The city of lakes, Aravali hills and scenic beauty.

Majestic view of the City Palace of Udaipur built on the Eastern Shore of Lake Phichhola. Udaipur is one of the most beautiful cities of India. Founded by Maharana Udaisingh and centered around three lakes against the backdrop of the lush Aravali range of hills and gleaming in its abundance of sight seeing places of historical and ethnic interest the city. The observatory is one of the very few centers of optical astronomy in the world and its location amidst Fateh Sagar Lake makes a grand spectacle for everyone.

This city is also very famous for paintings, wooden artwork and Kathputali (puppetry). Scattered around all directions, within the close vicinity, are other places of historical and cultural importance, which include places like Chittaurgarh, Mount Abu, Ranakpur, Srinathji, Jaisamand and many more

EKLINGJI TEMPLE
This temple, actually a complex of 108 small temples, lies in a remote, hilly gorges 14 miles north of Udaipur. Eklingi, an incarnation of Lord Shiva, was the tutelary deity of the Maharanas of Mewar. This temple is said to have been built in the 8th century by Bappa Rawal the first of the great Sisodia Kings, and rebuilt in the 15th century. The main temple is of an unusual design built of marble, it has a clustered, carved tower and a mandap roofed with a pyramid of miniature architectural motifs. Inside is the main four-faced Eklingji image, carved in black marble. Outside the main sanctuary is a large statue of Bappa Rawal standing beside Nandi, Lord Shiva's bull. According to legend, Allaudin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi attacked the temple in the late 13th century and struck this Nandi idol with his mace. Out of its hollow interior a swarm of angry bees emerged and attacked the Sultan, forcing him to call off his attack.