My Personal Blog - Sarada Ramani

The city Palace is the center piece of the Tourist attraction and is rich with the history of the region.  These are the regions which have been under constant attack by invaders and the way each battle has taught the rulers and the people of the kingdom to fortify themselves are very visible in the way the palace is built. Coming from  Chittor Maharana Udai Singh after whom the city has been named as Udaipur built the palace in the year 1553 on the advice of an Sage whom he met during his hunting episode. The palace is locatged on the shores of the picturesque Pichola Lake.   The entire palace has been built over a period of 400 years and is made of 3 floors.   There is an ancient lift which can take a person to the 2nd floor.   Here are the pictures of the Manek Chouk, which is also the place from which you view the Sound and Light show in the evening.   You can still see the pillars on to which the elephants were tied, the horse stables, etc.   There are also enclosures where

We were truly blessed to get the darshan of Shrinathji - the all powerful little Krishna - the Giver of all boons of the devotees.   We got to know of this great God when we first started our business through one of the persons who had lent us a h uge sum of money in 1997.  In fact, he was boarding the train to Udaipur when we met him to ask him for the loan.  There are a lot of people who begin  their account statement every year with the first entry to Shrinathji. I was hoping to find some time during the conference days to get His darshan.   The Lord always listens to His devotees.  We had originally planned to visit Kumbalgarh on sunday.  But the time to go up and down was not fitting our schedule and so then the planning started for Nathdwara - the Doorway to Narayan.  The beauty of little Krishna has to be seen and enjoyed.   He was all decked in Pink Color cloths and those few minutes were a bliss on earth.   We were really lucky and blessed to somehow get the darhsan

Here is a picnic spot in the Udaipur  steeped in history.  On the lake shore of Fateh Sagar is the place where the legend of the Maharana Pratap and his brave Arabian Horse Chetak  is kept alive as a Memorial.  The beautiful horse statue adorns the median i n the udaipur city and is lit beautifully in the night. The rest of the photos were taken during the boat ride at the Fateh Sagar Lake Information from the web. Moti Magri ("Pearl hill") is a hill  overlooking the Fateh Sagar Lake in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan. Atop the Moti Magri or Pearl Hill is the memorial of the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap, which has a bronze statue of the Maharana astride his favourite horse "Chetak".  Statue of Maharana Pratap of Mewar, commemorating the Battle of Haldighati. Maharana Pratap Memorial was initiated in the twentieth century by Pratap sabha Maharana Bhupal singh of Mewar, which was carried over and completed with the help of a public trust.   The Bra

On kartik raviwar day were fortunate to get the blessings of Lord Eklinji the presiding deity and Ruler of Mewar kingdom.   The mewar Ranas have taken A sacred wow that they will rule their kingdom on behalf of eklingi.  This temple is situated about 22kms from Udaipur. The architecture grandeur has to be seen and  enjoyed. Eklinji is in the form of 4 sided siva with each side denoting  suryan, brahma vishnu and Rudra  made of black marble. There are a lot of lingams inside the temple Info from the web This temple is situated at the bank of the Indersagar Lake has near about 108 shrines and comes within its walls. The main shrine is a double storied building and designed with carved tower and pyramidal styled roof. Inside the complex, the main structured has a pyramid style structure and further supported by hefty pyramidal roof. On entering the temple a silver image of Nandi will welcome you to the deity of Lord Shiva. There are two other images of Nandi that are located

KARNI MATA temple is a small temple adjacent to city palace udaipur on a hill top.  You can climb up on foot or take the rope car to the top.   We were expecting a lot of  rats roaming around in the temple. Here they are kept in an enclosure only.   The idol of karni Mata made of marble is do beautiful to look at and us so full of grace and benevolence.  We were blessed to witness the arti at 600pm.  The sight of the city with the lake and city palace is beautiful and makes you to spend more time here.  Shri Manshapurna Karni Mata Temple  is a Hindu temple located on the Machla Magra Hills, near the Doodh Talai Lake in Udaipur, Rajasthan. It enshrines the stone idol of Karni Mata.  The main Temple of Karni Mata in Deshnok, also known as  “ the Temple of Rats” ,  is 30 km from Bikaner. Karni Mata was basically a Hindu sage who was born as the seventh daughter of Charan Rajput clan in 1387 AD in Suwap village of Jodhpur district. Sh

Just reached udaipur.  A nice sunny and warm day.   Looking forward to an exciting few days in here steeped in history The city airport is small but very neat and tidy.   The glass facades make it all sunny and bright Info about udaipur from the web Udaipur, formerly the capital of the Mewar Kingdom, is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharana Udai Singh II in 1559, it’s set around a series of artificial lakes and is known for its lavish royal residences. City Palace, overlooking Lake Pichola, is a monumental complex of 11 palaces, courtyards  and gardens, famed for its intricate peacock mosaics. Info from web Udaipur, formerly the capital of the Mewar Kingdom, is a city in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharana Udai Singh II in 1559, it’s set around a series of artificial lakes and is known for its lavish royal residences. City Palace, overlooking Lake Pichola, is a monumental complex of 11 palaces, courtyards