Eastern Rajsthan, the land of barren red hills and lakes, included the states of Udaipur, Kotah and Bundi. Out of these Udaipur or Mewar as it was called in the past is the most ancient. The Sisodia Rulers of Mewar claim descent from Kusha son of Lord Rama. A.D. 734, the capitol of Mewar had been Chittor a massive fort built on a plateau. In 1303, it was besieged by Ala-ud-din, the Sultan of Delhi, who was lured by the beauty of Padmini, the queen of Rana Rattan Singh. In 1567, Chittor was again besieged by Akbar and became a total ruin.

In 1559 Rana Udai Singh built a new capital on the Pichola Lake and it was named Udaipur after him. No visitor to Udaipur can remain unimpressed by its… Click here to read more