Sitting atop the Trikuta Hill is the ‘Sonar Killa’ or the golden impregnable Trikuta Fort, with its high walls and 99 bastions. It is the only fort which is still inhabited by descendents of families that occupied the fort centuries ago. A vehicle takes the visitors inside the fort gates. Treading on foot, here along the narrow by-lanes within the fort, a world of unimaginable artistry is revealed in the exquisite havelis, elaborately carved Jain temples, lace-like stonework of balconies, windows, and delicate sculptures. The fort has a chequered history with many a battle scars, and boasts of being the largest with three concentric walls and four large gateways.

The fort has museum, king’s palace, antique shops, Jain temples, and miniature artist Kanu Swami who has a shop full of minutely detailed artwork.