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Garh Panchakot - Capital For Eight Centuries – Fort Of The Five Clans - Encounters

Garh Panchkot, a historic ruined fort and palace complex at the foothills of the Panchet Hills in Purulia district, eastern India, is seen on Jan. 13, 2026. Built around 940 A.D. by the Singh Deo dynasty and later destroyed during 18th-century Maratha attacks, the site includes remnants of the royal palace, temples reflecting Shaktism and Vaishnavism, and a nearby Jain cave, set amid forested hills near the Panchet Dam on the Damodar River. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#13339082
Date Taken	13 January 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto

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