<P> According to legend, in 1443 CE, the Maharana of Kumbhalgarh, Rana Kumbha, was initially repeatedly unsuccessful in attempts to build the fort wall . A spiritual preceptor was consulted about the construction problems and advised the ruler that a voluntary human sacrifice would solve whatever was causing the impediment . The spiritual advisor advised building a temple where the head should fall and building the wall and the fort where the rest of his body lay . As can be expected, for some time no one volunteered, but one day, a pilgrim (some versions suggest a soldier, and some, that the spiritual preceptor and the pilgrim were one and the same) volunteered and was ritually decapitated . Today the main gate of the fortress, Hanuman Pol, contains a shrine and a temple to commemorate the great sacrifice . </P> <P> According to popular folklore, Maharana Kumbha used to burn massive lamps that consumed fifty kilograms of ghee and a hundred kilograms of cotton to provide light for the farmers who worked during the nights in the valley . </P> <P> Lakhola Tank is the most notable tank inside the fort, constructed by Rana Lakha during 1382 - 1421 CE . It is located in the Western side of Kelwara town and measures 5 km (3.1 mi) in length to 100 m (0.062 mi) to 200 m (0.12 mi) in width . The tank had a depth of 40 ft (12 m) during independence and since then has been raised to 60 ft (18 m). Aaret Pol is the gate on the western side, Halla Pol with an downward slope from the entrance, Ram Pol and Hanuman Pol near Bavadi are the major gates of the fort . There are inscriptions on the foot of idols in Hanuman Pol detailing the construction of the fort . Bad Shahi Bavdi is a stepped tank, believed to have been built during the invasion of Shahbaz Khan in 1578, the general of Akbar to provide water to the troops . Most buildings are visible from the Ram Pol, which is considered an architectural specimen . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Hindu Temple </Dt> </Dl>

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