My post “Reflections in Lake Pichola, Udaipur” in response to last week’s Photo Challenge “Reflecting ” was so well-received that I decided to do another post with a series of pictures from Udaipur for this week’s photo Challenge “Heritage”
The City of Lakes, Udaipur, does not only have many beautiful lakes but it also has a lot of culture and heritage to offer. City Palace on the east bank of lake Pichola is the best place to go for a small peak into the rich heritage of Mewar Dynasty. The construction of this palace began in 1553 and over 400 years many rulers from Mewar Dynasty made their additions to it. Now a major part of it has been turned into a museum which is open to the public.
As you know, I was in Udaipur with my psychotic friend. She wanted to roam in the market, she is not the museum kind. Although the Udaipur market is an experience in itself, I told her I will go to the museum and join her later.
The palace was so beautiful and grand from the outside, colorful and vibrant from the inside. Such intricate details and beautiful colors, It was dripping of art. Every chamber, every door, every window was a work of art. It was breathtaking how royal and magnificent every corner of the palace looked.
The Museum displayed some original and some replicas of things from that time, and it was mesmerizing for someone like me, who has always felt nostalgic for times she has never seen. It was fascinating being in the Palace and imagining the stories it has seen. Imagining how people, kings, and queens lived there and what that life must have been like. I am convinced that I have more comfort now than they did in that time because of the lack of technology then, but the grandeur of that place, that life, was almost overwhelming.
When I left the place to go to the market I felt like I had seen a lifetime in that afternoon. A lifetime in a time so strange and so long ago, I was a part of that life, may be just a spectator but I saw it, I was there. I was a part of that heritage, and now it was a part of me.
I can’t believe, I never liked history back in school. Faded pictures of places and people in black and white, could never do justice to the grand tales those pages tried to tell us back then.
Love,
N
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May 19, 2017 at 11:46 am
Beautiful photos! Such empty rooms, like a palace where the princess is asleep.
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May 19, 2017 at 11:55 am
That’s beautiful. 🙂
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May 19, 2017 at 11:52 am
N, your pics are beautiful, your post is even better.
I kinda have weird feelings in me right now. The part when you were talking about how the same walls would’ve seen the living king, it kind of changed my perspective of how I see museums!
Thank you!
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May 19, 2017 at 11:57 am
Thank you Ket. That’s the best feedback. I felt exactly that when I was there, to think my post made you feel that way is something.
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May 21, 2017 at 4:34 am
It’s the way you write. Love it! ^_^
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May 21, 2017 at 6:28 am
Thank you Ket!! You made my Sunday. 🙂
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May 21, 2017 at 6:31 am
:’)
LOVE IT WHEN YOU SAY THAT
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May 21, 2017 at 6:32 am
🙂
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May 20, 2017 at 3:46 pm
I’ve looked at the pic several times. It’s an interesting framing of the city line.
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May 20, 2017 at 5:42 pm
Thank you Jim. At that time I didn’t know I will ever post them, It was just to create meomries.
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May 20, 2017 at 7:14 pm
Great pictures! Now I wanna visit too 🙂
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May 21, 2017 at 3:34 am
Thank you!!
You should, let me know when ever you plan a trip to India, there are so many great places to visit. 🙂
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May 21, 2017 at 8:37 pm
Will definitely do 🙂
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May 22, 2017 at 4:38 pm
Check my blog you will find interesting stuff you can see in India! 🙂
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May 22, 2017 at 7:14 pm
Thanks Raj 🙂
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May 22, 2017 at 4:37 pm
Lovey blog and interesting narration, fantastic pictures, you have everything needed in a blog!
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May 22, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Thank you! That’s very encouraging.
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May 22, 2017 at 4:44 pm
My pleasure!
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June 5, 2017 at 5:37 pm
Lovely pictures…
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June 5, 2017 at 10:08 pm
Thank you! 🙂
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June 8, 2017 at 3:49 pm
The pictures are taken really well. And the way you talk about how you imagine the lives of kings and the royal families during those times while visiting a museum, I also do the same. It’s creates a sense of unusual thrill. 😊
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June 8, 2017 at 5:23 pm
Yeah it really does!! Thank you for stopping by and sharing that. 🙂
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June 15, 2017 at 5:35 am
Beautiful photos – I love old cultures 🙂
Thanks for sharing, dear friend 🙂
Have a great day
Didi
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June 15, 2017 at 2:47 pm
Thank you for the encouragement! Means a lot. You too, have a great day.
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July 10, 2017 at 7:27 pm
Wonderful clicks but here’s a little unconventional take on Udaipur or rather a brisk journey through Udaipur with some unlisted & interesting findings !
https://the-passport-souls.travel.blog/2017/07/10/an-unconventional-take-on-the-city-of-lakes-udaipur/
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July 14, 2017 at 9:05 am
Thank you, I will check it out right away.
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