Inside the fort, nearby the palace there is a well which has two levels underground for people to stay with proper rooms. It also houses an idol of goddess Durga. Sitabuldi Fort in Nagpur Sitabuldi fort, site of the Battle of Sitabuldi, is located atop a small hillock in the middle of Nagpur. The area surrounding the hillock is now known as Sitabuldi and is an important commercial hub for Nagpur. Inside the fort one can find graves of numerous British soldiers and a cell where Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned.
At present, Sitabuldi fort is the home to the office of the territorial army. The fort opens to the general public only on two national holidays- 26th January and 15th August. The nearby attractions here are the temple of Ganesha Tekdi Ganapati at the back of the hillock, ancient temples of Lord Shiva and Vishnu, squash court, indoor swimming pool and the mausoleum of Nawab Kadar Ali the great grandson of Tipu Sultan near the eastern boundary wall of the fort.
Zero Mile in Nagpur Nagpur lies precisely at the center of the country with the Zero Mile Marker indicating the geographical center of India. The Zero Mile Stone was erected by the British who used this point to measure all the distances. The Zero Mile Stone consists of four horses and a pillar made up of sandstone. It is located on the south east of Vidhan Bhavan, Nagpur. The English rulers considered Nagpur as the centre of India and hence identified this point and constructed the Zero Mile Stone.
Being at the center of the country, they also had a plan to make Nagpur the second capital city. Marbat Procession. Marbat Festival held especially in the Nagpur city, is an important festival in this region which is celebrated to protect the city from evil spirits. During the festival, people of Nagpur venerate their God to save them from the evil spirits and they make statues of evil forces.
These statues are taken to a vast ground as a procession, from all the areas of the city. They are burnt together on a belief that the city would be free from all types of evils. People purchase and wear new attires and ornaments on that day and women prepare delicious delicacies and distribute to everyone. Various cultural activities such as dance, drama etc are also organized during the festival.
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Country India Latitude Nagpur is the largest producer of vegetables and grasses in Nagpur district. Besides, there are large reserves of Manganese in this district. The city of Nagpur, in the middle of the Bay of Bengal and the Indian diaspora that runs away from the Arabian Sea, is in its wet and dry conditions.
The city has dry weather for most of the year. During the monsoon of June to September, Nagpur has mm of rain. On July 14, , the city had recorded a record rainfall of mm on the same day. They are equally warm during the summer of March to June. May is the highest temperature in May. November to January is the period of winter.
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