Bundi
Photo: Antoine Taveneaux (CC BY-SA 3.0)November: best1-2 daystown
Unhurried Hadoti town of stepwells, Taragarh Fort and the Chitrashala murals of the Bundi school of painting.
One or two slow days: the palace and Chitrashala, the climb to Taragarh, stepwells and lakes; easy to pair with Kota or Ranthambore.
November: Pleasant; peak season starts
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Things to do
- See the Chitrashala murals in the palace
- Climb to Taragarh Fort
- Visit Raniji ki Baori and the stepwells
- Walk around Nawal Sagar and Jait Sagar
- See Shikar Burj and Sukh Mahal
- Climb to the Bhim Burj bastion: Carry a stick—monkeys can be aggressive.
- See Rani Mahal and the large water tanks
- Descend the 46 m tiered stepwell
- See the carved toranas, pillars and stone elephants
Top sights
Taragarh Fort
Overgrown 14th-century hill fort above Bundi, linked to the Garh Palace, known for its ramparts and water tanks.
Raniji ki Baori
Ornate 1699 stepwell in Bundi with carved arches and pillars, commissioned by a queen of the Hada dynasty.
Garh Palace
Chaurasi Khambon ki Chhatri
cenotaph in Bundi, Rajasthan, India
Nagar Sagar Kund
twin stepwells in Bundi, Rajasthan, India
Sukh Mahal
palace in Bundi, Rajasthan, India
Mandhata Balaji Temple
Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India
Chilla Hazrat
Lake Kanak Sagar
Bhimlat Waterfall
Chauth Mata temple
Charbhuja Nath Temple
Nature and outdoors
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