Bhanpura

Bhanpura lies near the northern edge of the Vindhya hills. On Indragarh Hill, the narrow cleft of Daraki-Chattan bears hundreds of ancient cup-shaped markings, while painted shelters are found along the Chaturbhujnath stream. Nearby Hinglajgarh takes its name from the goddess Hinglaj Devi, whose temple stands within the fort. Sculptures from the Gupta to the Paramara periods testify to its long artistic tradition.

The Paramaras renovated Hinglajgarh in the twelfth century, and it later passed to the Chandrawats of Rampura. Bhanpura itself was held by the Chandrawats during the reign of Rana Sanga of Mewar. In 1773 Ahilyabai Holkar defeated their ruler Laxman Singh. She rebuilt the fort and maintained its temples to Hinglaj Devi, Rama and Shiva, adding her patronage to the works of earlier rulers.