Navlakha Palace

Coordinates: 26°24′11″N 86°10′13″E / 26.40306°N 86.17028°E / 26.40306; 86.17028

Navlakha Palace, also called Naulakha Palace, is a royal brahmin palace situated in town of Rajnagar, near Madhubani in Bihar. This Palace was built by Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga. This Palace suffered extensive damage during the earthquake of 1934 and was not rebuilt thereafter. Now this palace is in ruins.[1] The oldest surviving Madhubani painting (done in the year 1919, on occasion of the marriage of Shrimati Lakshmi Daiji, daughter of Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga) is found in the gasauni ghar (the room where the family deity is kept) of this Palace.

Description of Palace

There are very few written records or photographs available of the Navlakha Palace. Umanath Jha described it from his childhood memories in his book Bital Din Aa Bisral Log.

It is also known as Rajnagar Palace complex. It is one of the major tourist centers of Mithila.

References

  1. ↑ http://songs.surtall.com/raja_darbhanga_maithili_article.php
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