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Maharana Udai Singh, driven from the citadel of Chittaur by the armies of Mughal Emperor Akbar, fled to the hills and ravines of the Aravalis. There he met a sage who advised him to build his next capital city and thus in 1567, Maharana founded Udaipur, one of the most romantic cities in India.Udaipur or the city of lakes nestles in a scenic valley, ringed by the green Aravali hills, it is built around three lakes - Pichola, Fateh Sagar and Udai Sagar a little further out. City Palace started by Udai Singh, this enormous edifice 30.4 metres high and 244 metres in length was addded to by later rulers. The approach is through Hati Pol, the Elephant Gate along with main street of the old city. The building has massive octagonal towers crowned with cupolas. Each individual palace enclosure is picturesquely docorated. Sheeshmahal has inlaid mirror work and the Krishna Vilas has four rows of painted scenes in miniature style.

Lake Palace, now turned into a fabulous hotel, was the summer residence of the former rulers. Jag Mandir in the middle of Lake Pichola is the island palace where Prince Khurram, later known as Emperor Shah Jehan who built Taj Mahal at Agra sought refuge from his father. Jag Mandir with its tower of yellow sand stone is lined within with marble. It is three storeys in height. The temple within the palace is dedicated to the Lord of the World. Sahelion-ki-Bari, the garden of the Maids of Honour is well laid out with extensive lawns and shady walks, stands on the shore of the lake Fateh Sagar. Jagdish Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu built in 1651 AD and Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal, a museum of folk art with rich collection of folk dresses, ornaments, puppets, masks, dolls, folk musical instrument are the other places of interest.

Twenty Two kms northeast of Udaipur is the village of Kailashpur which is known for its 108 temples surrounded by a high fortified wall. The whole complex is known as Shri Eklingji Temples and has been a holy site associated with Lord Shiva since ancient time. Closeby, is Nagda where there are several temples dating back from the 4th century AD. Ancient rock edicts, stone inscriptions and simple pre-historic shrines at which the Bhils(Tribe) still worship during the Mahashivaratri festival.