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[[File:Mogha curtain wall.jpg|thumb|left|Deori, curtain wall of the enclave, eastern flank.]]
The '''Walled Enclave at Deori''' (Hindi देवरी) is an extensive network of high stone walls in a forest area immediately above the village of Deori in [[Raisen district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>A.P. Singh, ''Forts and Fortifications in India: With Special Reference to Central India'' (Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, 1987), 216, no. 100; राय, देवरेंद्र सिंह, रायसेन इतिहास संस्कृति एवं पुरातत्व (दिल्ली १९९७).</ref> Set on a ridge of the [[Vindhya Range]] overlooking the [[Narmada]] basin, the Deori walls run about 4 km in length in the area next to the Mogha reservoir, with further internal walls inside the enclosure proper. The walls, where they are preserved, are made of finely cut blocks of ashlar, dry set without mortar. Associated sculptures belong to the [[Paramara]] dynasty and date largely to 11th century, the period of the temple at [[Udaipur, Madhya Pradesh]] built by king [[Udayaditya]]. The centre piece of the Deori enclave is a small river and waterfall, evidently a place of sport and recreation for the [[Paramara]] elite.
[[File:Mogha masonry detail.jpg|thumb|left|Deori, detail of dry set masonry.]]
Other walls stretch in a line to the east in the direction of Gorakhpur village, 5 km distant. At Gorakhpur, there are further walls, a large tank known as Pāpītālāb and the remains of a temple of the [[Paramara]] period.

Though sometimes called the “Great Wall of India,” that accolade is usually given to the fortifications at [[Kumbhalgarh]] in Rajasthan.<ref>Rachel Lopez, "The Great Wall of India," ''Hindustan Times'', Jan 16, 2017, retrieved 01 Aug 2023.</ref> The Deori walls, pre-dating the advent of artillery in India under the [[Bahmani Sultanate]] and [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rulers, seem to be part of an extensive royal enclave. The palace buildings were probably made of wood and have disappeared.

==References==
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[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Raisen district]]
[[Category:Palaces in India]]
[[Category:Forts in India]]

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