walls and did a fantastic job.
Wish this monument is spruced up and request people who are reading this to go visit this place and make an entry in the register placed there. More people going here may result in additional resource allocation for the up keep of this monument.
Written 5 January 2019
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ajsiromani
Hyderabad, India139 contributions
Nice place
Dec 2018 • Couples
Found the Palace quite interesting. It is well preserved for its age. Nice painting on the wall and ceiling. Well carved old wooden pillars. Also interesting were the bathrooms and escape hatch.
Difficult to get to as the road is not very good towards the end.
Written 2 January 2019
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Naveenamohanrao
Mumbai, India23 contributions
Well-maintained rustic palace
Dec 2018
Located closer to Kakkabe, this palace is less visited well-maintained structure. A protected monument this, it's location is intriguing. Visitors with a curious mind to check some less known structures, will like to explore this palace.
Written 14 December 2018
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