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History of Udaipur
The
genesis of the history of Udaipur begins with a famous local legend according
to which Maharana Udai Singhji chanced upon a holy sage meditating on the
Aravalli hills, who advised the king to establish a kingdom on this fertile
valley bound by the rugged Aravalli's.
Maharana Udai Singh was a descendant
of the mighty Sisodias who claim their descent from the sun god, Surya. The
Sisodias are recognized as the oldest ruling family in the world and were
perhaps the mightiest among the warrior clans in Rajasthan.
One of the reasons for shifting the capital of Mewar from Chittaur to Udaipur
was to ward off constant enemy attacks. Surrounded by the Aravalli's Udaipur was
protected naturally and was considered quite safe
The land of the legendary saint Mira Bai and dauntless Maharana Pratap, Udaipur
literally means the land of dawn and is popularly known as the 'city of lakes'.
Udaipur is a bustling world of scrub forests, lakes, monuments and even wild
animals and surprises you with its glassy lakes in the midst of desert
Rajasthan.
Capital of erstwhile Mewar, Udaipur
is a storehouse of fascinating monuments in white marble, ornamental royal
gardens and ancient temples.
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Tuorist
Places in Udaipur
City
Palace
Standing on the bank of lake Pichola, are massive series
of palaces built at different time commencing from 1559 A.D. The balconies of
the palace provide panoramic view of "Jag Niwas" (Now world wide famous Lake palace hotel),
Jag Mandir on one side and
There are
numerous other palaces Dilkhush mahal, Sheesh mahal, Moti mahal and Krishna
vilas- in memory of princess of striking beauty who poisoned herself to avert
bloody battle for her hand by rival princess.
Now the palace is
housed with many antique articles, paintings, decorative furniture and utensils
which attracts thousands of visitors every day.
Pratap
Museum
While entering the City palace the straight way go to the
Government Pratap Museum housed with old sculptures and inscriptions. The
antique paintings of Mewar, the turban of prince Khurram later on called
Shahajahan, who built world fame Taj Mahal has also been displayed here as a
token of friendship of Maharana Khazan Singh.
Jagdish
Temple
The temple of Jagannath Rai, now called Jagdishji, is a
major monument and should be seen carefully. Raised on a tall terrace and
completed in 1651, it is a tribute alike to the tenacity of its builders and
the resilence of the art - tradition it represents. It attaches a double
storeyed Mandapa (hall) to a double - storied, saandhara (that having a covered
ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal
samavarna (bell - roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum
contains two more, non - functional stories.
Lannes taking off
from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple and
walking leisurely through them brings you face with the many layers of the
cultural palimpsest that Udaipur is.
It was built by
Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651 A.D. It is a good example of Indo - Aryan
architecture.
Dudh
Talai
A beautiful laid out "Rock Garden" from where
one can enjoy sunset view in Lake Pichhola and panoramic view of old city.
Musical Fountain
is an another attraction for the visitors.
Gulab
Bagh & Zoo
A spectacular rose Garden laid out by Maharana Sajjan
Singh, is situated near the palace on east side of Lake Pichhola. A library in
the garden has a rare collection of ancient handwritten manuscripts and books.
Within the
garden, there is a zoo with tigers, leopards, chinkara and many wild animals
and birds are being kept.
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