Archive for April, 2006

Indragarh : Bundi

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

Indragarh (77 km)

The Indragarh Fort and the nearby palaces are famous for the temples of Mother Goddess Kali and Kamleshwar. The palace is also famous for wall paintings.

Dugari : Bundi

Friday, April 7th, 2006

Dugari (65 km)

Remnants of ancient wall paintings can be seen in the Ram Mandir within the imposing fort of Dugari.

Talwas : Bundi

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

Talwas (53 km)

A magnificent fort built by the ruler Ajit Singh. A temple of Dhooleshwar Mahadev and a picturesque waterfall adjoining the fort are worth a visit. The beautiful Ratna Sagar Lake is close by and is a haven for fauna like bear and deer during the monsoon.

Menal : Bundi

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Menal (70 km)

The Menal River runs over a bed of granite slabs and plunges into a cavernous 122 meters deep gorge. On the other side of the broken wall is the temple complex with fascinating carvings on the walls of the shrine that depict various Hindu deities. It is located on the Chittaurgarh-Bundi road.

Bijolia : Rajasthan

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Bijolia (50 km)

An ancient fort and the city of Bijolia is situated on the Bundi Chittaurgarh road. A high paved courtyan on the side of the fort has a large temple of Lord Shiva in its centre with a fine image of Lord Ganesha standing as a guardian at the entrance. A carved archway leads to the temple.

Ramgarh : Bundi

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

Ramgarh (45 km)

The Ramgarh Sanctuary is located on the Nainwa road. One needs to take permission of the State Forest Department prior to a visit to the sanctuary.

Meerahai Temnie at Chittaurgarh

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Meerahai Temnie

The ternnie where Meerabai worshipped Lord Krishna is built in north Indian style on a raised plinth with a conical roof and beautiful inner sanctum. An open colonnade around the sanctum has four small pavilions in each corner.

Rameshwaram : Bundi

Monday, April 3rd, 2006

Rameshwaram (20 km)

The cave temple of Lord Shiva surrounded by the Aravalli ranges. An ideal picnic spot as well. Keshaavraipatan (45 km) : It is an ancient city famous for the temple of Keshavraiji (Vishnu). The architecture and sculpture at this temple is unique. It was constructed in the year 1601 A.D. by Maharaja Shatrusal of Bundi. A famous Jain temple is also there.

Gardens and Parks at Chittaurgarh

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Gardens and Parks

Pratap Park, Meera Park and Nehru Park are beautifully laid out parks in lush surroundings. Beautiful Khwajah rose garden at Sawa is just 13 km from Chittaur.

Phool Sagar at Bundi

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

Phool Sagar

The 20th century palace with an artificial tank and picturesque gardens. Presently, it is the residence of the former ruler (Prior permission of Secretary is required for a visit.)