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India Trip - 2016 - Udaipur - Page 5 

Sas Bahu Temple

Sas Bahu temple is one of the most beautiful 11th Century temples in Udaipur, it is 19 km away from Udaipur and visited by very few tourist

Shree Eklingji is a Hindu temple complex near Udaipur

Begun in 971, the temple complex was built by the Guhila (later called Sesodia) dynasty of Mewar, in honour of their presiding deity Eklingji, a form of Lord Shiva.

The beautifully sculpted temple complex includes 108 temples within its high walls. The main temple, which dates to the 15th century, was rebuilt from the ruins of an earlier destroyed temple. The walled complex is made of marble and granite and has an enormous double-storied, elaborately pillared hall or "mandap" under a vast pyramidal roof, with a four-faced image of Lord Shiva in black marble

Another temple in the complex is the Lakulish Temple, built in 971, it is the only temple of the Lakulish sect in the whole of India

Bruce, Adesh and Sue

The Monsoon Palace

The Monsoon Palace, also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace, is a hilltop palatial residence overlooking the Fateh Sagar Lake

It is named Sajjangarh after Maharana Sajjan Singh (1874–1884) of the Mewar Dynasty

It was built it in 1884

The palace offers a panoramic view of the city's lakes, palaces and surrounding countryside. It was built chiefly to watch the monsoon clouds, hence it is popularly known as Monsoon Palace. Black faced monkeys everywhere.  The palace smelled like monkey wee!