- This palace was built by Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga in 17th century A.D.
- It is also known as Rajnagar palace complex and is one of the major tourist centres of Mithila.
- This palace suffered extensive damage during the earthquake of 1934 and was not rebuilt thereafter.
- There are very few written records or photographs available of the Navlakha Palace.
- Umantha Jha has described the Navlakha Palace from his childhood memories in his book “Bital din Aa Bisral log”.
Description of Palace:-
The
oldest surviving Madhubani painting [done in year 1919, on occasion of the
marriage of Shrimati Lakshmi Daiji, daughter of Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of
Darbhanga] is found in gasauni ghar (the room where family deity is kept) of
this palace. There is Durga Bhawan towards the enterance of the palace. In
front of Durga Bhawan lies a pond. A temple dedicated to goddess Kali is
located towards the north of pond. The centre of Navlakha palace has a seven
storey tower. There is building having three courtyards in the western side of
the Durga Bhawan. A two storeyed white coloured palace of the Bari Maharani is
located towards the north of the building. Another temple in the palace is
dedicated to Goddess Tripura Sundari and has many paintings of the goddess.
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