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	[[Government of Haryana]] entrusted its restoration to the well-known specialists [[:fr:Francis Wacziarg\|Francis Wacziarg]] and [[Aman Nath]].<ref name=mahal3/> Aman Nath, a founding member of [[INTACH]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.intach.org/people-fmembers.php\|title=Founder Members\|website=[[INTACH]]\|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> and his French business partner Francis Wacziarg, are conservationists and the founders of [[Neemrana Hotels]].<ref name=frontline>Alka Pande, {{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025129/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm A new lease of life]}}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 1 August 1999</ref>		[[Government of Haryana]] entrusted its restoration to the well-known specialists [[:fr:Francis Wacziarg\|Francis Wacziarg]] and [[Aman Nath]].<ref name=mahal3/> Aman Nath, a founding member of [[INTACH]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.intach.org/people-fmembers.php\|title=Founder Members\|website=[[INTACH]]\|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> and his French business partner Francis Wacziarg, are conservationists and the founders of [[Neemrana Hotels]].<ref name=frontline>Alka Pande, {{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025129/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm A new lease of life]}}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 1 August 1999</ref>


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	==Restoration==		==Restoration==
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	[[Government of Haryana]] entrusted its restoration to the well-known specialists [[:fr:Francis Wacziarg\|Francis Wacziarg]] and [[Aman Nath]].<ref name=mahal3/> Aman Nath, a founding member of [[INTACH]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.intach.org/people-fmembers.php\|title=Founder Members\|website=[[INTACH]]\|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> and his French business partner Francis Wacziarg, are conservationists and the founders of [[Neemrana Hotels]].<ref name=frontline>Alka Pande, ~~[http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm A new lease of life]~~ {{~~webarchive~~\|~~url=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025129/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm ~~\|date=7 June 2011~~ }}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 1 August 1999</ref>		[[Government of Haryana]] entrusted its restoration to the well-known specialists [[:fr:Francis Wacziarg\|Francis Wacziarg]] and [[Aman Nath]].<ref name=mahal3/> Aman Nath, a founding member of [[INTACH]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.intach.org/people-fmembers.php\|title=Founder Members\|website=[[INTACH]]\|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> and his French business partner Francis Wacziarg, are conservationists and the founders of [[Neemrana Hotels]].<ref name=frontline>Alka Pande, {{usurped\|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025129/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm A new lease of life]}}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 1 August 1999</ref>

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
[[File:Raja_Nahar_Singh.jpg|thumb|right|Raja Nahar Singh Tewatia]]
'''Nahar Singh Mahal''' is located at [[Ballabhgarh]] in [[Faridabad district]] of [[Haryana]].<ref name=mahal2/><ref name=mahal1/> This fort was built by the forefathers of Raja [[Nahar Singh]] around 1739 AD, and after whom Ballabgarh was named, the construction however continued in parts till about 1850. The fort is also known as Raja Nahar Singh Palace.<ref name=mahal2>{{cite web |title=Raja Nahar Singh Palace |url=http://www.haryanatourism.gov.in/destination/rajanaharsingh.asp |publisher=[[Haryana Tourism]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628070339/http://haryanatourism.gov.in/destination/rajanaharsingh.asp |archive-date=28 June 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=mahal3>Madan Prasad Bezbaruah, Dr. Krishna Gopal, Phal S. Girota, 2003, [https://books.google.com/books?id=GAfgAAAAMAAJ Fairs and Festivals of India: Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh]</ref>

==Architecture==
The elaborate cupolas and minarets of this double-storeyed sandstone structure are fashioned around a vast central courtyard. The palace has six tastefully decorated guest rooms, replete with royal ambiance.<ref name=mahal1>Vinod Mehta, 2006, [https://books.google.com/books?id=uSBuAAAAMAAJ Delhi and NCR city guide], Page 443.</ref> The fort was decorated with minars on its four corners of which only two can be seen now due to age and neglect. The palace holds a ''Darbar-e-aam'' (Hall of Public Audience) and a Rang Mahal decorated with a beautiful [[Chhatri]].<ref name=mahal3/>

==Restoration==
[[File:Aman Nath 1.jpg|thumb|Aman Nath with his book "Jaipur: The last Destination"]]
[[Government of Haryana]] entrusted its restoration to the well-known specialists [[:fr:Francis Wacziarg|Francis Wacziarg]] and [[Aman Nath]].<ref name=mahal3/> Aman Nath, a founding member of [[INTACH]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intach.org/people-fmembers.php|title=Founder Members|website=[[INTACH]]|access-date=21 April 2016}}</ref> and his French business partner Francis Wacziarg, are conservationists and the founders of [[Neemrana Hotels]].<ref name=frontline>Alka Pande, [http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm A new lease of life] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607025129/http://www.hinduonnet.com/folio/fo9908/99080400.htm |date=7 June 2011 }}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 1 August 1999</ref>

==Current status==

===Heritage hotel ===

This palace is now a heritage property managed by [[Haryana Tourism]].<ref name=mahal1/> It has been renovated and converted into a motel-cum-restaurant. The palace has been renewed into an outstanding specimen of architectural design with help of team of experts.<ref name=mahal2/><ref name=mahal1/>

===Kartik Cultural Festival===
{{anchor | Kartik | Festival | Kartik Cultural Festival | Kartik Festival | Kartikc cultural festival | Kartik festival }}

'''Kartik Cultural Festival''', the main annual fair held in the month of November since 1996, is celebrated at Nahar Singh Mahal. It is held by the [[Haryana Tourism]], during the bright and auspicious autumn month of [[Kartik (month)|Kartik]] as per [[Vikram Samvat]] calendar.<ref name=balidan8>L. C. Gupta and M. C. Gupta, 2000, [https://books.google.com/books?id=nAexAAAAIAAJ Haryana on Road to Modernisation]</ref><ref name=balidan10>2008, [https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8121209714 Encyclopaedia of Cities and Towns in India] Volume 1, Page 79.</ref><ref name=balidan7>1998, [https://books.google.com/books?id=7QJuAAAAMAAJ Rashtriya Sahara], Volume 6, Issues 7-12, Page 126.</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.india.com.my/faridabad/raja_nahar_singh_palace.htm India Tours & Travels Information Portal]

== See also ==
* [[Asigarh Fort]] at [[Hansi]]
* [[Chhachhrauli#Chhachhrauli Fort|Chhachhrauli Fort]]
* [[Firoz Shah Palace Complex|Firoz Shah Fort]] at Hisar
* [[Loharu#Loharu Fort|Loharu Fort]]
* [[Madhogarh Fort, Haryana]]
* [[Maham#Meham Fort|Meham Fort]]
* [[Haryana Tourism]]
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]
* [[List of Indus Valley Civilization sites]] in [[Haryana]]
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]

== References ==
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{{Forts in India}}
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[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1739]]
[[Category:Forts in Haryana]]
[[Category:Faridabad]]
[[Category:Palaces in Haryana]]
[[Category:Faridabad district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Haryana]]
[[Category:Heritage hotels in India]]
[[Category:1739 establishments in Asia]]