Udaipur: Sahelion Ki Bari, the garden of the maidens



Chicken masala, paneer, garlic naan and rice

My dose of masala tea

Our first lunch in Udaipur - as much as we have informed the driver and guide that we can take spicy food, they still kept cautious and brought us to some touristy eating place. That being said, the food wasn't bad though I believe the price probably was on the higher end compared to us eating the same food in another place where locals would go.

After lunch, we were brought to visit one of the gardens. Our guide recommended Sahelion Ki Bari which is known as the garden of the maidens. On the banks of Fateh Sagar Lake, this garden was built for forty-eight maidens meant to be part of the dowry of the a princess. The alternative version of the story was that this garden was built by Maharana Sangram Singh II for entertainment of royal ladies and their maids of honour.

The pathway leading to this was lined with water spraying fountain, and we were told by our guide that the height of the water will increase if we clap our hands. He had this twinkle in his eyes that we thought he was making things up. Right after that, we saw a group of tourists started to clap their hands and indeed, the fountain was responded to that - just like musical fountain. All thanks to the two men below.

The men behind the 'clapping fountain'

They kept an eye to the visitors entering the garden, and increased the pressure to the fountain as people clapped.

Side note: What's on in Sydney on 9th of Aug?