 Many battles were fought here between the Bhils, Rajputs, Marathas, Mughals and British forces.It is located on the west side of the Chambal River.The legend is that Rama, who lived on one of the islands in the Chambal, valiantly fought the marching Rajput forces to defend his people and his territory.Even after being decapitated, his torso, with swords in both hands, kept fighting the invading forces until it fell at Shankhoddhar (submerged under the waters of Chambal since the late 1950s after the construction of Gandhi Sagar Dam), where an annual fair was held since then.