Entertainment in Udaipur

Entertainment in Udaipur

Udaipur is a legendary city located in the western state of Rajasthan in India. With its soothing atmosphere, pictorial lakes, beautiful gardens and shimmering palaces you can have a bundle of entertainment in Udaipur. Udaipur is also known for its stylish paintings and delicate handicrafts. Udaipur has a historic past and each and every palace of the city bears a significant story of the 'Rana' or the 'Maharana'. Most of the palaces are now turned to luxurious heritage hotels. So there are plenty of Things to Do in Udaipur for the tourists.

For your enjoyment in Udaipur there are a number of shopping centers, movie halls, art and crafts village, luxurious hotels etc. The city is also called 'Venice of the East' or 'City of Lakes' because of its beautiful lakes.

Lakes : You can visit the city's beautiful lakes. Some of them are Fateh Sagar Lake, Pichola Lake, Udai Sagar and Swaroop Sagar Lakes which are famous for their pristine beauty.

Lake Palace : The Lake Palace is commonly known as Jag Niwas and it is situated on a small island in the middle of Pichola Lake. The entire palace is built with marble stone only. Lake Palace was built in three years and was opened in 1746.

Jag Mandir : Jag Mandir is also an island in the Lake Pichola where you will find a picturesque garden. The garden's palace is historically important because Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan once took shelter here while rising up against his father.

City Palace : The City Palace is one of the most elegant palace of the city with extra-ordinary mirror works inside it. The palace was built by the king of Mewar. There is a museum inside the palace.

Sajjangarh Fort or the Monsoon Palace : Sajjangarh Fort palace was established by Maharana Sajjan Singh in 1884. The palace is located on top of the hill and you will get a sensuous view of the city from there. As the palace looks most beautiful in the rainy season it is also called as Monsoon Palace.

Another attraction is the Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary situated within a close proximity to the Monsoon Palace. The king used to go for hunting in the dense forest in the past.

There are other points of entertainment at Udaipur for the people who are interested in performing arts, such as :

Meera Kala Mandir in Udaipur : Meera Kala Mandir is a cultural center for dance and music. The organization promotes specially the classical music and dance of India.

Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandal : This is a museum of Indian regional arts and culture. Here costumes, ornaments, masks, toys, puppets, paintings musical instruments of rural and tribal communities are on display. Puppet shows are also held in the open air auditorium here.

You can also spend time by watching movies in any of the cinema halls in Udaipur. Chetak, Swapnalok, Ashoka, Paras and Picture Pole are notable among them. Chetak is situated in Chetak Circle and Ashoka and Picture Pole are in Surajpole area of the city.

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