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Vacation in Rajasthan - Chittaurgarh
Chittaurgarh
General
Information :
Area : 6.5 sq. kms.
Clothing: Summer
: Light Tropicals Winter : Woolens
Season: Winter : Oct. - March Summer : April - June
Language: Rajasthani,
Hindi & English
The most romantic name in Rajasthan is
Chittaur. Chittaur in more than a ruined citadel; it is a symbol. It stands
for all that was brave, true and noble in the Rajput tradition. Chittaur was
attacked three times and on each occasion the rite of Jauhar was performed.
The first was in 1303 when Allauddin Khilji, Sultan of Delhi coveted the
famous Rajput beauty Rani Padmini whose face he had seen reflecting on a
mirror. Padmini led the Jauhar rather than submit to dishonour. The second
was in 1533 AD when the Sultan of Gujarat attacked Bikramjeet of Chittaur.
Rani Karmavati, a Bundi Princess at the Jauhar in which many women and
children perished. Her own infant son, Udai Singh, was smuggled out of Bundi
to preserve the line. Udai Singh returned as a child to Chittaur but his was
an adventurous childhood. Udai Singh lined to inherit the throne of
Chittaur. But his traumatic childhood had taught him that discretion was
certainly to be preferred to velour. So when in 1567 AD, Mughal Emperor
Akbar besieged Chittaur, Udai Singh escaped leaving its defence to two
sixteen-year-old heroes, Jaimal of Bednore and Patta of Kelwa. They died in
true Rajput tradition after the jauhar had been proclaimed and Akbar;
takingno chances razed the Fort to rubble. Chittaur was never inhabited
again. But his son Rana Pratap could not forget that it was Udai who had
lost Chittaur.
Shopping
The handicraft
items made in this region, especially the wooden toys from Bassi village
near Chittaurgarh, are quite popular. The main shopping areas in the city
are Sadar Bazar, Rana Sanga Market, New Cloth Market, Fort Road Market,
Gandhi Chowk and Station Circle.
Travel Information
Air: Nearest
airport - Dabok, Udaipur (90 kms) Indian Airlines - City Office, Delhi Gate,
Udaipur
Rail: Well connected by rail with direct trains
from Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur, Khandwa, Indore, Ratlam,
Mandsore, Kota, Bundi, Kachiguda, Agra, Haridwar, Dehradun etc.
Road: The town is well connected by road also and bus services for Udaipur,
Ahmedabad, Mt.Abu, Sirohi, Jalore, Jodhpur, Dungarpur, Banswara, Bundi,
Kota, Rawatbhata, Baran, Ajmer, Jaipur, Pratapgarh, Ratlam, Indore, Tonk,
Nathdwara, Jhalawar, etc. are available.
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Road
Distances:
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| Ajmer : |
187 kms |
| Bassi : |
20 kms |
| Bijaipur : |
40 kms |
| Bundi : |
140 kms |
| Jodhpur : |
240 kms |
| Udaipur : |
113 kms |
| Ranakpur : |
200 kms |
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