Machkund
A tank ringed by a hundred temple spires in the Chambal ravines, filling only after good rain.
- Where
- Dholpur, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 26.7000, 77.9000
Get the Machkund stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Machkund. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Machkund
Kakanmath Temple 37 km
An eleventh century Shiva temple near Morena standing without mortar, and half fallen.
Bateshwar Temples 38 km
Two hundred small temples of the eighth century, rebuilt stone by stone from rubble over the last twenty years.
Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli 44 km
A circular temple of sixty four cells on a hill, and the building the Parliament of India is said to echo.
Fatehpur Sikri 50 km
Akbar's capital of red sandstone, abandoned after fourteen years for want of water, perfect ever since.
Buland Darwaza 50 km
Fifty four metres of gate, for one victory.
Jahangiri Mahal 55 km
The largest residence inside Agra Fort, built by Akbar for his son, Hindu in its brackets.
Agra Fort 55 km
The Mughal seat of power before Delhi, and the place where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son within sight of the Taj.
Taj Mahal 55 km
A tomb built by an emperor for the wife he could not keep, in marble that changes colour with the hour.
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Questions
Where is Machkund?
Machkund is in Dholpur, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kakanmath Temple (37 km), Bateshwar Temples (38 km), Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli (44 km).
How do I get the Machkund stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Machkund and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Machkund before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.