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Sep 16, 2024

　　The Sukh Mahal is a small summer palace where Rudyard Kipling once stayed and wrote part of Kim. It contains a small museum (Indian/foreigner ₹20/100) with stone sculptures and miniature paintings, and is surrounded by terraced gardens.

　　This palace is included in the composite ticket (Indian/foreigner ₹75/350) also covering Raniji-ki-Baori and the 84-Pillared Cenotaph.

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Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　Just past the eastern end of Jait Sagar is the atmospheric, partly overgrown Kshar Bagh, with the cenotaphs of 66 Bundi rulers and queens. Some have terrific, intricate carvings, especially of elephants and horses. Not generally open to the public, the caretaker with the key can be found with the...

Haveli Braj Bhushanjee

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　This heritage haveli (traditional, ornately decorated residence) belongs to the descendants of a former prime minister of Bundi and is a home and a hotel. Several rooms in the haveli are dedicated to the display of household artefacts, pictures, weapons, diaries etc. Nonguests of the hotel are very welcome to...

84-Pillared Cenotaph

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　Towards the southern edge of town, this cenotaph, set in gardens just off the Kota road, is particularly stunning when lit up at night. It was built to honour the son of a maharaja’s ayah (nurse) about 600 years ago. To find it, turn west off Kota Rd 800m south...

Raniji-ki-Baori

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　This is the most impressive and cared-for baori (step-well) in Bundi. It is 46m deep and decorated with sinuous carvings, including the avatars of Lord Vishnu. Built in 1699 by Rani Nathawati, wife of Rao Raja Anirudh Singh, it is one of the largest of this design in India. 　　The...

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　This extraordinary, partly decaying edifice – described by Rudyard Kipling as ‘the work of goblins rather than of men’ – almost seems to grow out of the rock of the hillside it stands on. Though large sections are still closed up and left to the bats, the rooms that are...

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　Within the Bundi Palace complex is the Chitrasala, a small 18th-century palace built by Rao Ummed Singh. To find it, exit through the palace’s Hathi Pol (Elephant Gate) and walk around the corner uphill. Above the palace’s garden courtyard are several rooms covered in beautiful paintings. There are some great...

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　The Sukh Mahal is a small summer palace where Rudyard Kipling once stayed and wrote part of Kim. It contains a small museum (Indian/foreigner ₹20/100) with stone sculptures and miniature paintings, and is surrounded by terraced gardens. 　　This palace is included in the composite ticket (Indian/foreigner ₹75/350) also covering Raniji-ki-Baori...

Udaipur & Southern Rajasthan

　　Round the far side of Taragarh, about 2km north from the centre of town, this picturesque, 1.5km-long lake is flanked by hills and strewn with pretty lotus flowers during the monsoon and winter months. At its near end, the Sukh Mahal is a small summer palace surrounded by terraced gardens...

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