Taragarh Fort, Bundi

Girded by the Aravalli hills, Bundi's Taragarh fort and the palace complex at its base are among the most romantic sights of Rajasthan. Set within the horse-shoe shaped fold of the hills, and with lakes and water reservoirs below, the fort stra-ddles the crest and offers invincible battlements that must have proved difficult to scale.

Bundi, ruled by the Hada Chauhans from the 13th century on, was given its fort in the mid-14 century, hewn out of the sandstone and basalt rock of the Aravallis here. It was here, too, that huge water reservoirs were created, since water was one of the most important resources when armies laid siege on a fort. It the Bundi Palace complex, reached from a ramp, are the several apartments part of such complexes in princely Rajasthan. However, Bundi has come to be well known for the very high quality of its wall paintings, and these can be seen in Chandra Mahal, and more particularly at the Chitrashala or picture gallery established by Rao Raja Umed Singh in the 18th century. These depict scences from the life of Krishna, and are unusual for their blue-green tints.

Bundi is 22 km from Kota town, and 206 km from Jaipur. Well linked by road, its most convenient railhead is Kota. Accommodation too is best at Kota.

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