Rampura

Rampura lies in western Malwa, near the frontier with Mewar. Tradition attributes its foundation to Rama, a Bhil ruler, before the Chandrawats of Mewar took the town. Their possessions included the fortress of Hinglajgarh, named for the goddess Hinglaj Devi. In 1773 Ahilyabai Holkar defeated the Chandrawat ruler Laxman Singh and took the fort, which she rebuilt while maintaining its temples.