List of palaces in India

Last updated August 12, 2025

Andhra Pradesh

Raj Mahal, Chandragiri - Former residence of the Vijayanagara Emperors - Tirupati
Punganur Palace - Chittoor
Hawa Mahal, Visakhapatnam - Visakhapatnam
Gagan Mahal - Penukonda, Sri Sathya Sai
Kuppam Palace - Chitoor

Assam

Kareng Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
Talatal Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
Matiabag Palace - Dhubri
Rajbari, Abhayapuri - Bongaigaon

Bihar

Anand Bag Palace, former seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga - Darbhanga
Krishnagarh Palace - Purnia
Nagholkothi - Patna
Nargona Palace, Darbhanga
Navlakha Palace - Rajnagar, Madhubani
Hathwa palace - Hathua, Gopalganj
Navratan palace - Purnia
Krishnagarh palace - Sultanganj, Bhagalpur

Chhattisgarh

Kanker Palace - Kanker
Surguja Palace (Raghunath Palace) - Surguja
Girivilas Palace - Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
Koriya palace - Koriya

Delhi

Rashtrapati Bhavan - Seat of the President, former viceregal residence, New Delhi
Palaces in Red Fort - Central Delhi
Bijai-Mandal, Tughlaqabad Fort - South East Delhi
Jahaz Mahal - South Delhi
Qudsia Bagh - Central Delhi
Zafar Mahal - South Delhi

Goa

The Deshprabhu House - Royal family of Pernem
Maquinez Palace - Campal, Panaji
Adil Shah Palace (Old Secretariat) - Panaji

Gujarat

Laxmi Vilas Palace - Seat of the Maharajah of Baroda - Vadodara
Aina Mahal - royal residence of ruler of Kutch.
Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandavi - royal residence of rulers of Kutch State - Kutch
Prag Mahal - royal palace of rulers of Kutch
Nilambaug Palace - Royal Palace of Rulers of Bhavnagar - Bhavnagar
Aaina Mahal - Junagadh.
Sardar Baugh Palace- Junagadh.
Rang Mahal- Junagadh.
Raj Mahal - Junagadh.
Ranjit Vilas Palace - Palace of Thakore Sahebs of Rajkot - Rajkot
Ranjit Vilas Palace - Morbi
Makarpura Palace - Vadodara
Huzoor Palace - Porbandar
Huzoor Palace, Gondal - Rajkot
Balaram Palace - Banaskantha
Moti Shahi Mahal, now a museum - Ahmedabad
Naulakha Palace - Rajkot
Riverside Palace - Rajkot
Rajmahal - Mehsana
Nazarbaug Palace - Vadodara
Pratap Villas Palace - Vadodara
New Palace - Morbi
Royal Oasis - Morbi
Sharadbaugh Palace - Kutch
Utelia Palace - Ahmedabad

Haryana

Himachal Pradesh

Rupi Palace - Kullu
Jubbal Palace - Shimla
Katoch Palace - Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur
Rashtrapati Niwas - Shimla
Royal Place - Shimla
Palace of Kunihar - Solan
Taragarh Palace - Palampur, Kangra
Kuthar Palace - Solan
Padam Palace - Rampur, Shimla
Khangsar Palace - Lahaul and Spiti
Chail Palace - Solan
Akhand Chandi Palace - Chamba

Jammu and Kashmir

Grand Palace, former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
Mubarak Mandi Palace - Jammu
Amar Mahal Palace - Jammu
Gulab Bhavan - Srinagar
Hari Niwas Palace - Jammu
Sher Garhi Palace - Srinagar
Ram Singh Palace - Ramnagar, Udhampur

Jharkhand

Katras Palace - Dhanbad
Ichagarh Rajbari - Ichagarh, Seraikela Kharsawan
Navratangarh - Gumla

Karnataka

Amba Vilas Palace - Mysore
Bangalore Palace - Bengaluru
Cheluvamba Palace - Mysore
Jayalakshmi Vilas - Mysore
Jaganmohan Palace- Mysore
Rajendra Vilas - Mysore
Karanji Vilas Palace - Mysore
Lalitha Mahal - Mysore
Vasanth Mahal Palace - Mysore
Lokranjan Mahal - Mysore
Shivavilas Palace - Sandur
Lotus Mahal - Hampi
Shivappa Nayaka Palace - Shivamogga
Nalknad Palace - Kodagu
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace - Bengaluru
Daria Daulat Bagh - Srirangapatana
Asar Mahal - Vijayapura
Gagan Mahal - Vijayapura
Rangin Mahal - Bidar
Patwardhan Palace - Jamakhandi
Madikeri Fort - Kodagu
Suralu Mud Palace - Udupi
Chittaranjan Palace - Mysore
Vitla Palace - Dakshina Kannada
Vasantha Mahal Palace - Mysore
Chowta Palace - Moodabidri, Dakshina Kannada

Kerala

Kowdiar Palace - Residence of the Travancore Royal Family - Thiruvananthapuram
Aranmula Mangattu Palace - Residence of the royal family of Aranmula - Pathanamthitta
Aranmula Palace - Was a royal Palace of the last Aranmula King, Aranmula - Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Kanakakkunnu Palace - Palace for welcoming guests of Travancore Royal Family - Thiruvananthapuram
Halcyon Castle - The Summer palace of The Travancore Royal family, constructed by Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, now converted to The Kovalam Palace under The Leela Kovalam - A Raviz Hotel, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram.^[1]^[2]
Kuthira Malika - Built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma of Travancore - Thiruvananthapuram
Kilimanoor Palace, Birthplace of Raja Ravi Varma - Thiruvananthapuram
Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangadu - Thiruvananthapuram
Krishnapuram Palace - Kayamkulam, Alappuzha
Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace, Rest house of Travancore Kings - Kollam
Thevally Palace, Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings - Kollam
Cheena Kottaram, A blend of Indian, European, Islamic and Moorish architecture - Chinnakkada, Kollam
Hill Palace - Thrippunithura, Ernakulam
Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin, Ernakulam
Bolgatty Palace, Bolgatty Island, Cochin, Ernakulam
Shakthan Thampuran Palace, former residence of the Cochin royal family, now a museum - Thrissur
British Residency, Built by Col. John Munro - Kollam
Nedumpuram Palace - Pathanamthitta
Lakshmipuram Palace, it is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families - Changanassery, Kottayam

Ladakh

Leh Palace - is a former royal palace overlooking the town of Leh, Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas.The palace was constructed circa 1600 by Sengge Namgyal of the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.^[3]

Madhya Pradesh

Orchha Palace, Madhya Pradesh OrchhaPalace.jpg — Orchha Palace, Madhya Pradesh

Jai Vilas Mahal - Gwalior
Lal Bagh Palace - Indore
Rajwada Palace Indore
Raj Mahal Palace - Kathiwada, Alirajpur
Rajwada Palace Alirajpur
Rajwada Palace Jhabua
Jaswant Niwas Palace Sailana
Rang Mahal Palace Sailana
Raj Mahal Palace Sitamau
Laduna Palace Sitamau
City Palace Dhar
Jheera bagh Palace Dhar
Datia Palace
Orchha palace
Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
Govindgarh Palace Rewa
Gohar Mahal Bhopal
Shaukat Mahal Bhopal
Moti Mahal - Mandla
Kamlapati Palace - Bhopal
Hindola Mahal - Dhar
Govindgarh Palace - Rewa
Taj Mahal (palace) - Bhopal
Ranjit Vilas Palace - Ratlam
Sailana Palace - Ratlam
Shiv Vilas Palace - Indore

Manipur

Sanggai Yumpham - Imphal
Sana Konung - Imphal

Maharashtra

Shaniwar Wada, royal residence of Peshwas - Pune
Royal Thibaw Palace(where last king of Myanmar was exiled), Ratnagiri
Jawhar fort - Palghar
Senior Bhonsle palace seat of Maharaja of Nagpur - Nagpur
Junior Bhonsle palace royal family of Nagpur - Nagpur
Bakabai Wada Residence of queen Bakabai(wife of raghuji Bhonsle II) - Nagpur
Chitnavis Wada Residence of Chitnavis Family, - Nagpur
New Palace - Seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur - Kolhapur
Aga Khan Palace - Pune
Lal Mahal - Pune
Qila-e-Ark - Aurangabad
Naukhanda palace - Aurangabad
Farah Bagh - Ahmednagar
Shalini Palace - Kolhapur
Soneri Mahal - Aurangabad

Punjab

Odisha

Aul Palace - royal family of Aali
Gajlaxmi Palace - Palace of Singhdeo dynasty, Dhenkanal princely state in Dhenkanal
The Belgadia Palace - Palace of Bhanjja Dynasty of the Mayurbhanj state, Mayurbhanj
Kanika Palace - Kendrapara
Mayurbhanj Palace - Mayurbhanj
Gajapati Palace - Gajapati
Brundaban Palace - Gajapati
Sailashree Palace - Balangir

Rajasthan

Mundota Fort and Palace - former royal residence of the Mundota Family, today a luxury hotel, Jaipur
Umaid Bhawan Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
Amber Palace (Amber Fort) - former royal residence, Jaipur
Jag Mandir - palace built by Maharana Amar Singh, noted for giving refuge to Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan).^[4]
Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) - former royal residence, Udaipur
Jal Mahal - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
City Palace, Jaipur - Seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur
City Palace, Udaipur - Seat of the Maharana of Udaipur
Candra Mahal, Jaipur
Lalgarh Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Bikaner
Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) - former royal residence, Jaipur
Narain Niwas Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
Raj Mahal Palace - former royal residence, Jaipur (today hotel)
Samode Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
Rambagh Palace - former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur (today hotel)

Sikkim

Tsuklakhang Palace - Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari district
Tamukkam Palace is located in Madurai,
Fernhills Palace - Ooty
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal - Madurai
Thanjavur Maratha Palace,Tanjavur
Kanadukathan Palace, Sivaganga
Attangudi Palace - Chettinad Palace House in Athangudi - Sivaganga
Amir Mahal - Chennai
Chokkanatha Nayak Palace - Tiruchirappalli
Eraniel Palace - Kanyakumari
Kuttalam Palace - Tenkasi
Sivaganga Palace - Sivaganga
Ramnad Palace - Madurai

Telangana

Falaknuma Palace - royal residence, Hyderabad
King Kothi Palace, Palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan - Hyderabad
Purani Haveli, Former seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad - Hyderabad
Chowmahalla Palace - Hyderabad
Paigah Palace - Hyderabad
Kollapur Palace - Nagarkurnool
Hill Fort Palace - Hyderabad
Basheer Bagh Palace - Hyderabad
Bella Vista, Hyderabad - Hyderabad
Sardar Mahal - Hyderabad
Chiraan Fort Palace - Hyderabad
Errum Manzil - Hyderabad
British Residency, Hyderabad - Hyderabad
Asman Garh Palace - Hyderabad

Tripura

Ujjayanta Palace, former royal palace of Tripura - West Tripura
Pushbanta Palace - West Tripura
Neermahal - Sipahijala

Uttarakhand

Viceregal Palace - Tehri Garhwal

Uttar Pradesh

Kohra Palace, Seat of the Babu of Kohra (estate) - Amethi
Bara Imambara, leisure court of Awadh Nawab - Lucknow
Ramnagar Fort, Palace of Kashinaresh, Bhumihar king of Benaras state - Varanasi
Khasbagh Palace, Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur - Rampur
Panch Mahal - Agra
Jodha Bai Mahal - Agra
Birbal's Palace - Agra
Mustafa Castle - Meerut
Mubarak Manzil - Agra
Jahangiri Mahal - Agra
Shah Jahani Mahal - Agra
Rani Mahal - Jhansi
Chattar Manzil - Lucknow
Jahangirabad Palace - Lucknow
Surat Bhawan Palace (Khairigarh Palace) - Lakhimpur Kheri
Qaisar Bagh - Lucknow
Palace of Darbhanga Ghat -Varanasi
Mahmudabad Fort - Mahmudabad, India, Sitapur

West Bengal

Bhutan House - royal residence of the Dorji family, Kalimpong
Cooch Behar Palace - former royal residence, Cooch Behar
Andul rajbari - royal residence of the Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family Kayastha family, Andul Howrah
Hazarduari Palace - former royal residence, Murshidabad
Jhargram Palace - former royal residence and heritage hotel, Jhargram
Marble Palace - former residence of Raja Rajendra Mullick, Kolkata
Wasif Manzil - former royal residence, Murshidabad
Nashipur Rajbari - Murshidabad
Shobhabazar Rajbari - Kolkata
Mallick Bari (Midnapore) - Paschim Medinipur
Bawali Rajbari - Kolkata
Moynaghar Rajbari - Purba Medinipur
Mahishadal Rajbari - Purba Medinipur

References

↑ Varma, Indira (25 December 2005) "Halcyon days at Kovalam" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India ^{[ usurped ]};
↑ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (9 April 2003) "Report to be submitted on Halcyon Castle row" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India;
↑ Sharma, Janhwij (2003). Ladakh: Architectural Heritage. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9788124109793.
↑ "Jag Mandir Palace" . Retrieved 2009-12-16.

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[1] Varma, Indira (25 December 2005) "Halcyon days at Kovalam" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India ^{[ usurped ]};

[2] Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (9 April 2003) "Report to be submitted on Halcyon Castle row" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India;

[:0-3] Sharma, Janhwij (2003). Ladakh: Architectural Heritage. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9788124109793.

[4] "Jag Mandir Palace" . Retrieved 2009-12-16.

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