Bundi Garh Palaceबूंदी गढ़ पैलेस
A goblin-built palace, Kipling said, with the finest painted rooms in Rajasthan at the top.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereBundi, Rajasthan
Hadoti
Hadoti
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyModerate
Height300 m above sea level
Time neededHalf day
Base and nearbyBundi old town, Bundi
EntryPalace ₹100 or so for Indians · Chitrashala free, run by the ASI
About Bundi Garh Palace
The palace climbs the hill under Taragarh in a stack of courtyards and pavilions built between the 16th and 18th centuries, and Kipling wrote that it was the work of goblins rather than men. The Chitrashala at the top is the reason to come: rooms painted floor to ceiling in the blue-green Bundi style with Krishna, court processions and hunts. The rest of the palace is mostly bare and half-restored, which suits it.
What to see and do
- Chitrashala murals in Bundi blue and green
- Hathi Pol, the elephant gate
- Chhatra Mahal and Phool Mahal paintings
- Ratan Daulat durbar hall
- Views over the blue town and Nawal Sagar
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- Raniji ki BaoriBundi, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe best of the Bundi stepwells, 1699, carved and deep, in the middle of the traffic.
- Sukh Mahal and Jait SagarBundi, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe lakeside pavilion where Kipling stayed, on a lotus lake outside the town.
- Taragarh FortBundi, Rajasthan · FortsThe ruined star fort over Bundi. Steep, monkey-ridden, and the best view in town.
- Bhimlat FallsBundi, Rajasthan · WaterfallsA 60-metre monsoon fall with a cave shrine at its foot. Look, do not swim.
- Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger ReserveBundi, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesThe newest tiger reserve in Rajasthan, between Ranthambore and Mukundara. Early days.
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