About

The fort of Kangra occupies a long and narrow strip of land in the fork between the rivers Manjhi and Ban Ganga. Its walls are over three miles in circumference. The Fort is spread across 463 acres.
A moat cut into rocks, connecting Banganga and Manjhi rivers separates the fort from the outside world.

The entrance to the fort is through a small courtyard enclosed between two gates which were built during the Sikh period, as appears from an inscription over the entrance. A long and narrow passage leads up to the top of the fort, through the Ahani and Amiri Darwaza. About 500 feet from the outer gate the passage turns round at a very sharp angle and passes through the Jehangiri Darwaza.
Outside the main temple gate - lies a defense gate called the Andheri Darwaza (dark gate) - this gate is a passage 7 meters in length and is wide enough only for 2 men (shoulder to shoulder) or one horse to pass through & the wall of its sides are almost 15 feet high. It is very dark inside this passage.

The Darsani Darwaza, which is now flanked by defaced statues of River Goddesses Ganga and Yamuna gave access to a courtyard, along the south side of which stood the stone shrines of Lakshmi-Narayana and Ambika Devi and a Svetambara Jain temple with large idol of Rishabhanatha.

The highest point in the fort is occupied by the palace courtyard.