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| WEL COME TO UDAIPUR CITY GUIDE... |
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| Udaipur City Profile: |
| Area of Udaipur City : |
Elevation (AMSL), 598 m (1,962 ft) |
| State: |
Rajasthan |
| Code: |
+0294 |
| Time zone: |
IST (UTC+5:30) |
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Climate:
The climate of Udaipur is tropical with the mercury staying between a maximum of 42.3°C and a minimum of 28.8°C during summers.
Winters are a little cold with the maximum temperature rising to 28.8°C and the minimum dipping to 2.5°C. |
Best Season to Visit Udaipur
The summers are very hot and winters are very cold but the temperature doesn't get high. so the best season is to visit Udaipur is in between of October to April. |
Udaipur Introduction
The "City of Sunrise," often described as the most romantic city in India, was built around four lakes, the placid blue waters reflecting ethereal white palaces and temples, beyond which shimmer the distant Aravalli Hills. Udaipur has a real sense of space and peace, and the city is mercifully free of the kind of intense capitalist hucksterism that so marks the Indian street experience. |
History
Udaipur was the capital of the Rajput kingdom of Mewar, ruled by Ranawats & other 23 branches of the Sisodia clan. The founder of Udaipur was Rana Udai Singh. The ancient capital of Mewar was Chittor or Chittorgarh, located on the Banas River northeast of Udaipur. Legend has it that Maharana Udai Singh came upon a hermit while hunting in the foothills of the Aravalli Range. The hermit blessed the king and asked him to build a palace on the spot and it would be well protected. Udai Singh established a residence there. In 1568 the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Chittor, and Udai Singh moved the capital to the site of his residence, which became the city of Udaipur. As the Mughal empire weakened, the Sisodia ranas, and later maharanas, reasserted their independence and recaptured most of Mewar except the fort of Chittor. Udaipur remained the capital of the state, which became a princely state of British India in 1818. After India's Independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Udaipur acceded to the Government of India, and Mewar was integrated into India's Rajasthan state. |
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| Distance from major cities |
| Udaipur - New Delhi |
597 Kms |
| Udaipur - Mumbai |
1051 Kms |
| Udaipur - Jaipur |
336 Kms |
| Udaipur - Jodhpur |
260 Kms |
| Udaipur - Jaisalmer |
285 Kms |
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HOW TO REACH
By Air : Udaipur has a good network of air services linking it to from New Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad and Mumbai. Nearest airport is Dabok Airport, which is 21 km from the city centre.
By Train : It is well connected to and from all the major cities of India such as Chittrogarh, Ajmer, Jaipur and Delhi by trains. Palace On Wheels is a major attraction of course. The railway station is 4 km from the heart of the city.
By Road : The roads are smooth and link Udaipur to various major cities of India such as Delhi, Jaipur, Chittrogarh, Ahmedabad, Ajmer, Indore, Kota, Mount Abu and Mumbai. Thus, there are bus services to and from Gujarat, Delhi and major cities of Rajasthan that end at the bus terminal, 2 km from the railway station. |
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