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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. 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 the palace, the Kings Read more

A single photo but there are multiple stories associated with the place. 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 a mass Read more

There is a temple called Khumba Shyam temple in Chittorgarh fort. Several aspects of the temple were different for me. 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 it when Chittorgarh Read more

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. This is the battle ground in front of the Chittorgarh fort. Story – 1: A Read more

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. The place I am staying is the heart of all partying. A small area of about 300m radius is Read more

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. The place is around 45 mins by walk from the place I stay. Udaipur Read more