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The city of
lakes,Udaipur is a lovely land around the azure water lakes,
hemmed in by the lush hills of the Aravalis.A vision in
white drenched in romance and beauty. Udaipur is a
fascinating blend of sights, sounds and experiences an
inspiration for the imagination of poets, painters and
writers.
Udaipur is known
as the Venice of the east. It is also called the city of
lakes. The Lake Palace on Jag Niwas Island in the middle of
Pichola Lakes is the finest example of its architectural and
cultural explosion.
The grand City Palace on the banks of the lake compliments
the palace along with the Monsoon Palace (Sajjan Garh) on
the hill above. Udaipur is also the centre for performing
arts, craft and its famed miniature paintings.The Shilp Gram
festival is a center of attraction during the season. |
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Maharana Udai Singh II founded Udaipur in 1568 after his
citadel Chittorgarh was sacked by Mughal Emperor Akbar. The
legends says that Udai Singh was guided by a holy man
meditating on the hill near Pichola Lake to establish his
capital on this very spot. Surrounded by Aravali Ranges,
forests and lakes this place was less vulnerable than
Chittorgarh.
Udaipur is the jewel of Mewar a kingdom ruled by the Siodia
dynasty for 1200 years. The foundation of the city has an
interesting legend associated with it.Accordaing to it,
Maharana UdaiSingh, the founder,was hunting one day when met
a holy man meditating on a hill overlooking the Lake
Pichhola.
The hermit blessed the Maharana and advised him to build a
palace at this favourably located spot with a fertile valley
watered by the stream,a lake, an alttitude and an
ampitheatre of low mountains.Maharana followed the advised
of the hermit and founded the city in 1559 AD. |
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Pratap Memorial
Atop the Moti Magri or prarl hill, overlooking the Fateh
Sagar lake is the memorial of the Rajput hero Maharana
Pratap with a bronze statue of the Maharana.
City Palaces
A majestic architectural marvel towering over the lake on a
hill surrounded by crenallated walls, it is a conglomeration
of courtards, pavilions, terraces corridors rooms and
hanging gardens. The main entrance is through the triple
arched gate. The Tripolia with eight marble porticos. The
maharanas were weighed under the gate in gold, the the
equivalent amount of which was distributed among the
populace. The suraj Gokhada, the balcony of the sun, is
where the suryavansi maharanas of mewar presented themselves
to the people in time of trouble to restore their
confidence. The "Mor Chowk' known for its exquisite peacock
mosaics in glass and the Chini Chitrashala noted for its
blue and white ceramics are another attraction in the
palace.
Jagdish Temple
Built in 1651A.D. by Maharana Jagat Singh, this indoarmy
temple is the largest and the most beautiful temple if
Udaipur with noteworthy scupted images.
Bharatiya Lok Kala Museum
The interesting collection exhibited by this Indian folk
arts museum includes folk dresses ornaments puppets masks
dolls folk musical instruments folk deities and paintings.
Saheliyon Ki Bari
This small ornamental garden was a popular relaxing sport
where royal ladies came for a stroll and hence the name. The
garden has many fountains in its four delightful pools
chiseled kiosks and marble elephants.
Fateh Sagar
A beautiful lake, overlooked by a number of jills on the
three sides and the Pratap memorial on the north was built
by Maharana fateh singh. in the middle of the lake is Nehru
Park a lovely garden island with a boar shaped café
accessile by an enjoyable boat ride.
Pichhola Lake
The picturesque lake that entranced Maharaja Udai Singh. It
was later enlarged by the founder. The lake is surrounded by
hills, palaces, temples bathing ghats and embankments. Two
island palaces, jag Mandir and jag Niwas {Lake Palace} on
the lake are of breathtaking magnificence.
Ahar
The ancient capital of sisodias, 3 Km from udaipur, Ahar
boasts of a profusion of royal cenotaphs of the rulers of
Mewar. A rare collection of antiquities including earthen
pots, iron objects and other art items excavated in the
region are displayed in a small Govt. museum
Sajjan Garh
Dominating the city's skyline is the monsoon palace of
sajjan Garh. It offers a panoramic overview of the city's
lakes, palaces and the surrounding countryside.
Gulab Bagh
A spectacular rose Garden laid out by mharana Sanjjan Singh
A library in the garden has a rare collection of anicient
handwritten manuscripts and books. |
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Air
Debock Airport is 24 km from the city centre, Dairy Indian
Airliness flights connect Udaipur with Jodhpur Jaipur
aurangbad, Mumbai and Delhi.
Rail
Udaipur is directly linked by rail with major cities some
important train connection are : 9643 Express (Delhi Sarai
Rohilla-Jaipur-Ajmer-Chittaurgarh-Udaipur.)
Road
A wide network of bus service link Udaipur with several
destinations. Some of the important distance are Agra 630km,
Ahmedabad 262 km Jaipur 406 km .Jodhpur 275km and Mount Abu
185km. |
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