Time: 9.00 am to 1.00 pm. City Sightseeing visiting the City Palace,
Jagdish Temple, Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir, Sahelion - ki-Bari,
Fatehsagar Lake, Pratap Smarak, Sajjan Niwas Garden, Museum ,
zoo return to Hotel after city drive.
Eklingji:
A RELIGIOUS COMPLEX Northern region of Mewar (22 Kms)
It houses 108 temples chiselled out of sandstone
and marble,
this temple of Eklingji was built in 734 AD. Enclosed by high walls,
it is devoted to Eklingji (A form of Shiv Deity
adored under the epithet of EKLINGA).
One of the prominent deity of the Maharanas of Mewar, worshiped as
Mahadeva Chaumukhi,the quadriform divinity, represented by a bust
with four faces., it has an ornate Man dap
[ A pillared hall
] and the huge pyramidal roof composed of
hundreds of knots very vividly carved and finely decorated with the
coloured stones. Before the entrance in the main temple there is a
beautifully sculpted huge Nandi [ the
sacred brazen bull who is the loyal steed of Lord Shiva and has his
altar attached to all his shrines.
The temple of EKLINGJI was constructed
roughly in between the Uda- Nath route, with the hills towering
around it and abundant small springs of water where more or less
every tourist takes a break. And locals pay homage through
out the whole year.The Belief is such.
Haldighati:
The extensive terra firma, towards the south west of Nathdwara,
this historical site witnessed the great legendry battle fought
between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Emperor -Akbar in 1576 AD.
The vast terrain that was supposedly covered with blood (the sand
turned Red in colour) evokes a chill in the spine till date and
envelopes a feel of nostalgia, this was the place where the heroic
Chetak the gallant charger with his dedicated loyalty towards his
chivalrous master (the Maharana Pratap) proved his worth by
co-operating till his last breath. A 'Chhatri' with delicate white
marble is dedicated both to the indomitable hero and his loyal
charger, is note worthy. A jeep drive to this place is rather
interesting.
Nathdwara
Nathdwara lies 48 kms from Udaipur and literally means the gateway
to the Lord. This great Vaishnavite shrine was built in the 17th
century on spot exactly defined by the Lord himself. The legends
have it that the image of the Lord Krishna was being transferred to
safer place from Vrindaban to protect it from the destructive wrath
of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The image when it reached the spot
it vehicle the bullock carts wheel sank axel deep in mud and refused
to move further. The accompanying priest realised that this was
lord's chose spot and the image did not want to travel any further.
Accordingly a Temple was built here.
