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{{infobox historic site<br />
|name = Rajnagar Palace<br />
|location = [[Rajnagar, Bihar]], India<br />
|coordinates = {{Coord|26.40306|86.17028|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
|locmapin = India Bihar#India<br />
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|map_width = <br />
|map_caption = Location in [[Bihar]]##Location in India<br />
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|image = Durga_Temple_at_Rajnagar.jpg<br />
|caption = A Durga temple in the Navlakha palace campus<br />
|type = Palace<br />
|founder = [[Darbhanga Raj]]<br />
|built = 19th century<br />
|owner = Darbhanga Maharaja<br />
|area = {{cvt|1500|acre}}<br />
|demolished = 15 January 1934<br />
|architecture = Mithila Art}}<br />
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'''Navlakha Palace''', also known as '''Rajnagar Palace''', is a royal Brahmin palace in the town of [[Rajnagar Bihar|Rajnagar]], near [[Madhubani, India|Madhubani]] in [[Bihar, India]]. The palace was built by Maharaja [[Rameshwar Singh]] of [[Raj Darbhanga|Darbhanga]].<br />
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==History==<br />
It was built by [[Rameshwar Singh]], the younger brother of [[Raj Darbhanga|Darbhanga Maharaja]], between 1884 and 1929 to serve as the [[Raj Darbhanga|Darbhanga Raj's]] administrative capital. This complex covers {{convert|1500|acres}}. It includes 11 temples to gods and goddesses and several forts and palaces. It suffered significant damage during the [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake]] and has never been rebuilt.<br />
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==Architecture==<br />
Up to 22 layers of carving were used in the construction of the monument, greater than the [[Taj Mahal]], which has a maximum of 15 layers. Its [[Kali]] temple is made of [[ivory]] and white marble that resembles the Taj Mahal. The portico has arches standing on four elephants built from cement and is allegedly one of the first cement structures in India. The oldest surviving [[Mithila painting]] is found in the Gasauni Ghar (the room where the family deity is kept) of the palace. Made in 1919 on the occasion of the Maharaja's daughter's wedding, there are very few written or photographic records of the palace.<br />
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==Present condition==<br />
The palace is currently owned by the government. Following the 1934 earthquake, it was never repaired. It is continually suffering from encroachment. Locals have long demanded that it be turned into a tourist site.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Nargona Palace]]<br />
* [[Darbhanga Fort]]<br />
* [[Anand Bagh Palace]]<br />
* [[Rohtasgarh Fort]]<br />
* [[Munger Fort]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://songs.surtall.com/raja_darbhanga_maithili_article.php<br />
* https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/documentary-puts-spotlight-on-ruins-of-raj-darbhanga-s-famed-palace-in-bihar-119042100157_1.html<br />
* https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-madhubani-rajnagar-raj-complex-could-not-be-buuilt-yet-1669881.html<br />
* https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-rajnagar-raj-campus-can-not-improve-2445776.html<br />
* http://www.catchnews.com/patna-news/biharpolls-rajnagar-home-to-the-oldest-surviving-madhubani-painting-1446630681.html<br />
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[[Category:Palaces in Bihar]]<br />
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