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Udaipur

Udaipur was founded on the auspicious Aakhaa-Teej day of 1553 CE (Akshay Tritiya, Vaishaakh Sudi Teej, Saturday- April 15, 1553) by Maharaja Udai Singh 2nd as the new capital of Mewar kingdom.

In 1567, Mughals attack Mewar and capture the Chittorgarh fort then Maharaja Udai Singh was built a 6-kilometer wall and there are 7 gates to protect the Udaipur from attacks, even today also it is known as the city of walls or Walled city in Rajasthan.

When the Mughal Empire became weak, Sisodia becomes independent and again capture Udaipur and other areas of Mewar except for Chittorgarh. Though Mughals tried to recapture Udaipur and its nearby areas it remained by the Sisodias until it became a princely state under British control.

It is situated in the Southern part of Rajasthan state and near the Gujarat border.

Udaipur is also known as the city of lakes. Udaipur plays a major role in Rajasthan tourism or Udaipur tour

There are 5 prominent lakes in Udaipur. Some are lake Pichola, Udai Sagar Lake, Fateh Sagar Lake, Rajsamand Lake, and Jaisamand lake. are the five prominent lakes of Udaipur. Some small lakes of Udaipur are Doodh Talai, Badi Ka Talab and Kumharia Talab are other small lakes that form the part of watercourses in Udaipur.

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Top 10 visiting place in Udaipur:-                                                    

• City Palace

• Lake Palace

• Shilpgram

• Moti Magri

• Lake Pichola                                                     

• Jagdish Mandir                                                  

• Bagore Ki Haveli

• Sahekiyon Ki Bari

• Lake Garden Palace

• Vintage Car Museum

City Palace:-

City Palace is a famous tourist place in Udaipur and it was built by Rana Udai Mirza Singh at 1559. It is situated at the bank of Pichola Lake. The palace is famous for the Medival, Chinese and European style of Architecture. The Palace has Courtyards, Terraces, Pavilions, Hanging gardens and many more.

Maharana Uday Singh 2nd was inherited to get the Mewar kingdom at Chittor in 1537. At that time there were signs of losing control of the fort in wars with Mughals. Udai Singh 2nd choose the place near the bank of Pichola river for his new kingdom. Also, like the location, the place was well protected by the forests at all the sides it was also protected from the lakes and the Aravalli hills.

The earliest royal structure he built was the Royal Courtyard. which was the starting of City Palace. The court was built by the advice of a friar to build his new capital. 

After Udai Singh's Death in 1572, his son Maharana Pratap hold the power of Udaipur on his shoulders. Maharana Pratap was defeated by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the battle of Haldighati in 1576. After the battle, Udaipur came under the Mughal Emperor. After the Death of Akbar, his son Jahangir become the new King of the Mughal emperor. Jahangir gave back Udaipur to Amar Singh. Amar Singh was the son of Maharana Pratap.

Visitor Information-

Famour for= History, Architecture, and Photography.
Tickets= 30 INR for adults and 15 INR for children.
Opening time= 9:30 to 5:30
Duration= 1 to 2 hours

Lake Palace:-

Lake Palace is a wonder in Udaipur, people who came to India or Rajasthan from holidays than mostly visit the to Udaipur for saw Lake Palace, City Palace is also known as Jag City Palace. City Palace was built by Maharana Jagat Singh 2nd in 1746. The lake is surrounded by huge hills, magnificent places, temples, and the bathing Ghats. The island in Lake Pichola offers attractions to many tourists by boat riding in Lake Pichola. The sunset view from the lake is awesome. The Palaces look stunning at night with lights from the lake. Boat riding during sunset is very famous.

The construction of Lake Palace was started in 1743 and was completed in 1746. The wall of City Palace is made from the White and Black Marble.

The Upper Room is a perfect circle and is about 21 feet in diameter. The walls are decorated with the designs of niches Arabesques of colored stones. The City Palace is also known as Jag Niwash because Jaghat Singh built the palace.

Maharana Mahendra Singh is the current head of the Mewar dynasty is managing the Lake Palace hotel and it got a 5-star rating.

Baghwat Singh decided to convert Jag Niwash into a luxury hotel, Lake Palace is a very famous tourist place in Udaipur. Today the hotel has 5 stars in its Ratings.

The world-famous actor James Bond has also shot his one of the worldwide famous movie Octopussy.

Visitor information-

Famous for= Photography and History.
Ticket= Boat ride for adults and children are 340 and 170 respectively.
Opening time = Open all day till sunset.
Duration= 1-2 hours.

Shilpgram:-

Shipgram is an art and craft complex. It is situated 3 km in the lap of Aravalli hills and west from the Udaipur city. It is set up in 70 acres of land. It is set up to promote the Indian traditional culture, art, and craft of Rajasthan. It also provides employment to the local peoples. visit Shilpgram to experience the simplicity of the village life. Shilpgram is a very famous tourist place in Udaipur. At Shilpgram you can take food at Shilpi restaurant, you can shop at Rural Art and Craft complex. Near the Art and Craft complex, you can visit two museums. You can enjoy theatre, art or dance showcase at the Amphitheatre. Nearby you can visit Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary.

The capacity of sitting is 8000 persons, who can attend the program at a time.

Each member state of the West zone has traditional huts built within the Shilpgram.

The Shilpgram festival is organized every year from 21 December to 31 December. The Shilpgram Mela ( local call ), a part of festival celebrations, serves as a destination for hand made clothes, embroideries, mirror works, and handicrafts. The male aids in encouraging the urban potters, visual artists and designers and the cottage industry of Rajasthan.

Visitor information:

Famous for= Shopping, Photography and Village life.
Tickets= 30 INR for Indians and 50 INR for foreigners.
opening time= 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Duration= 2 to 3 hours.

Moti Magri:-

Moti Magri is a hill in India and it is a famous visited place in Udaipur. We can see Udaipur City from the Moti Margi Hill. A top the Moti Magri is the memorial of Indian hero Maharana Pratap, which has a bronze statue of the Maharana astride his favorite horse Chetak.

It is located near the Fateh Sagar Lake.

You can visit the Moti Mahal Museum, here in the evening you can also enjoy the light and sound show. You can visit the famous Japanese garden. You can visit the nearby Fateh Sagar Lake and Swaroop Sagar Lake.

Visitor information:

Famous for= Photography, History, Garden and Architecture.
Tickets= 20 INR for adults and 10 INR for children.
Opening time= 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Duration= 1 hour.

Lake Pichola:-

Lake Pichola was created by Rana Udai Singh 2nd at 1362. Tourist attracts to Lake Pichola very fast that is the reason for what it became a famous tourist place in Udaipur Lake Pichola is a very dominated place in Udaipur.  Pichola Lake is surrounded by huge hills, magnificent places, temples and bathing ghats. The island in Lake Pichola attracts many tourists. The Sunset view is fabulous. When you will the Sun you will definitely find the Sun is falling down and the city is growing up.
In the evening when the lights on the view are very stunning.

You can enjoy many things on the Lake Pichola such as you can do boat riding during Sunset, You can walk alone on the pathway during the surrounding of Lake. You can also, visit Lake Palace and Lake Garden Palace (places near the Lake Pichola).

The water quality is checked by the "Centre of Advanced Study in Geology", Punjab University, they found that the water is rich in Sodium and Bicarbonate content.

The average of pollution parameters recorded at random intervals in 2005 as reported by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board in 2005 is that Dissolved Oxygen 6.33 mg/L, pH value no.8.27, BOD 2.66 mg/L, Nitrate 0.11 mg/L, Nitrite 0.0045 mg/L, Fecal coliform 16 MPN/100, and total Coliform 110 MPN/100.

The test found that the quality of water is not good and it proves that water is polluted and needs to remedial measures to be implemented to rectify the situation.

Visitor information-

Famous for= Photography and Nature.
Tickets= Boat ride costs 340 INR and 170 INR. At Sunset, the ride has to pay INR 240 approx.
Opening time= 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
Duration= 1-2 hours.

Jadish Mandir:-

Jadish Mandir was built in 1651, It is the Udaipur's largest temple. This is also the largest temple near Udaipur, the temple attracts many tourists to it that's how it became the most famous visited place in Udaipur in devotion. Approximate 1.5 Million INR were spent on this temple. It is an example of Indo-Aryan architecture. Today people are saying it is a marvel in the Udaipur city.

The temple is mainly dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple is also dedicated to Lord Shiva, Ganesha, Lord Surya, and the Goddess Shakti. The people not only visit for their devotion but also visit for the beautifully designed wall, elephant sculpture and the splendid architecture.

Visitor information-

Famous for= Pilgrimage(Tirth Yatra), Photography, History, and Architecture.
Tickets= free entry.
Opening time= in the morning from 4:15 AM to 1:15 PM and in evening 5:15 PM to 8:00 PM.
Duration= 25 to 30 minutes.

Bagore Ki Haveli:-

Bagore Ki Haveli is situated near Pichola Lake. It is built by Amar Chand Badwa, he was the Prime Minister of the Mewar kingdom from 1751 to 1778.

Amar Chand Badwa was the Prime Minister during the reigns of Maharana Partap Singh 2nd, Raj Singh 2nd, Ari Singh, and Hamir Singh. During this time period, Amir Chand Badwa built the Bagore Ki Haveli.

After the death of Amar Chand Badwa, Bagore Ki Haveli was occupied by Nath Singh. Nath Singh was a relative of the present King Maharana Pratap Singh 2nd.

In 1878 Maharaja Shakti Singh of Bagore built a triple-arched gateway but the property remained under the Mewar royal family until 1947.

Bagore Ki Haveli became the most visited place in Udaipur.

There are 178 rooms in Bagore Ki Haveli. You can also see the long terraces, courtyards, and balconies. You can also see the private rooms of royal ladies like as the Worship room, Bedrooms, Dressing rooms, and the Bathrooms.

You can also visit the museum in the Haveli. You can also become the witness of the folk dance. You can also shop for beautiful handicraft and other art crafts. You can also see the beautiful sunset.

Visitor information-

Famous for= History, Architecture, and Photography.
Tickets= 60 INR.
Opening time= 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Duration= 1-2 hours.

Saheliyon Ki Bari:-

Saheliyon Ki Bari (Garden for friends/ companions) is built by Sangam Singam 2nd for his queen and her maids. The king made the garden himself. The king designed himself so that his queen can be relaxed there with her maids.

The garden today also serves its purpose in many ways and people reach the garden to escape from the crude of the world.

It became the most famous tourist place in Udaipur and mostly the women came to visit Udaipur, they definitely visit Saheliyon Ki Bari, because it made for the women.

Queen and her maids come to here to get leisure.                                                             

Visitor information-

Famous for= History, Architecture, Gardens, and Photography.
Tickets= 10 INR for Indian and 50 INR for foreigners.
Opening time= 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM.
Duration= approximate 1 hour.

Lake Garden Palace:-

 

Lake Garden Palace is also known as Jag Mandir. Jag Mandir is a palace built on an island of the Lake Pichola.

Lake Palace is situated on an island of Pichola Lake, there are two islands in the Lake Pichola. The Lake was initially created in the mid of the 15th century by a local Banjara tribe.

Lake Garden Palace became the most visited place in Udaipur because the garden is situated between the lake. It makes the garden the most famous tourist place in Udaipur.

The construction of the palace was started in 1551 by Maharana Amar Singh and was completed by Maharana Jagat Singh. It named as  Jagat Mandir in respect of the King Jagat Singh.

You can only reach to the Lake Garden Palace via the boat from the Bansi Ghat Jetty.

Visitor information-

Famous for= History, Architecture, and Photography.
Tickets= 30 minutes ride will cost 225 INR for adults and for children 115 INR.
Opening time= Open all day.
Duration= Depend on your ticket.

Vintage Car Museum:-

It has some of the rarest classic or Vintage car collection. The museum is owned by Mr. Arvind Singh Mewar. Arvind Singh Mewar is an Indian businessman and chairman of the HRH group of hotels.

The Vintage Car Museum was opened for the public on 15 February 2000. It was inaugurated by Lord Montagu. Lord Montagu is the founder of the National Motor Museum in England. Many people came from out of India and of India also came to visit Udaipur to click pictures with the collections of old cars.

The Vintage Car Museum has around 20 cars. There are 4 Rolls-Royce's, 2 Cadillacs, 1 MG-TC convertible, 1 Ford convertible, etc.

Visitor information-

Famous for= Photography, Automobiles, and History.
Tickets= 250 INR for adults and 150 INR for children.
Opening time= 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Duration= 1 hour.