Raj Darbhanga - Palaces

Palaces

Darbhanga has several palaces that were built during the Darbhanga Raj era.

• Nargona Palace - Nargona Palace was constructed after the 1934 Bihar earthquake. It was built using the best technology available at the time for prevention of damage resulting from earthquakes. It has been donated to Lalit Narayan Mithila University.
• Lakshmivilas Palace - This palace was severely damaged in the 1934 earthquake and was rebuilt. This palace was donated to Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University.

Roper Lethbridge said about Lakshmivilas Palace: "The new Palace at Darbhanga, with its immense stables, its botanical and zoological gardens, and its many beautiful surroundings, is well known in England by the sketches that have appearerd in the London illustrated papers."

• Ram Bagh Palace - It is situated inside the fort and is the oldest palace in Darbhanga. It is still owned by members of Raj Darbhanga family. It is presently in a dilapidated condition.

• Bela Palace - Built for Raja Bishweshar Singh (Raja Bahadur), younger brother of Maharaja Kameshwar Singh, it is the best preserved palace. It was taken by the Central Government and is being used as a Postal Training College.
• Dilkhush Bag - It is one of two palaces situated inside Darbhanga Fort. It is almost in ruins.
• Moti Mahal - Moti Mahal was destroyed in the earthquake of 1934. It was not rebuilt. Only one room of Moti Mahal exists today.

Dharbanga Raj had several Palaces in other towns in India.

• Navlakha Palace complex at Rajnagar, in Madhubani District of Bihar
• Palace at Bhouara near Madhubani; leased to the police department
• Darbhanga House at New Delhi situated at 7 Man Singh Road, New Delhi. The adjoining property of 25 Akbar Road, in front of the present Congress party headquarters, also belonged to Raj Darbhanga.
• Darbhanga House at 42 Chowringhee Street, Kolkata. A greenhouse given to the Agri-Horticultural Garden at Alipur, Kolkata, by the royal family of Darbhanga is also called Darbhanga house, but it was not a residential house.
• Darbhanga Mansions at Carmichael Road, Mumbai. All the land of Income Tax Colony on Pedder Road, Mumbai belonged to the royal family. The Income Tax Colony is also called "Darbhanga House".
• Darbhanga House at Ranchi - It now houses the head office of Central Coalfields Limited.
• Navlakha Palace, also called Darbhanga House, at Patna. It was donated to Patna University and now houses postgraduate departments of Patna University. It has a Kali Temple in its complex.
• Darbhanga House at Kaithu, Shimla (currently houses the Loretto Convent School) and Kalyani House at Chharabra, Shimla (now houses the Himalayan International School)
• Darbhanga Palace at Darbhanga Ghat, Varanasi
• Darbhanga House and Darbhanga Castle at Allahabad
• Darbhanga House at Darjeeling
• Darbhanga House in Delhi at Darbhanga Lane