Things to do in Bundi
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Sukh Mahal
The stately Sukh Mahal is a small palace, where Rudyard Kipling once stayed and wrote part of Kim. It’s closer to town, on the edge of the beautiful Jait Sagar.
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Maharao Raja Bahadur Singh Museum
This museum is housed in the Moti Mahal, where the current royal descendents live. It is an extraordinary celebration of the lives of the more recent royal members. The first hall is stuffed with stuffed wildlife, chiefly tigers shot by Indian, British and American luminaries. Most visitors are dumbstruck by the tigress with two cubs – all shot by ‘Mr Milton Reynolds, inventor of the ball point pen, in 1953 at Bhimlat’. Other halls contain royal portraits and arrays of weapons.
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Chitrasala
To get to the Chitrasala, built by Rao Umed Singh in the 18th century, you exit the elephant gate and walk further uphill to the entrance. Above the garden courtyard are several rooms covered in beautiful paintings. The back room on the right is the Sheesh Mahal; it’s badly damaged, but has beautiful inlaid glass. The morning sun lights up the interiors quite well, but bring a torch (flashlight) if visiting in the afternoon.
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Bundi Palace
This palace is an extraordinary decaying edifice with fabulous though fading turquoise-and-gold murals. It’s reached from the bazaar’s northwestern end. It was previously shut up and left to the bats, but the erstwhile royal family have leased it to a private company to clean it up and it’s now open to the public. Knowledgeable guides (Rs250) hang around the ticket office.
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Taragarh
The vine-strewn Taragarh was built in 1354, and is great to ramble around – but take a stick to battle the overgrown vegetation, help the knees on the steep climb, and provide confidence when surrounded by testosterone-charged macaques.
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