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1 History

Udaipur was the ancient capital of the kingdom on Mewar , ruled by Ranas of the Sisodia Rajput clan. Under British rule, this was a prominent Rajput state. It is famous for producing Rana Sangha, Rana Pratap, and Maharana Udai Singh .

The legend goes that Maharana Udai Singh came upon a hermit, while hunting. He blessed the King and asked him to build a palace right there and it would be well protected. This is how Udaipur was established.

2 Location

Udaipur is located in the mountains of Aravalli Range. It is located in the southern part of Rajasthan near the Gujarat border.

3 About the city

Udaipur is famous around the World as City Of Lakes or Venice of East. The Picholia Lake, Udai Sagar, and Pratap Sagar in this city are considered some of the most beautiful lakes in the state.

It is known for its Rajput-era palaces. Particularly famous is the Lake Palace, which entirely covers a small island in the Picholia lake. Many of the palaces like, Lake Palace, Fateh Prakash Palace are converted into some of the best hotels.

Udaipur is also home to the Udaipur Solar Observatory which is one of the six stations participating in the international Global Oscillations Network Group (GONG) which is aimed at the determination of the physical properties of the solar interior.

3.1 Places of Interest

• Jag Niwas - Also known as the Lake Palace, took 3 years to build and was inaugurated in 1746. Nothing but Marble is used in the composition of this palace.
• Jag Mandir - Another island in the Lake Picholia, which is known for it's beautiful Garden courtyard. Shah Jahen took refuge here while revolting against his father.
• City Palace and Museum - Next to Fateh Prakash Palace, houses beautiful glass and mirror works.
• Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandir - An excellent museum of folk arts. Also hosts great puppet shows it's auditorium.
• Pratap Memorial - Rana Pratap's bronze statue seated on his loyal horse Chetak.

3.2 Places nearby

• Nathdwara - The principal temple of Lord Shrinathji is just 48kms from Udaipur and is one of the most important pilgrimage site of India.
• Haldighati – hosted the battle between Rana Pratap and Akbar.
• Kumbhalgarh – The fort has a massive perimeter of 36 kms. Over 360 temples are within the fort. It also has a wild life sanctuary.

4 Mention in literature and popular culture

• Udaipur is mentioned under the spelling Oodeypore in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as the birthplace of BagheeraBagheera the black panther is an animal fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book (coll. 1894) and The Second Jungle Book (coll. Bagheera is also the name of a genus of Jumping spiders, named after the character. Originall the fictional pantherThe word Panther has several meanings: Any big cat with the condition known as melanism (causing black fur), see: Black Panther Leopard Puma Jaguar Any big cat from the genus Panthera see: Lion Tiger Leopard Jaguar Codename for Mac OS X 10. 3 (operating s in the king's menagerie.

• Indian sections of the James BondFor the ornithologist see James Bond (ornithologist). The fictional character James Bond is a sophisticated British spy, invented by and appearing in books by Ian Fleming (and later Kingsley Amis, John Gardner, Raymond Benson and Charlie Higson). Fleming film " OctopussyThis article is about Octopussy, the movie. Octopussy is also the name of a non-alcoholic cocktail. Octopussy ( 1983) is the thirteenth James Bond movie made by EON Productions, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the British Secret Service agent, Comman" were filmed in the city and the Lake Palace.