Rasaldar Ki Kothi, Orchha

Rasaldar Ki Kothi, Orchha Fort, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.

While visiting Shyam Daua’s Kothi visitors will find the ruins just located to the north almost adjacent to the Shyam Daua’s Kothi, known as the Kothi of Rasaldar means of the head of the stable. It was the residence of Rasaldar and stables were built which was adjoining it. Stylistically it’s different as verandahs were built on raised platforms and roofs were supported by archways. Behind the verandahs rectangular rooms with vaulted ceilings and walls are decorated with blind arches, niches, floral motifs and decorated column bases and capitals of multifoil arches, cornice, moldings by stucco. It has one courtyard as one side portion is turned to the state of complete ruins and the other portion consists of verandahs and rectangular rooms and a basement below it. It was a double storeyed kothi and was built in the early 17th century.

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