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Chandrashekhar Azad's Secret Hideout: Where Revolutionaries Trained and His Iconic Moustache Photo Was Taken
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Chandrashekhar Azad's Secret Hideout: Where Revolutionaries Trained & Iconic Photo Was Taken
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20-02-2026, 16:33
Chandrashekhar Azad's Secret Hideout: Where Revolutionaries Trained & Iconic Photo Was Taken
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Chandrashekhar Azad's secret hideout was in Sitapatha, Khaniyadhana, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, a dense forest area beyond British reach.
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Azad lived here for two years, disguised as a priest named Pandit Harishankar Sharma at a Shiva temple, training young revolutionaries.
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His famous moustache-twirling photograph was taken near a pond at this hideout after bathing, capturing an iconic moment.
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Bombs were made and tested in the hills behind the temple, with visible cracks and pits still marking the sites.
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Maharaj Khalak Singh Judev of Khaniyadhana provided crucial support, even supplying a pistol, and later sacrificed his position for supporting Azad.
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