Tower of Victory, Chittorgarh Fort

Udaipur and Chittorgarh Fort

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September 8th 2013
Udaipur Udaipur is often called the most romantic city in India because of its marble lakeside palaces reflected in the still waters of the Lake Pichola. The magnificent City Palace has an unrivalled position, overlooking Lake Pichola, and boasts not just exquisite paintings but some stunning mosaics of peacocks and brilliantly mirrored bed chambers. Wall tiles from as far af ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more