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some beautiful inlaid glass, while in the

front room there’s an image of 18th-century

Bundi itself.

Taragarh ̈ FORT

(Star Fort; indian/foreigner ₹10/100, camera/video

₹50/100; h8am-5pm) This ramshackle, partly

overgrown 14th-century fort, on the hilltop

above the palace, is great to ramble around –

but take a stick to battle the overgrown veg-

etation, help the knees on the steep climb

and provide confidence when surrounded

by testosterone-charged macaques. To reach

it, just continue on the path up behind the

Chitrasala.

Baoris ̈ NOTABlE BU il DiNGS

Bundi has around 60 beautiful baoris (step-

wells), some right in the town centre. The

majesty of many of them is unfortunately

diminished by their lack of water today – a

result of declining groundwater levels – and

by the rubbish that collects in them which

no one bothers to clean up. The most im-

pressive, Raniji-ki-Baori (Queen’s Step-

Well), is 46m deep and decorated with sinu-

ous carvings, including the avatars of Lord

Vishnu. The Nagar ̈Sagar ̈Kund is a pair

of matching step-wells just outside the old

city’s Chogan Gate.

Sukh ̈Mahal ̈ PA lACE

(h10am-5pm) About 2km north of the cen-

tre, the stately Sukh Mahal is a small pal-

ace, where Rudyard Kipling once stayed

and wrote part of Kim. It’s on the edge

of the beautiful Jait Sagar, a picturesque

1.5km-long lake, flanked by hills.

Bhimlat ̈Waterfall ̈ WATERFAll

The impressive Bhimlat Waterfall is about

35km from Bundi. There’s a temple at the

top and a large natural pool you can swim in

at the bottom. It’s about ₹500 to ₹600 return

in an autorickshaw.

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