Welcome to Bundi

Bundi and Kota were once a single principality ruled by the Hada Chauhans, an offshoot of the famous clan of Chauhans who ruled Delhi and Ajmer. After the defeat of Prithvi Raj Chauhan by Sultan Mohammed Ghori in 1193, the Chauhan nobles sought sanctuary in Mewar. They were welcomed and proved allies to the Rana. Yet some young warriors ventured on their own, overpowered the Meena and Bhil tribals of the Chambal Valley and established the kingdom of Hadavati or Hadoti. Later two branches of the Hadas formed two separate states on either side of the Chambal. These were Kota and Bundi.

ACCESS

The nearest airport is Jaipur, which is 206 km away and Kota, which is 36 km away is the convenient railhead. Good road connections link Bundi with important places around.

PLACES OF INTEREST

Taragarh or the Star Fort, The Palace, Chitrashala, Chattar Mahal or Palace of Towers, Ratan Daulat, Nawal Sagar, Raniji-ki-Baori, Sukh Mahal, Phool Sagar, Shikar Burj, Shar Bagh, and the eighty- four Pillared Centotaph.

EXCURSIONS

Jait Sagar Lake (lake with a fleeting fountain, 3 km), Rameshwaram (the carved temple of Lord Shiva, 20 km), Keshoraipatan (temple on the bank of River Chambal, 45 km), Ramgarh Sanctuary (45 km), Bijolia (an old fort and a large temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, 50 km), Talwars (a fort, temple of Dhuoleshwar Mahadev and a wonderful waterfall, 53 km), Dugari (Ram Mandir within the fort containing vestiges of old wall paintings), and Indragarh (fort, palaces and temples. 77 km).