undi
is a charming little historic Rajasthani town having everything - impressive
fort, beautiful palaces and exotic colorful bazaars - minus all the tourist
hype. Bundi is still a virgin tourist spot. The town still seems
living in medieval ages and nothing seems to have changed in the past many
years. Bundi was the stronghold of Hara dynasty (Descendents of fire) since
1242 and has a history of fiercely fought independence till 1947.
While
driving through the highway to Kota the town of Bundi appears sunk in a pit
with the imposing Bundi Palace attentively guarding everything around. Of
all the fort-palaces of Rajasthan, the one of Bundi is most imposing. The
impressive palace houses "chittrashala", the collection of famous
Bundi murals. It is an open courtyard with gallery around a garden of
fountains, has splendid miniatures depicting scenes from the Radha-Krishna
story. Right on top of the hill is majestic Taragarh Fort, the interesting
fort is worth exploring for hours.
The fort has many reservoirs,
which are annually emptied flooding the streets leading down to the city.
Bundi is most famous for its baoris (stepwells) as there are many
impressive ones such as the Raniji ki Baori. There are many tanks and lakes
in and around Bundi that are worth a visit. The town's medieval looking
bazaars offer enormous photography opportunities.
The
84-pillared cenotaph is also worth a look and so is the beautiful
countryside around the town. The road towards Chittaurgarh is a complete
stretch of unexplored and untouched countryside, which promises many
surprises like rural bazaars and fairs on the way. On the route is
Bijoliyan, which once had 100 temples of which three ancient temples are
still surviving. 16 kilometers shorter is Menal having Shiva temples dating
back to the Gupta period. An impressive waterfall flows near the temples
during the monsoons.
The best feature about Bundi is that it is still not a popular
tourist attraction hence no official ways of sightseeing. The ideal way is
to explore the attractions on your own with no chance of being hassled!
;)
;)
While
driving through the highway to Kota the town of Bundi appears sunk in a pit
with the imposing Bundi Palace attentively guarding everything around. Of
all the fort-palaces of Rajasthan, the one of Bundi is most imposing. The
impressive palace houses "chittrashala", the collection of famous
Bundi murals. It is an open courtyard with gallery around a garden of
fountains, has splendid miniatures depicting scenes from the Radha-Krishna
story. Right on top of the hill is majestic Taragarh Fort, the interesting
fort is worth exploring for hours. The fort has many reservoirs,
which are annually emptied flooding the streets leading down to the city.;)
The
84-pillared cenotaph is also worth a look and so is the beautiful
countryside around the town. The road towards Chittaurgarh is a complete
stretch of unexplored and untouched countryside, which promises many
surprises like rural bazaars and fairs on the way. On the route is
Bijoliyan, which once had 100 temples of which three ancient temples are
still surviving. 16 kilometers shorter is Menal having Shiva temples dating
back to the Gupta period. An impressive waterfall flows near the temples
during the monsoons. 
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