I thoroughly enjoyed the food in Udaipur. It was the first place I stayed in Rajasthan for an extended period and I got to taste food from various places. Poha Poha was one of the most staple breakfast items available everywhere. I have to say that the poha in almost all the places tasted very … Continue reading Food saga – Udaipur

While in Udaipur I did a LONG walk around old city. I also took a guide along with me to explain the places better rather than just seeing shops. It was like time travelling to the past as some of the streets and shops have stayed the way they were 100 years ago. Paneer or … Continue reading Old has its charm

I took a walk randomly one evening in Udaipur. I actually liked walking around the city esp. Old city. I walked to this place called Saheliyon Ki Bari. It’s a garden built not for the queen but for the maids of the queen. Entrance of Saheliyon ki bari The place was apparently designed by the … Continue reading If you are a servant, be a King’s servant.

I drove down to Kumbalgarh from Udaipur. The fort has the second longest wall in the world after The Great Wall of China and it’s also visible from space. Kumbhalgarh fort. First off the route was very beautiful.It had some streams and other lakes. It was a beautiful rural ride. Enroute to Kumbalgarh. Dried lake … Continue reading A wall visible from space

When I reached Udaipur, almost everyone in the hostel was talking about tickets to a program called Dharohar folk dance and how they had to wait for 3 days to get a ticket. It was conducted in a place called Bagore Ki Haveli. It was performed daily between 7pm to 8pm. I did not have … Continue reading Dharohar folk dance

The first thing that comes to one’s mind when we say Chetak is the scooter Bajaj Chetak. In fact if you google Chetak, you will mostly see results for only Bajaj Chetak. Chetak was the name of the Stallion that Maharan Pratap rode. It is said to be one of his favourite horses and there … Continue reading Chetak

I have never understood what bliss is. I had a feeling today which is hard to describe. May be that’s how bliss feels like. Let me try to explain. Basic level - You find doing something good and you feel happy about it. Eg. Painting, singing etc. Next level - You might find something amazing … Continue reading Is this what bliss feels like?

I have visited the Mysore palace which is supposedly big. But this Udaipur city palace is something else. I was just walking walking walking. Old photo of the City palace - Udaipur The place is HUGE. It has 1300 rooms. I wonder how they managed to keep track of the number of rooms. It has … Continue reading That’s a BIG palace

This is a OPMS series. And we will talk about a door in Chittorgarh fort. Door in Chittorgarh Story - 1: Chittorgarh has seven doors to provide enough protection to the fort. Even if the enemy enters one door, they need to put effort to get to the next one. Story - 2: This is … Continue reading One photo, multiple stories – The door

At Udaipur I visited a wax museum. I did not plan to go there. While I was randomly walking I saw the board and out of curiosity entered. Though short, it was worth the my first visit at wax a museum. Jonny depp All the figures were life size. Some figures did not look like … Continue reading Real? No, wax

I wanted to do some offbeat things in Udaipur apart from just visiting palaces and forts. So I decided to do a cycling trip. The trip was early in the morning and started just before sunrise. Sunrise in Fateh Safar lake. The first stop was at Fateh safar lake. The place around Fateh Sagar lake … Continue reading Let’s cycle

Chittorgarh was once ruled by King Ratan Sing, a Rajput ruler. The Rani during that time was Rani Padmini. She is referred to as Rani Padmavati in the movie Padmavat. Allauddin Khilji had a battle with the Rajputs at Chittorgarh and won the battle and took over Chittorgarh. While the reasons for his invasion have … Continue reading Curious Khilji

There is a lake called the Pichola lake in Udaipur. I took a boat ride in the Pichola lake and this is what I saw. Part of Udaipur palace. The Udaipur Palace is right on one side of the Pichola lake. It is Huge. It has 1300 rooms. There are two five star hotels inside … Continue reading Pay to see pricey hotels

A single photo but there are multiple stories associated with the place. Jauhar Kund This is a place in the Chittorgarh fort. It is situated close to the Vijay Stambh (Victory tower) Story - 1: This place was a Jauhar Kund before. When a war is lost, all the women in the city will perform … Continue reading One photo, multiple stories – Jauhar Kund

There is a temple called Khumba Shyam temple in Chittorgarh fort. Several aspects of the temple were different for me. Khumba Shyam temple This was originally an 8th century temple for Varaha (avatar of Vishnu) but after the Mughal invasion the temple and its idol had been destroyed. So Rana Khumba, a Rajput King rebuilt … Continue reading Shyam and Mirabai

I was visiting many historical places. A single spot has so many stories associated with it and so I thought I will write a series of posts which have a single image, but many different stories are associated with it. The battle ground - Chittorgarh This is the battle ground in front of the Chittorgarh … Continue reading One photo, multiple stories – Battle ground

Udaipur is a place where the Gujaratis, Rajasthanis, Mumbaikars, people from all over India and the globe come to celebrate new year eve. The city thrives on tourism and new year is a major event here. Pichola lake lit up for new year celebration The place I am staying is the heart of all partying. … Continue reading The new eve

There is a place up a hill in Udaipur called the Karni Mata temple. The sunrise and probably also the sunset are very pretty from here. You can also get a view of the entire city and Pichola lake from there. Sun about to rise The place is around 45 mins by walk from the … Continue reading Strangers Sunrise

The city which is supposedly very romantic indeed looked very different from the Kutch region. The building here were a lot more rich and refined. The first thing I noticed was the streets were extremely clean. Especially in a main market area. The second thing that I noticed was the city sleeps even at 10am … Continue reading Udaipur – First thoughts