Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India Sep 25, 2025

High on a hill rising over 180 metres in Rajasthan, India, Chittorgarh Fort spans approximately 280 hectares. It stands as a proud witness to the valour of the famed warrior clans—the Rajputs. Their name comes from the Sanskrit "rajaputra," meaning "son of a king," and they are celebrated for their noble lineage and martial traditions across northern India. The fort"s stone walls have witnessed centuries of courage, pride and romance, remembered in the songs of Rajasthan"s bards. According to legend, Bhim, a hero from the Hindu epic "Mahabharata," first laid its foundations.

© chetansoni/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Sep 25, 2023Sea otter, Glacier Bay, Alaska
Sep 25, 2024Giant sequoias, Sequoia National Park, California, USA

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 26, 2025Manatee in Crystal River, Florida, United States
Feb 28, 2025Taktsang Palphug Monastery, Bhutan
Aug 25, 2023Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Feb 12, 2026Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Apr 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA
Apr 7, 2024North American beaver, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Aug 31, 2024Sahara, Algeria
Mar 25, 2024Tulip fields in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
Mar 13, 2024Lesser flamingos, Lake Magadi, Kenya
Oct 31, 2024Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mar 24, 2025African elephants in Namibia
Sep 5, 2025Santa Monica Pier
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
Dec 15, 2023SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
Oct 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Apr 19, 2025Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Jul 18, 2024Coral reef in the Indian Ocean, Mayotte, France
Jan 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Feb 28, 2024Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
Jun 17, 2025Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia, United States
Aug 18, 2024Huntington Beach Pier, California, USA
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Mar 13, 2025Gran Paradiso National Park, Piedmont, Italy
Apr 21, 2024Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, United States
Jan 18, 2026White Sands National Park, New Mexico, United States
Jul 24, 2025Family of ashy woodswallows
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
Nov 5, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Aug 31, 2025Scotts Bluff National Monument