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Udaipur is known as the Venice of the East. It is also called the city of lakes. The Lake Palace on Jag Niwas Island in the middle of Pichola Lakes is the finest example of its architectural and cultural explosion. The grand City Palace on the banks of the lake compliments the palace along with the Monsoon Palace (Sajjan Garh) on the hill above. Udaipur is also the centre for performing arts, craft and its famed miniature paintings. The Shilp Gram festival is a center of attraction during the season.
Maharana Udai Singh II founded Udaipur in 1568 after his citadel Chittorgarh was sacked by Mughal Emperor, Akbar. The legends says that Udai Singh was guided by a holy man meditating on the hill near Pichola Lake to establish his capital on this very spot. Surrounded by Aravali Ranges, forests and lakes, this place was less vulnerable than Chittorgarh. Maharana Udai Singh died in 1572 and was succeeded by Maharana Pratap who valiantly defended Udaipur from subsequent Mughal attacks. Maharana Pratap is the most revered Rajput icon and gallantly
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fought the Mughal at the Haldighati in 1576. Mewar continuously defied foreign invaders and has a history of bloody battles until the British intervention in the nineteenth when a treaty was signed to protect Udaipur. Upon Independence, Udaipur merged in the union of India.
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Climate |
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Max 38.3 degree C, Min. 28.8 degree C
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Max 28.3 degree C, Min. 11.6 degree C
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61 cms
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Accessibility
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Air: Dabok Airport is 24 km from Udaipur city. Linked by daily Air service from New Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad and Mumbai.
Train: Udaipur is connected to and from Chittorgarh, Ajmer, Jaipur and Delhi.
Road: A wide network of bus services link Udaipur from various destinations like Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Delhi, Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Indore, Kota, Mount Abu and Mumbai.
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Sight-Seeing
Durbar Hall
In India, the Durbar Hall is generally a place where state banquets are held and is also used for formal and informal meetings. The Durbar Hall at the Fateh Prakash Palace is undoubtedly the most lavish Durbar Hall in India. It is one of the grandest chambers in Udaipur and its sheer size makes one gasp in awe. The chandelier in the middle is the most impressive and is complimented with paintings of Maharanas and various weapons adore the walls.
The hall has an exquisite ceiling and is surrounded by viewing galleries from where the ladies of the palace could get a view from the privacy of their veils. Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India laid the foundation stone for the Durbar hall in 1909.
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