5 PLACES TO VISIT DURING MONSOONS IN UDAIPUR

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.    - By Langston Hughes

Needless to say this, but Udaipur already has a lot for its visitors every single season of the year, but there is definitely something about rains that is so magical and mesmerizing that you cannot resist the sight of raindrops falling and rolling through your window panes while you gaze outside and see powerful and majestic lakes and mountains both at the same time and kiss the sight of sun going gradually into the blues of the lakes and that exactly friends is the time when you bow down to the almighty and be grateful for his artistic creativity as the sound of nearby enchanting prayers and azaan amaze act as a music to the ears.

All this described above is not just the words written but the actual picture of the CITY OF LAKES – UDAIPUR especially during the rainy season when the showers of blessings fall on and around you. There is not a single corner of Udaipur is does not give bright shades of colours during monsoons but still the places listed below are the top 5 places which you should spare time for and come and visit in Udaipur before the rains cease to fall.

1 – THE MONSOON PALACE (SAJJANGARH)

Just as the name suggests, the Monsoon Palace more commonly known as the Sajjangarh Palace in Udaipur stands totally on its name and is one of the favourite places for the locals during monsoons as well as it is centre of attraction for the tourists as well.

Maharana Sajjan Singh built this fairy-tale palace in the late 19^th century initially as a hunting lodge 3100 mtr above sea level but later on just like any other person would have, he got mesmerized by this palatial beauty and decided to use it as a place to visit especially during monsoons just so as to enjoy the abode of clouds coming on top of the Monsoon Palace during Monsoons.

At the foot of the hill we can see the widely spread  Sajjan Garh Wildlife Sanctuary. A good way to visit is with the daily sunset jaunt in a minivan. However, there is a charge for entering the wildlife park and the Monsoon Palace as well but no amount of currency can beat the mesmerizing feel you get when you reach the top with your darling, see the sun gradually meeting up with the colours of the sky and waters at the same time and below your feet would be the grand and royal CITY OF LAKES – UDAIPUR waiting with open arms stretched out for your intellectual and spiritual freedom.

2 – PANNA BOAT MUSEUM

Located in the Goverdhan Sagar lake of Udaipur, Panna Boat Museum is nothing like a museum as such but moreover it is an epitome created in the memory of PANNA DHAY who sacrificed her son to save the royal  blood of Mewar, Maharana Pratap and also is responsible for the glory of Mewar for which it is very well known now.

Panna Boat Museum deserves special attention from the local crowds as well as from the tourists who can come to visit it in whichever way they like be it like a museum or like an architectural marvel as the museum is boat shaped and built on the banks of the Goverdhan Sagar lake in Udaipur or like a person who is very much interested in the history and its tragedies while enjoying the scenic beauty and picturesque location nearby.

Inaugurated in the year 2014, PANNA BOAT MUSEUM is a contemporary museum has manifold purposes - to curate and preserve, to research, and to reach out to the public. It will challenge you  and ask you to question your postulation about the past or the world around you.

3 – NEEMUCH MATA TEMPLE

Sometimes we should communicate our gratefulness for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's tone. And what can be a better time of doing so when there are showers of blessings falling all around you with a tint of godliness surrounding you in the amazingly placed NEEMUCH MATA temple in Udaipur. This memorial is dedicated to Neemuch Mata Devi. There is also a statue of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha and three west-facing lions made of rock. The temple is located on the top of a green hill in Udaipur and leaves everyone spellbound with the aerial view of the city of lakes – Udaipur.

This landscape is quite rare to find anywhere else but in Udaipur as it always has been magical so is the Vaishno -Devi of Udaipur – The Neemuch Mata Temple. The temple and the stone idol is well-known to have a bond with a Neem tree which gives it the unique name NEEMUCH. It is believed that one who visits the temple recurrently will never get any skin problems due to the divine soul of the tree.

For reaching Neemuch Mata  temple you would have to ascend the colossal height of 850 meters and can only reach the peak if on foot. Both the stairs and pathway is available to walk up. The complete way is covered with innate peak forest and lush foliage which makes the tough journey easily accessible. The hard-hitting walk and fresh natural air helps people keep fit. The feel you get when you are at the top of hill is unmatched, and the whole of Udaipur under your feet and the pure and life giving aura of the space.

4 – NEHRU GARDEN

“When you grow up on an island, what matters is how you stand to the sea.”

Indeed when you stand in front of the exotic NEHRU PARK located in the Fatehsagar Lake of Udaipur. The City of Lakes Udaipur is sanctified to have quaint gardens with an exceptional theme these gardens turn out to be a great location for those who are looking for a casual sunny day out.

The majestic and one of a kind NEHRU PARK in Udaipur stands in the middle of the Fatehsagar Lake and spreads through approximately 41 acres with a lily pond in the middle and a huge tall enormous fountain. The cutest thing about the garden is that it owns a water pathway which can be crossed through tiny walk-able stepping stones.

Anyone who visits the Fatehsagar Lake cannot resist the beauty of NEHRU PARK and goes for a boat-ride from Fatehsagar to Nehru Park which adds to the beauty of the lake and moreover enhances the beauty of the Udaipur City.

5 – KARNI MATA ROPEWAY

“Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.”

By  Dag Hammarskjold

This statement stands as true as the thought which strikes your mind first when you enter the city of lakes Udaipur. Udaipur has so far not just offered the best of the locations, but is also excelling in terms of those places which are as good as heaven during monsoon and are totally cost-free to visit. One of such places is the KARNI MATA ROPEWAY in Udaipur which swings you through the lush green valley of Udaipur slowly and gradually as you enjoy the beautiful scenery of the surrounding area in a glass-packed cabin with your favourite person.

The KARNI MATA ROPEWAY in Udaipur starts from the famous and beautiful DOODH TALAI MUSICAL FOUNTAIN GARDEN and swings you through the lush valleys overlooking the whole city of Udaipur and places you at the KARNI MATA TEMPLE on the other end of the valley leaving you mesmerized with the greenery of the White City of Lakes – Udaipur.

The KARNI MATA ROPEWAY is extremely cost effective and avails you to either take a seat with a stranger making new connections or with your own company in a glass-packed cabin hanging and swinging from one end to the other.