Cuttack

Barabati Fort is situated in the heart of the city and is about 8 km distance from Cuttack Town. Ananga Bhima Deb built the fort during the Ganga dynasty on the bank of the river Mahanadi. Nowadays only nine-story palaces stand as a witness to the Ganga dynasty despite the ups and downs of the history of Odisha. The dilapidated fort is surrounded by a 40-foot-wide moat. The Fort area was occupied by 12 Baties invaders in Kalapahad in 1268 AD.  Once upon a time the Muslim ruler Sirajuddaula was imprisoned…