Dowlat Villas Palace has a unique scorpion shaped – castle like structure, which was made by Maharaj Saheb Bhahadur Mann Singhji of Jaswantgarh – Idar State. It was built in late 1920s -1930s. He was the second son of H.H.The Maharaja Dowlat Singhji Saheb of Idar, who was given the Jagir of Jaswantgarh.The Dowlat Villas Palace consist of the central portion which included the face, body and sting of the scorpion. The front galleries are connected to the two buildings on the either sides of Dowlat Villas, depicting claws of the scorpion, known as Takhat Bhawan and Pratap Bhawan respectively. The galleries at the back were connected to buildings situated on either side of the Dowlat Villas Palace depicting the hind legs of the scorpion known as Mann Bhawan and Umeg Bhawan respectively.

Maharaj Mann Singhji abdicated and made his eldest son Maharaj Umeg Singhji as the Maharaj Saheb of Jaswantgadh-Idar in 5th April 1948.

Presently Maharaj Saheb Bhagirath Singhji of Jaswantgadh-Idar, the eldest son of Maharaj Umeg Singhji owns and resides at Dowlat Villas Palace along with his son Rajkumar Suryavir Singhji.

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