Why visit Udaipur
- Udaipur is home to the beautiful Lake Palace on Lake Pichola
- The city museum with various interesting artifacts
- Intricately carved Jain temples at Ranakpur
Known for its Rajput-era palaces, the City Palace of Udaipur is a fascinating combination of Rajput military architecture and Mughal style decorative techniques. It is a conglomeration of courtyards, pavilions, terraces, corridors, rooms and hanging gardens. Udaipur is home to some of the most beautiful lakes in the state, and proudly possesses the Lake Palace, once a royal summer retreat, built on an island on Lake Pichola. The city is also home to the 18th century Bagore ki Haveli, now a museum, and is characterized by the narrow lanes of this walled city. The colourful chaos is in contrast to the serene beauty of what lies outside the walls. Rajasthan's most outstanding marble Jain temples at Ranakpur and Dilwara in Mount Abu can be accessed from Udaipur. The temples are architectural wonders and are testimony to the incredible craftsmanship of the artists. Each of the 1400 pillars that support the temple at Ranakpur are carved in exquisite detail. The pillars at Dilwara are also densely carved and no two pillars are identical in their ornamentation. A few hours journey from Udaipur are the temple towns of Eklingi, a complex of 108 temples and shrines dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Nagda, known for the Saas-Bahu temples (Mother and daughter-in-law Temples). The journey from temples to forts is not very long. The Kumbhalgarh Fort, a 15th century fortress, with a rampart extending to 36 kilometers, houses several temples within it. The battle scared fort at the ancient capital of Mewar, Chittorgarh bears witness to its illustrious and turbulent past.
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