Jag mandir
This is the other island palace in Lake Pichola, which
was constructed by Maharana Karan Singh as a hideout
for Prince Khurram the estranged son of Emperor Jehangir
the implacable foe of the Maharana. The reason for the
aid was that the prince was the son of a Rajput mother.
It is also said that Shah Jahan [prince Khurram] derived
some of these ideas for the Taj Mahal from this palace
when he stayed there in 1623-24. The island has some
striking carving including a row of elephants that looks
as though they are guarding the island. The exquisitely
carved chhatri in grey and blue stone is another example.
Jagdish Mandir
Built by Maharana Jagat Singh I in 1651 the temple
enshrines a black stone image of Lard Vishnu. There
is a brass image of Garuda the Lord bird carrier. The
exterior and the plinth are covered with base relief
of alligators; elephants, horsemen and celestial musicians
rise in tiers. Chanting, bells and music can be heard
throughout the day. It is the largest and most splendid
temple of Udaipur.
Eklingji
A RELIGIOUS COMPLEX Northern region of Mewar (22 Kms)
It houses 108 temples chiselled out of sandstone and
marble,
this temple of Eklingji was built in 734 AD. Enclosed
by high walls, it is devoted to Eklingji (A form of
Shiv Deity adored under the epithet of EKLINGA).
One of the prominent deity of the Maharanas of Mewar,
worshiped as Mahadeva Chaumukhi,the quadriform divinity,
represented by a bust with four faces., it has an ornate
Man dap [ A pillared hall ] and the huge pyramidal roof
composed of hundreds of knots very vividly carved and
finely decorated with the coloured stones. Before the
entrance in the main temple there is a beautifully sculpted
huge Nandi [ the sacred brazen bull who is the loyal
steed of Lord Shiva and has his altar attached to all
his shrines.
The temple of EKLINGJI was constructed roughly in between
the Uda- Nath route, with the hills towering around
it and abundant small springs of water where more or
less every tourist takes a break. And locals pay homage
through out the whole year.The Belief is such.
Shree Nath Ji- Nathdwara
Nathdwara lies 48 kms from Udaipur and literally means
the gateway to the Lord. This great Vaishnavite shrine
was built in the 17th century on spot exactly defined
by the Lord himself. The legends have it that the image
of the Lord Krishna was being transferred to safer place
from Vrindaban to protect it from the destructive wrath
of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. The image when it reached
the spot it vehicle the bullock carts wheel sank axel
deep in mud and refused to move further. The accompanying
priest realised that this was lord's chose spot and
the image did not want to travel any further. Accordingly
a Temple was built here.
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