
The city of Udaipur is a lovely land around the Azure water lakes
hemmed in by the lush hills of the Aravails.
A vision in white
drenched in romance and beauty, Udaipur is a fascinating blend of sights
sounds and experience-an inspiration for the imagination of poets, painters
and writen.
Its kaleidoscope of fairy tale palace lakes temples
gardens and narrow lanes strew with stalls, carry the flavour of a heroic
past. Epitomising for 1200 years.
The foundation of the city has
an interesting legand associated with it. According to it, Maharana Udai
Singh the founder was hunting one day when he met a holy man meditaing on a
hill overlooking the lake pichhola. The hermit blessed the Maharana and
advised him to build a palace at this favourable located spot with a fertile
valley watered by the stream, a lake, an agreeable altitude and an the
advise of the hermit and founded the city in 1959 A.D.
Overlooking
the aquamarine xpanses of the lake Pichhola stands the splendid city
palace-a marvel in granite and marbel. Of the original eleven gates of the
Udaipur City, only five remain. The suraj pol or sun Gate on the eastern
side is the main entrance to the city.
Exquisite lake palaces of
Udaipur shimmering like jewels on lake Pichhola are overwhelming in
splendour. Several palaces of interest around Udaipur, including the
majestic Chittaurgarh the mountain fortress of Kumbhalgarh, beautiful jain
temples of Ranakpur, Eklingli and Nathdwara and the cool retreat of Mr.Abu
make the visit to udaipur a memorable one.