Chapter 287: Little Fairy in the Mountains

I'll go to the lake tomorrow to find a more suitable place to stay. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info went to the lake the next day and did see that there is a better location, better condition and good price, but the companions were too lazy to move and stayed here for two nights. After checking in, go to the open-air restaurant on the roof of the hotel for dinner, Indian food, quite delicious.

The key is that you can eat while watching the light show of the Old Royal Palace City Palace, which is not far away. 16~126 Udaipur Day Tour Today is the 16th day of travel to India, and the first day in Udaipur is more than half of the total itinerary. Plan to stay in Udaipur for 4 days, one of which will go to Bundi. In the morning we visited the Haveli Museum.

Just near the hotel, you can go shopping and see the lake view, and in the afternoon visit the old palace of the city palace. Overnight stay at Udaipur Kairun Hotel. Wake up in the morning at the Kairun Hotel Udaipur and go up to the rooftop restaurant with your companions for breakfast. At that time, the eastern sky was a bright morning glow. Kairun Hotel Udaipur City Palace, the old royal palace of Udaipur.

Just a short distance to the southwest of the hotel where Xueluo and Liu Jingshu lived, you can see it clearly from the hotel's open-air restaurant. In the 16 days since they came to India, Xueluo and Liu Jingshu have seen at least eight castles. The standard western breakfast at the open-air restaurant of the Udaipur Kairun Hotel, this snowfall likes, is much better than the curry rice in India.

After breakfast, Xueluo and Liu Jingshu walked out of the hotel to see the first attraction of the day, and got acquainted with this white city while shopping. The streets of the old city are narrow, with many three-story buildings on both sides of the street, dense houses and high population density. People here wake up late in the morning, and the sun is already getting high.

There are still very few people on the streets. The white building in front is a small hotel, there are many such small hotels near the lake, the price is cheap, and there are many open-air sightseeing restaurants on the top floor, where you can eat and see the lake view. It was nine o'clock, and the shops on the street were opening their doors one after another.

Elephants can run alongside tuk-tuks on the streets, no one cares, and there are no traffic police on the streets here. The elephant riders begged for help next to the door. The first time a small donkey was seen in the territory of India. They carry such heavy masonry and live a hard life. Passing by a house, I saw two sheep tied to a small yard.

The sheep in India are taller than those in Xueluo and Liu Jingshu. The owners raise these sheep mainly for goat's milk, and the locals are basically vegetarians. Two children playing on the side of the street. Graffiti on the side of the street. On each side of the entrance of a small temple in Udaipur is a miniature painting of a horse on horseback.

Elephant riding figure. The painting style is delicate and the colors are bright. The above two paintings are imitations of the wall paintings in the palace, one on the left and right in front of the main entrance, one on a horse and an elephant, Xueluo wants to imply a stone lion at the door of Xueluo and Liu Jingshu's domestic mansion. However, it looks more auspicious than the stone lion's townhouse.

Wall paintings with a strong Rajasthani style. The painting is very delicate and colorful. A version of an elephant spelled out of a silk scarf on the glass of a small shop. A small floral relief on the white wall of the street, the simple lines outlined by a ray of light through the eaves, like a white elf sitting there. A peacock fan hanging in front of a small shop.

I regret not buying one to bring back, and it's beautiful to hang on the wall as a decoration. Black and white marble ornaments. Xueluo collected a black elephant's head, polished very delicately, with a jet-black shiny luster, and spent 850. A small shop selling musical instruments. You can see some of the simple musical instruments that the locals like to use.

A wood carving placed at the door of a shop. Xueluo likes the elephant head, but unfortunately it is too big and heavy to carry. Street food stalls. The cauldron is filled with rice curry, with some coriander leaves and red pomegranate boys. Curry is indispensable for Indian food. The deep-fried triangular pasta in the middle, called "" and breaded with curry and vegetable filling, is a common street snack in India.

At the crossroads, opposite the temple is a small hotel called the hotel, which is better than Xueluo and Liu Jingshu's house, and you can see the lake from above. It is a Hindu temple with a lot of love.

Located near an intersection not far from the northeast side. It was built in 1651 by the Mevar Domain, Jaggat Singh. The interior of the temple is for worshippers, there is nothing to see, and there are no photos to be taken. Its essence and the most eye-catching part is the white marble relief on the outside, which can be described as exquisite + beautiful, which is very worth seeing.

The entrance to the temple. Walk up the steep staircase to the main entrance of the temple. On each side of the steps of the entrance is a stone sculpture of a white marble elephant, similar in size to the real thing.

Raise your head and nose, quite imposing. Two stranded tusks are like two cannon barrels pointing forward. When you enter the main entrance of the temple, the first thing that catches your eye is this white marble pavilion covered in beautiful reliefs. Xue Luo admits that he was not prepared for such a beautiful marble relief in this temple.

Once faced suddenly, there was a bit of a trance as if I had entered a palace by mistake. Yes, the marble reliefs of this temple are definitely comparable to those of any royal palace that I have seen before. Whether it's people, elephants, or flowers, they are all meticulously carved on the white marble wall in front of you.

It shows a delicate texture like a tooth carving and a creamy luster like cream. The characters are well-proportioned, with different shapes, vivid expressions, strong three-dimensionality, and a full sense of dynamics. The main building is entirely made of white marble, and the exterior is covered with exquisite reliefs, each of which can be seen to have been carefully polished to perfection.

At each corner of the eaves above the building, there is a stone sculpture of an elephant. The temple can be accessed, shoes must be removed, and photography is not allowed inside. Actually, there's nothing to shoot inside. The attraction is far less than the relief outside. The other building is also made of white marble and has a beautiful relief. Lifelike statues of people.

Pay attention to the mythical beast hidden between the cracks, with a strange expression. The fairy playing the flute on the right is about to come out with a vivid posture and form. Relief statue of a Hindu god. Brahma, who is in charge of birth, Vishnu, who is in charge of guardianship, Shiva, who is in charge of destruction and creation. Most Hindu temples are dedicated to these three main gods.

In addition, Ganesha, the god Ganesha, who appears more frequently, and Indra Shakti. Relief statue of a Hindu god. Relief statue of a Hindu god. Relief statue of a Hindu god. This Ganesus has a big belly and is cute. The statue of the goddess is like a man, with a face like a man and a body like a woman. Two groups of stone carvings of mythical beasts and gods.

The expressions of the divine beasts are richer than those of humans, as if they are hidden mysteries. This large row of fairy reliefs is the most exquisite group of temples, huge arrays, standing on the lotus platform and dancing wonderfully, seeing the momentum in the beautiful posture. The posture and movement of each statue are different, changing and dynamic, as if they are about to rush out of the wall at any time to come alive.

White Marble Relief: Elephant-led fairy dancing gif, dancing and playing. In the middle is the great god Vishnu. Although it is a god, it is actually a scene of the life of a mythical land lord. Dance fairy. These fairies with thick eyebrows and big eyes are at the level of dancing gods. The fairy dances and feeds the parrots.

Men's Dance Band. The wind musician in the middle has a rich expression. Above is a group of jugglers, and below is a figure of a samurai riding a horse. Layers of rather intricate marble reliefs. The first level is a fairy dancing on a lotus platform, the second is a god-man who resembles a life scene, the third group is a samurai on horseback, and the fourth group is an elephant.

At the bottom is the head of the beast. A man of God who can carry the universe. The old man riding the elephant and the elephant under him are all angry. The top of the temple tower is embossed with a treasure building. Leisurely temple keepers, leisurely temple keepers come here to leave footprints. Formerly the private residence of Prime Minister Bagor of the Mewar dynasty, it is now a museum with exhibits in the style of the Haveli Palace.

Restoration of the Prime Minister's living quarters, weapons, daily necessities, murals, etc. Every night at 19:00 there is a small local folk dance show. After that, a short walk along the side street to the left, there is an alley to the lakeside Lal Pier, which is on the south side of the lakeside pier. It was once the official residence of a prime minister of the Mewar dynasty and is typical of the Haveli Palace-style building.

Now, it's a small museum to visit. Due to its secluded location in the alleys, it is not a must-see sight, and there are not many tourists who come here to visit. The museum was barely mentioned in some of the usual travel guides, so it wasn't in Xueluo and Liu Jingshu's plans, but they had already walked up to it and went in to have a look.

The walls on both sides of the entrance are inlaid with red sandstone reliefs, which reflect scenes of local folk life. It looks like it was newly made to coincide with the opening of the museum, and it doesn't look like an old object. Floral reliefs on the walls of the main building. Openwork stone carved windows on the walls of the main building. Hollow stone carvings with floral motifs on the walls.

Marble carved lookout. The surface is attached to the carved marble window with glazed inlays. A peacock mosaic made of colored glass and colored rough stones. It is supposed to be a facsimile of a peacock mosaic in the royal palace. Marble floral mosaic made of colored glass and colored rough stones. The mosaic is exquisitely and beautifully done.

Marble carved doorways and shrines. Inside the shrine hangs a portrait of Lord Ganesha. This stained window is really beautiful, and the hollow stone carved window grilles are inlaid with multicolored glass from Europe. Openwork stone windows and doors in the building. Stained windows. This object, which most people believe will interpret as a flag, is actually a cloth fan, and its purpose can be seen in a painting.

The attendant stood beside the prince, holding the fan rod and rotating it constantly, obtaining the effect of cooling the fan. The original appearance of the dilapidated interior before the renovation has been deliberately preserved. A prime minister's private residence also set up the Mirror Palace, and most of the castle palaces seen earlier have a "Mirror Palace" decorated with countless colored pieces, which is used as a luxurious reception room for the princes of the earth to receive private guests.

There are also here, but the decoration is of a worse grade. The porcelain tiles pasted on the wall are all black color, and the reflection is a little dazzling. The inside of the Mirror Palace. In the middle, there is a relatively large porcelain tile and a mosaic of a palace maid made of colored rough stones. There are also a few smaller ones on the side. Mosaics of palace maids. Start by carving a groove pattern on the white marble.

Then use porcelain tiles and colored rough stones to inlay it. Coloured recessed windows in the Palace of Mirrors. The windows are inlaid with stained glazed glass, surrounded by colored porcelain tiles. At the base of the lower wall, there is a group portrait mural painted in red tones around the interior. Living room. Living room. Antiques and other exhibits from a private collection, weapons on display, musical instruments on display, and kitchenware on display.

Various headwraps around the heads of Rajasthani men. Such a big headcloth is very heavy to wear. The mural at the entrance of the exhibition hall with a sun motif made of shields and arrows. The frescoes depict the fierce battles between the Mewar army and the invaders, and the Mevar Tuvassal compares himself to the sun.

Call the Mewar dynasty the Sun Dynasty. In the royal palaces of some of the smaller Rajput dynasties in Rajasthan, there are many murals depicting war scenes, which fully show the history of these small kingdoms that have been fighting each other for turf for thousands of years. In addition to the intra-ethnic rivalries, there was also the Islamic army with the Mughals.

and the war of the British colonial army armed with guns. The wars between the peoples were won and lost, and the territory was won and lost, but the wars with the Mughals and the British were lost badly, and they were forced to condescend to the status of second-class vassal kings. Portrait of the four vassal kings of the Mewar dynasty.

Old frescoes, old frescoes, old frescoes, old frescoes, photos of palace maids in recent years. Figures reflecting court life on display are statues of guards standing in the exhibition room. Life-size size, you'll be shocked when you see it. A few portraits taken in a museum. It is located on a high ground on the eastern shore of Lake Pichola in the old town of Udaipur.

Built in the 17th ~ 18th century in the Mughal era, it is the royal palace of the Mewar Dynasty that was chased by the Mughal Akbar the Great and moved from Gidolgarh in the east. The white marble building resembles a large white ship moored on the lake. The colors of the surrounding buildings have also been imitated in white tones, and the name of Udaipur "White City" was brought from here.

At present, part of the palace building has been opened to the public as a palace museum, some of the buildings are operated as hotels, and some of the buildings are inherited and used by the prince as private residences. It doesn't feel worth it. The Old Palace of Udaipur is located on the shores of Lake Pichola.

A white marble building that turns the whole city white. This is the northern entrance to the royal palace, and there is also a southern entrance to the lake to the south. The north entrance is close to the Palace Museum, and the south entrance is close to the Royal Court and the Crystal Corridor. An old cannon placed in front of the gates of the royal palace.

The palace building, when viewed from the outside, is not as grand and elaborate as the decorations of the Mehrangar Fort in Jodhpur and the Amber Fort in Jaipur. But because of the lake, it has a different flavor. The façade looks very simply decorated, and is not at all on a notch off the very delicate and beautiful reliefs of the Jodhbul Merangar Castle.

Slightly decorated cornices. The entrance to the palace building. The sun logo on it is shocking, but the wall is too plain. The coloured doorway on the steps is the entrance to the palace museum. The murals of equestrian and elephant riding on both sides of the entrance to the palace museum are genuine, and there are many copycats in the White City. Or this original version of the horse leaps strongly.