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Sarai Raja Todar Mal at Rajpura is a Mughal-period caravansarai or rest house located in the centre of Rajpura town in Patiala district of Punjab. Although the monument bears no inscription, architectural features particularly the use of cusped arches in the gateways, corner bastions, and interior rooms suggest a date during the reign of Shah Jahan (r. 1628–1658) or slightly later, possibly associated with Raja Todar Mal, a Mughal official of the Sirhind region. Constructed of brick and lime mortar, the sarai is laid out as a fortified rectangular enclosure with octagonal corner bastions and two monumental gateways on the longer sides. The structure is unprotected and survives in fair condition, with substantial portions of the original fabric intact; it is presently adapted for use as the tehsil court and is locally known as the Kachehri.
