Deogarh Mahal view from top walkway

March 4th 2016
The journey from Devi Garh to Deogarh was a mere 2 hours on good and relatively uncrowded roads – a first for this holiday! We detoured briefly en route to see Rajsamand Lake. At one end of the lake is a long earth embankment – not really a dam – erected in 1670 by the local ruler to celebrate a number of victories he had over Moghul Emperor Aurangzeb during his interminable wars against the ... read more

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Mike Fossey

I was interested to see the Deogarh Mahal as, although I never visited it, the young man whose education I supported many moons ago became the Executive Officer responsible for the municipal services in Deogarh. He was, of course, acquainted with the 'hotel' and its owner - and promised me a substantial discount there if I came to visit. Alas, my friend has now been promoted and moved elsewhere!

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