Tourist Places
THE CITY PALACE - UDAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) :-
The city Palace was built concurrently with establishment of the Udaipur city by Maharana Udai Singh II, in 1559 and his successor Maharanas over a period of the next 300 years. It is considered the largest royal complex in Rajasthan and is replete with history. Founding of the city and building of the palace complex can not be looked in isolation as the Maharanas lived and administered their kingdom from this palace. Prior to moving their capital from Chittor to Udaipur, the Mewar kingdom had flourished initially in Nagda (30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north of Udaipur), established in 568 AD by Guhil, the first Mewar Maharana. In the 8th century, the capital was moved to Chittor, a hill top fort from where the Sisodias ruled for 80 years. Maharana Udai Singh II inherited the Mewar kingdom at Chittor in 1537 but by that time there were signs of losing control of the fort in wars with the Mughals. Udai Singh II, therefore, chose the site near Lake Pichola for his new kingdom because the location was well protected on all sides by forests, lakes and the Aravalli hills. He had chosen this site for his new capital, much before the sacking of Chittor by Emperor Akbar, on the advice of a hermit he had met during one of his hunting expeditions.
SAJJAN GARH "THE MONSOON PALACE" - UDAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) :-
Sajjan Garh is a dramatic 18th century palatial residence situated on a hilltop just outside Udaipur and offers breathtaking views of the Mewar countryside. The palace was originally intended to be a towering five-story astronomical centre built to watch over the monsoon clouds. The palace dominates the skyline 2468 ft high on top of Bansdara Mountain. A short drive away from Ramada Udaipur, this architectural marvel was used as a major location for the filming of the 1983 Bond film, Octopussy. The palace is surrounded by a wildlife sanctuary currently under the forest department and is host to some exotic flora and fauna of the region.
Fateh Sagar Lake - UDAIPUR (RAJASTHAN) :-
Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Said to be the pride of the City of Lakes of Udaipur, it is an artificial lake constructed by Maharana in north of Lake Pichola in 1680s and to the north-west of Udaipur and Dhebar Lake or Jaisamand Lake (52 km south east of Udaipur).Within the confines of the Fatah Sagar Lake, there are three small islands.; the largest of these is the island called the Nehru Park (4 km2 area), which is a popular garden with a restaurant and a zoo, the second island (0.06 km2 area) houses a public park with an impressive water-jet fountain and the third island (1.2 km2 area) is the address for the Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO). The Nehru park is accessed by inboard motor boats from the bottom of Moti Magri. Blue waters of the lake and the backdrop of green has given the soubriquet of ‘the second Kashmir’ to Udaipur town.
Eklingji Temple :-
Basic Information
Location: Kailash Puri
Deity: Shri Ekling Ji
Festivals: Eklingji Patotsav, Maha Shivaratri
District: Udaipur district
State: Rajasthan
Country: India
Completed: 8th Century
Temple(s): 108
Eklingji is a Hindu temple complex in Udaipur District of Rajasthan in western INDIA. Eklingji is believed to be the ruling deity of Mewar Princely state and the Ruler Maharana rules as his Dewan.
According to the 15th century text Ekalinga Mahatmya, the original temple at Eklingji was constructed by the 8th century ruler Bappa Rawal. The original temple and murti(idol) were destroyed during invasions by the Delhi Sultanater rulers.
The earliest extent murti was installed by Hamir Singh (14th century), who also carried out extensive renovations to the main temple. Rana Kumbha (15th century) rebuilt the temple, in addition to constructing a Vishnu temple. His 1460 inscription describes him as "the personal servant of Eklinga".
In late 15th century, Ghiyath Shah of Malwa Sultanate attacked Mewar, and devastated Eklingji. Kumbha's son Rana Raimal (r. 1473-1509) defeated and captured him, and obtained a ransom for his release. With this ransom, Raimal Patronized the last major rebuilding of the temple complex, and installed the present murti at the main temple.
Originally, the temple likely belonged to the Pashupata sect, and was subsequently in the custody of the Nath sect. In the 16th century, it came under the control of the Ramanandis.
Nathdwara Temple In Udaipur - 48km :-
Another place that can add some lofty feelings to your mind is the temple in Nathdwara. Though Udaipur is populated with temples, to explore more about the mythical tales of India make a sure visit to the Nathdwara temple in Udaipur. Spiritual minded tourists attracted largely to the Udaipur temples. Though Nathdwara is few kilometers away from Udaipur there are also many popular temples to be traveled in Udaipur.
