Monsoon Palace Sajjangarh Fort Udaipur
Under the direction of Maharana Sajjan Singh, work on the Monsoon Palace/Sajjangarh Fort & Palace began. Maharana Sajjan Singh was a prominent Mewar dynasty thinker, inventor, and short-lived monarch. Even though he was briefly in power for ten years (1874 to 1884), he significantly contributed to upholding and sustaining the prestige and culture of Udaipur City. His civic efforts included building roads, dams, water supplies, and other infrastructure.
In the nineteenth century, under the reign of Maharana Sajjan Singh, Udaipur was hailed as India's second municipality. The Maharana received the honorific title "Grand Commander of the Star of India" from Lord Ripon in November 1881, on the occasion of Queen Victoria's coronation.
Architecture
Sajjangarh Palace is a white marble fort on a Bansdara peak of the Aravalli hills. This is a magnificent sight rising 310 feet above the sea level. Maharana Sajjan Singh had intended for the Palace to have nine floors, but since the King passed away suddenly, the design was abandoned. But his successor, Maharana Fateh Singh, finished it later. The Sajjangarh Palace was utilised by the Royal family as a hunting lodge and a place to see the monsoon clouds, earning it the nickname Monsoon Palace.
The marble pillars that support the Fort's foundation are intricately carved with floral and leafy designs. There is a big and huge court in the centre. It includes a number of rooms and quarters. Lime Mortar plasters the walls of the palace. There are numerous soldiers protecting the fort on tall towers. The wonderful works of Rajasthani architecture that surround the palaces are the domes, fountains, and jharokhas.
Featured in
Sajjangarh Palace is not just a magnificent Mewari-style building but also a popular Udaipur tourist site. Sajjangarh Palace has also been in a well-known 007 film. In the 1983 Roger Moore film Octopussy, it plays the role of the home of the main antagonist. Several sequences, including combat in the courtyard, were filmed on the property.
Things to do
1. If you enjoy history, you can continue and take in the scene. You may take a tour of the mountainous area and sample some of the traditional cuisine in Udaipur.
2. The Chittorgarh Palace is the ideal location to learn about popular folk literature.
3. You can take your kids to a neighboring animal refuge to spend some quality time together.
4. In the Rajasthani city of Udaipur, souvenir shopping is a necessity.
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Entry fee |
An Indian must pay INR 10 to enter the Monsoon Palace, whereas foreigners must pay INR 80. You must pay INR 20 and INR 65, respectively, if you enter in a vehicle or an auto rickshaw. |
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Timings |
Every day of the week from 8 AM to 6 PM, the Monsoon Palace is open for business. |
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How to reach |
There are transportations like taxis, autos and mini-vans to take you along the zig-zig pathways of the palace.To transport customers up the 4 km of road to the gate of the Sajjangarh Sanctuary. The rickshaws and taxis charge about INR 200. There are several public and private transportation options available from the nearby city of Udaipur, which is only 5 miles away, to bring you there. |
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Nearby attractions |
Sajjangarh Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to a variety of native and exotic flora and animals, surrounds the Monsoon Palace. Thick forests that are part of the sanctuary cover the slopes of the hill on top of which the palace is located. The palace functioned as the royal family of Mewar's hunting lodge when these regions were still their preferred hunting grounds. Whether you go on a hike or a safari, there's a good chance you'll come across some of the forest's wild inhabitants, including tigers, panthers, jackals, nilgais, sambhar and barking deer, hyenas, wild boars, and many bird species. |
