📍 Haryana, India
Haryana · 5 destinations & hidden spots
NH-9, Agroha, Hisar District, Haryana 125047
Agroha Dham is a grand religious and cultural complex honoring Maharaja Agrasen, founder of the Agrawal mercantile community. The complex features a central temple dedicated to Goddess Mahalakshmi, ornate towers, and the nearby ASI-excavated Agroha Mound yielding coins and terracotta relics dating from the 3rd century BCE to the Gupta era.
Near Bus Stand, Fort Complex, Hisar, Haryana 125001
Constructed in 1354 CE by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq from local rubble and salvaged ancient stone, the Firoz Shah Palace Complex served as a fortress-city (Hisar-e-Firoza). It is famous for its intricate underground subterranean summer chambers (Tehkhana), stepwells, vaulted stables, and stone-carved defensive bastions.
Near Old Bus Stand, Hisar, Haryana 125001
Gujri Mahal was built in 1356 CE by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq for his local peasant queen Gujri, who refused to leave her native soil for Delhi. Constructed on a raised terrace, the stone palace features nine arched bays, carved pillars with Hindu-Jain motifs from older temples, and underground subterranean residential suites.
Hidden Gem
Inside Firoz Shah Palace, Hisar, Haryana 125001
Standing proudly inside the Firoz Shah complex, Lat Ki Masjid is a unique L-shaped red and buff sandstone mosque. In its courtyard rises the 'Lat'—a remarkable monolithic pillar shaft of Mauryan antiquity (3rd century BCE) bearing Ashokan-period polish, brought here by Firoz Shah from ancient Topra or Agroha.
Hidden Gem
Rakhigarhi Village, Narnaund Tehsil, Hisar District, Haryana 125039
Spanning over 350 hectares in the dry bed of the seasonal Drishadvati river, Rakhigarhi has been established by archaeologists as the largest known city of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization, dating back to 2600–1900 BCE. Excavations have revealed planned mud-brick drainage, terracotta granaries, lapis lazuli beads, and a modern on-site archaeological museum.
