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Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri, Bundi

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Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri
Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri
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LocationBundi, Rajasthan, India
BuilderMaharaja Rao Raja Anirudh
TypeChhatri
Dedicated toDeva (Foster brother of Maharaja Rao Raja Anirudh)

Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri or "84-Pillared Cenotaph" is a chhatri located in Bundi town, Rajasthan, India. It was constructed in 1683 by the Maharaja of Bundi, Rao Raja Anirudh, as a memorial to his foster brother, Deva.

The structure has a large shivling covered by a decorated roof top that is supported by 84 pillars; tradition has it that one is unable to reach 84 correctly when counting them.

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