Museums of Udaipur
Udaipur, a vision in white. A lovely land around the Azure water lakes and surrounded by the lush hills of the Aravails and known for its superb museums. I didn’t have enough time when I stayed at a hotel in Udaipur ,to see all the museums Udaipur had, but the handful I did managed to visit were amazing and unique, like the City Palace Museum, a palace preserved as a museum. I entered through Ganesh Deori, meaning the door of Lord Ganesh . The Palace displays a large and diverse array of artifacts. There is a huge collection of armoury, weapons and, my favorite, a lethal two-pronged swords.
That same day I managed to fit in Ahar Museum, located about 2 kms east of Udaipur. It’s a cluster of cenotaphs of the Maharanas of Mewar. About nineteen cenotaphs of Maharanas are creamated and buried there. The cenotaphs are not far from the Ahar Museum where they display a limited but very rare earthen pottery. The next day I made it to, which I didn’t think I’d enjoy but did and at the request of my husband,the Vintage Collection of Classic Car Museum. The collection is in the grounds of the Garden Hotel. It is comprised of a variety of classic and exquisitely rare transportation vehicles. Also, there are some vintage classics such as the Cadillac, the Chevrolet and the Morais.
After pleasing my husbands car fetish needs, we went to the Crystal Gallery to fulfill my love for anything crystal. The Gallery is located in Fateh Prakash Palace in the heart of Udaipur. It was created by the Maharana Sajjan Singhji. My breath was taken away with the beautiful precious crystal items on display which were purchased by the Maharana from all around the world. Even though we spent most of our time in the museums and galleries of Udaipur, we did manage to take in the beauty of this land of fairy tales, palaces and lakes.
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