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Kumbhalgarh Tourism Guide
Kumbhalgarh Tourism GuideThe Mountain Fortress In The Wilderness
Cradled in a cluster of 13 mountain peaks of the Aravalli ranges, the formidable
medieval citadel - Kumbhalgarh stands a wary sentinel to the past. Rising from
a prominent ridge, 1914 meters high from the sea level, the fort was built in
by Maharana Kumbha (1419-63 AD) and is the principal fortification after Chittorgarh
lying 90-kms north-west of Udaipur. The massive fort, encompassed by a 36-km long
 wall,
has seven majestic gates and seven ramparts, one within the other. Rounded bastions
and soaring watchtowers strengthen the crenallated walls of the fort making it
an impregnable structure. Fascinating chambers are built on the western side of
the last gate - the 'Nimboo Pol'. According to history, the infant Udai Singh
was smuggled from Bundi and hidden in these chambers by his faithful maid Panna
Dai to save him from the murderous intentions of his uncles who desired the throne.Udai
Singh ascended the throne of Mewar with Kumbhalgarh as his residence and later
established Udaipur - the beautiful Lake City. Within the fort are many magnificent
palaces and an array of ruined temples.The most picturesque of the palaces is
the 'Badal Mahal 'or the palace of the cloud. The palace has got its name for
being the highest of all the structures. It offers a superb bird's eye view of
the countryside surrounding the fort as well as of other ruins within the fort.
The ancient ruins of the temples within the fort date back to the Mauryan period
built during the reign of the grandson of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka who belonged
to the Jain community. Most of the ruins in Kumbhalgarh are of the Jain temples
of various periods.
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