Navlakha Palace
Coordinates: 26°24′11″N 86°10′13″E / 26.40306°N 86.17028°E
Navlakha Palace (Hindi: नवलखा महल), also called Naulakha Palace (Hindi: नौलखा महल) is a royal brahmin palace situated in town of Rajnagar (राजनगर) near Madhubani (मधुबनी) in Bihar. This Palace was built by Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga. This Palace suffered extensive damage during the earthquake of 1934 and was not rebuilt thereafter. Now this palace is in ruins. The oldest surviving Madhubani painting (done in year 1919, on occasion of marriage of Shrimati Lakshmi Daiji, daughter of Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga) is found in the gasauni ghar (the room where family deity is kept) of this Palace.
There are very few written records or photographs available of the Navlakha Palace. Late Prof. Umanath Jha has described the Navlakha Palace from his childhood memories in his book Bital Din Aa Bisral Log (बीतल दिन आ बिसरल लोग) as below:
Navlakha Palace was situated near eastern banks of Kamla River. To the north of the main entrance to the Palace campus, was situated a portion known as Durga Bhawan. Durga Bhawan was the southernmost part of the Palace. Durga Bhawan faced eastward and had a big pond in its front. On the northern side of this pond, a marble temple of Goddess kali was situated. This temple is still there and widely visited. I visited this temple in 2010. A temple of Goddess Durga formed integral part of this building. This temple was situated in a huge hall having two storeyed high ceiling. This hall was also used for purpose of dance and music recitals. The middle part of the Palace had a seven storey high tower. This Durga temple is still in operation, however other extensions have crumbled.
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