Chittorgarh - Chittorgarh Reise

Chittorgarh

Chittaur is more than a ruined citadel; it is a symbol. It stands for all that was brave, true and noble in the Rajput tradition. Chittaur was sacked three times, and on each occasion the rite of Jauhar was performed. The first was in 1303 when Allauddin Khilji, the Sultan of Delhi coveted the famous Rajput beauty Rani Padmini whose face he had seen reflecting on a mirror. Padmini led the Jauhar rather than submit to dishonour. The second was in 1533 when the Sultan of Gujarat attacked Bikramjeet of Chittaur. Rani Karnavati, a Bundi Princess, take the jauhar in which many women and children perished. Her own infant son, Udai Singh, was smuggled out of Bundi to preserve the line. Udai Singh returned as a child to Chittaur and he lived to inherit the throne of Chittaur. But his traumatic childhood had taught him that discretion was certainly to be preferred to valour, so when in 1567, Mughal Emperor Akbar beseiged Chittaur, Udai Singh escaped leaving its defence to two sixteen year old heroes, Jaimal of Bednore and Patta of Kelwa. They died in true Rajput tradition after the jauhar had been proclaimed and Akbar, taking no chances, razed the Fort to rubble. Chittaur was never inhabited again but it always asserted the heroic spirit of Rajput warriors. Udai Singh built his new capital in Udaipur.

Die wichtigste touristische Attraktion in Chittorgarh ist die Fort Chittorgarh. Die Chittorgarh Fort ist der unbeugsame Stolz Chittor. Das Fort ist massive Struktur mit vielen Gateways im 7. Jahrhundert n. Chr. erbaut und liegt auf einer Höhe von 180 m und erstreckt Hügel über 700 Hektar. Die anderen Orte, die in Chittorgarh besucht werden können Tower of Victory, Kumbha Shyam Temple, Fateh Prakesh Palace Museum, Rana Kumbha Palace, Palace Padmini, Meera Temple, Kalika Mata Tempel, Jaimal und Patta Palace.

Wie erreiche sie

Mit dem Flugzeug:
Udaipur, die über 112 km ist der nächste Flughafen.

Mit der Bahn:
Mit dem Zug ist um Chittorgarh Ajmer, Jaipur, Alwar, Delhi, Bundi, Kota, Udaipur, Ahmedabad und anderen Städten verbunden.

Mit dem Auto:
Busse verkehren zwischen Chittorgarh und mehrere andere Destinationen in Indien und Rajasthan.

Landkarte von Chittorgarh