India 15 - Rajasthan (Chapter)

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Rajasthan


SOUTHERN


R AJASTHAN


Rajasthan


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Rajasthan


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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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