Visit for Udaipur From Rajasthan, India.

Visited Places

• Forts And Palaces
• Museums
• Lakes
• Havelies
• City Palace
• Temples

Lakes

Pichola Lake is one of the most beautiful and picturesque lakes of Rajasthan, India. Located in the heart of the city, Pichola Lake is the oldest and one of the largest lakes of Udaipur. In 1362, the beautiful lake was built by Pichhu Banjara during the ruling period of Maharana Lakha. Talking about the dimensions of Pichhola Lake, it is extended to 3 miles in length, 2 miles in width and has depth of 30 feet.

In 1560, a year after Maharana Udai Singh II began building his new capital of Udaipur around the shore, he strengthened the dam and greatly enlarged the lake. Maharana Udai Singh II significantly distended the gorgeous Lake Pichhola as a defense measure, when he founded Udaipur.

Cradled amongst hills, gardens, havellis, temples and ghats, Lake Pichhola is the picturesque spotlight of Udaipur.

At the northern end of the lake is the old town with its ghats and ceremonial ghat where the Gangaur Festival was celebrated with fireworks and illuminations. The height of the dam is 15.24 m. in the Badi Pol area. Along its eastern shore sprawls the massive CITY PALACE. South of this is the hill known as MACHHALA MAGRA where part of the old city wall and the small fort of Eklinggarh can still be seen. Beyond this is the SHIKARBADI HOTEL, once the Khasi Odi, or hunting lodge, of the Maharanas. When full, Pichola Lake covers an area of almost 1.5 sq. km.

Rudyard Kipling mentioned this lake in his Letters of Marque (1899), \"If the Venetian owned the Pichola Lake, he might say with justice, `see it and die\'\". The beauty of Lake Pichola attracts people from all over the world. One can undeniably say for Pichola that once, if you see this lake, you would definitely fall in love with it. The mesmerizing beauty of Lake Pichola makes it worth visiting during your visit to Udaipur.

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