Site Name: Pinjore
Date: 1658-1707 CE
Subject: Level 1, main entrance along the eastern enclosure wall and water channel inside the garden
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Pinjore Garden is one of the few surviving examples of Mughal terraced gardens in India and the only one left in Haryana. Laid around a natural spring in the foothills north of Delhi, this six terraced garden was built by Fidai Khan Koka, the supervisor of the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. It is said that Fidai Khan Koka couldn't stay in his garden for long. Later the garden passed through hands of many other kings and finally it was purchased by the Ruler of Patiala. It remained with them until four decades ago it was transferred to the Haryana Tourism Department that is responsible for maintaining it till today. The garden is known even today by the name of King Yadavindra of Patiala. It is a popular picnic spot on Simla – Chandigarh highway for the locals and tourists travelling to Simla from plains.