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Page-3_Page-2.qxd 05-Jun-21 12:22 PM Page 1 UDAIPUR | MONDAY, JUNE 07, 2021 03 Know more about Udaipur ... .. MOST ROMANTIC SPOT ESPECIALLY FOR HONEYMOONERS royal activity is a big miss. If view, this is an adventure for you. Location: Deen Dayal Park, GULAB BAGH you avail of a 2-hour horse ride, Doodh Talai, Udaipur Gulab Bagh is the most extensive garden in Udaipur, also you can explore the essential known as "Sajjan Niwas Garden." Maharana Sajjan Singh built parts of it. NIGHT CAMPING it in 1881. The garden is spread across 66 acres of land. It con - Princess trail is an Indo- One of the unique and luxurious adventure activities to indulge sists lush green campus and several places of attraction, includ - European family business in your trip to Jaipur is by camping at night. You can spend ing ponds, a library, zoological park, temples, and several gov - mainly provided to entertain the your night away close to nature which is raw and beautiful. The ernment offices. We can see many plants with medicinal val - guests in the best possible decreasing temperature of the desert, soothing wind, and the ues in the garden. The garden consists of many species of manner. The family combines sky full of stars will make your camping more fascinating. However, mangoes, guava, grapes, Lemon, Bor, mulberry, Rayam, both Indian and European as the agents and hotels provide camping facilities, you will pomegranate, bananas, sapota, tamarind, bullock's heart, modes of hospitality to treat the get all the needed amenities along with other luxurious events. lichi, Arjun trees, wood apple, karonda, camber, citron, Jamun, guests. The horses are well You will enjoy barbequed food, folk songs by locals, and dance Jasmin, anola, wood, etc. Three have been many rows of col - maintained, and they are prop - performances. The location too will be varied depending on orful roses in the garden due to which was known as "Gulab erly fed. You can also take a the hotel you are staying at. bag." Maharana Sajjan Singh placed the foundation stone of horse ride to visit the wildlife the Victoria museum and Rock garden in 1887. The museum sanctuary. Many such families has many rare artifacts and stone manuscripts dating from 3rd offer this service to the tourists HOT AIR BALLOON century B.C. to 17th-century D.D. The park was developed dur - and that too at a very reason - Yet another adventure activity for the people who are not ing the era of Maharana Bhopal Singh. In 1948 the garden able price. Most of the visitors afraid of heights and enjoy the panoramic view of the cities went under the rule of the state government, who established are highly moved by their hos - and towns. Hot Air Balloon is one of the enriching adventure its main office in Udaipur, In 1955, a nursery was started for pitality and services. Location: experiences you can have here in Udaipur. the open sale of plants, and an orchard was flourished on 10 Boheda Haveli, Near Lake While flying, you will witness the entire city in just one sight, acres of land. There are two statues of lions at the entrance of Palace Road, Udaipur. the lakes with glistening sun rays on them, the palaces, and the garden. A toy train is run here to entertain the kids. Amidst everything colorful. You will have about 50 minutes of the ride of the garden has also been made a huge zoo where different that will be enough the inhale and store the beauty of the mag - species of animals and birds have been kept in a cage. Thus, In the Complex, we can also trace some small and intricate TREKKING ical city in your Udaipur. the garden has become the prime location of visitor's recre - tombs of ancient times. These remnants support the fact that Trekking is one of the joint and must-try adventure activi - ation and entertainment. Doodhtalai Rope Way Neer the Gulab Ahar has been a crucial part of the bygone era. In the late ties in Udaipur. With the Aravalli range as the backdrop, there FISHING Bagh Doodhtalai is a beautiful place amidst Pichola lake and 1990s, Arvind Singh Mewar took the initiative to reinstate the are many trekking trails spread throughout the range. One can Jaisamand Lake, License form can be obtained from the Machala Magra. On hill has been developed Din Dayal gar - cenotaphs of his ancestors. Ahar has now become a major opt for an easy or difficult trial depending on their experience. Fisheries Department of Tourist Reception Centre. den and temple Karni Mata. The devotees go by Rope-way to attraction for tourists. The trails lead to the villages where locals reside, and they still visit the temple, which allows them to enjoy the attractive nat - have retained their culture and traditions. You can interact with ural surroundings downwards. Doodh Talai Lake provides few JAGDISH MANDIR them can learn more about their way of living, folklore, culture, SWIMMING options for fast food centers, camel and horse riders, and boat Shri Jagdish Temple is the most beautiful example of "Hindu practices, and more. While trekking, you will enjoy the stun - Swimming facilities at Lake Palace (On prior permission), rides. Iconography" consisting of three stories of hand-carved stone, ning backdrop and scenic view of the adjacent area. Field Club, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Shikarbadi Hotel, Rajasthan.Hotel. with a steeple nearly 79 feet high, and is the largest temple of etc. AHAR MUSEUM Udaipur. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh of Udaipur in PARAGLIDING Ahar is famous for the ruins of the lifestyle of primordial 1651. It is said that about fifteen lakhs were spent on its con - Paragliding is another prevalent adventure activity to indulge SHOPPING people and an archeological museum. Ahar is a small town is struction. It is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in when in Udaipur. Fly over the scenic backdrop of Aravalli A captivating collection of exquisite beauty dainty folk toys, located at a comfortable distance of 3 k.m. from Udaipur city. just outside the Royal Palace. It is a marvelous example of Ranges, the grand monuments, and the lakes. You will be pro - brightly colored garments, hand-printed textiles, batiks, tie & Archeological Museum in Ahar is an excellent center of attrac - Indo-Aryan architecture. The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. tion to preserve the excavated items of the ancient period by The temple is raised on a tall terrace and attaches a double- the Government. This museum houses an unusual assortment story Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a cov - of antiques that dates back to the 10th century. Here, we can ered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another story see earthen pots, iron objects, and other artifacts that used to tucked within its same pyramidal varna (bell roof), while the be part of the lifestyle of primordial people. hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more Somethings are acknowledged to belong in 1700 B.C. A nonfunctional stories. metal figure of Lord Buddha of the tenth century is another To reach the main shrine, one must climb 32 marble steps, attraction. Among the assortment of sculptures, a statue of intercepted by a brass image of "Garuda" in the end, being the Vishnu-Nag-Nathan is also worth mentioning. mount (vahana) of God Vishnu. The temple sanctum has an Many of the items are known to be excavated from the idol of the deity Lord Jagannath, In local parlance of God Vishnu mound of Dhulkot. Dhulkot is said to be the site of 4,000 years or Krishna, carved out of a single block stone, resplendent with old Township. We can see a skin scrubber, grain pot, animal four arms, flowers and finery, four smaller shrines, dedicated figures, stone weights, balls, and seals that date back to the to Lord Ganesha, Surya, Shakti and Shiva form a circle around 1st century B.C. Terracotta toys, pottery remains, and huge the main shrine, housing the idol of Lord Vishnu. On the walls earthen pots are the other exhibits in the museum. The ruins and pillars of the temple are made the artistic status of human of buildings have also been found in Dhulkot. It is assumed beings and animals. On the top are the sculptures of musi - that here, the copper is melting, and making its tools might cians, dancers, and horse riders. The temple is a splendid have been the main occupation of people because many tools example of either Maha Maru or the Maru-Gurjara architec - and axes made with copper have been excavated from here. ture, decorated with beautiful and ornate carvings which are In a house, a furnace to melt copper has also been found here. breath-taking. A big tourist attraction, the temple was original - Due to this, the town was also called "Timbavati". We can also ly called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called see kitchen wears - like - shallow and quarter plates, small Jagdishji. Like the Rath Yatra in Odisha, the same rath yatra bowls of clay, small round pots with narrow openings, stone is held here. On the occasion of Phalgun Shukla Ekadashi, knives, and other such tools. We can see an old Kund also Phago-Utsav is celebrated on a grand scale in the temple. where devotees take a bath throughout the year. Such places Thakurji is adorned and jeweled with unique shringar. The tem - require a visit. Above all, the museum, which is opened from ple remains open from 5.00 am to 2.00 pm in noontime and 10.00 am to 5 pm, portrays some of the best relics of ancient the evening from 4.00 pm to 11.00 pm.