Ater Fort Bhind

It was built by Bhadauria King Badan Singh, Maha Singh and Bakhat Singh in the era 1664-1668 after them the area is known as “BADHWAR”. It is located deep inside the ravines of Chambal. Now it is in a dilapidated condition.It is located 35 Kms in west of the Bhind city.nI approached Fort Ater by crossing the Chambal River from the U. P. side to the M. P. side.nnAs I was staying at a tourist lodge I was able to cross via their launch but a public ferry serves the same route & poles across crammed loads of passengers & motorbikes. From the M. P. Side it is an easy 2- 3km stroll along a road, uphill at first but then fairly level & easy going.nYou are flanked by sandy mounds & ravines dotted with acacia scrub where birds & mammals can be spotted. I went up by camel, courtesy of the tourist lodge.nnNo doubt road access is easy from the M. P. side. It will be easy from U. P. soon, too , as a massive new bridge over the Chambal River is under construction. You will see a regular passage of camels passing you on the way carrying firewood collected in the ravines & building materials.nnThe Fort dominates the skyline as you near it, a large, bare flat area to the fore: the road winds around this & doubles back to run parallel beneath the fort's towering wall's, past the remains of a gated archway & finally to the entrance. A man at the gate gave entry- there is no ticket facility, no charge & no literature concerning the fort available.nnHowever, as you proceed uphill flanked by high walls you will see an information stone informing you that the fort was begun by Badan Singh Judeo of the Bhadoria Chief's in 1664 AD & completed in 1668 AD by Mahasingh.nAlthough the fort is ruined much remains to be seen of what is, essentially, construction of a decidedly Mughal flavour with the Zenana, Diwan - i - am, Diwan - i - khas etc.nAn imposing 7 storey tower is not accessible for safety reasons.nThe views to the surrounding area are impressive- the Chambal river can just be seen, as can the nearby village which also contains some ruins of the same period.nThe wind blew, strong & cold.nA very impressive place & not at all well visited. M. P. has some mighty forts (Gwalior for one ) , maybe this deserves a little more attention. There has been little work done on the fort so it is good to see no over restoration but I think some conservation is much needed.nThere is a pleasant little garden

The fort of Ater is very ancient, the government has also kept a lot of things, seeing this, let us come to our oldest tomorrow and the culture is very proud.

Greate historical place

Nice historical placenMust visit everyone ud83dude0d

This is hostrical place but here has nothing antic monument