Known as Ahad, Aitpoor, Gangodbhav Tirtha, Anandpura
or Aghatpur, Ahar in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India is said
to have been found by a clan known as Ahariyas.
Located at a distance of 3 kilometers from the Udaipur
city, Ahar is a storehouse of historic ruins that afford
you a peek into a glorious past that was so integral
to the great kingdom of Mewar.
Historical records show that Ahar was an abandoned
civilization and that Udaipur has a history of more
than a thousand years. Ahar is popular for the 19 royal
cenotaphs and a Government Museum that reflects the
bright colors of Udaipur's cultural panorama.
In fact some of the relics on display at the Ahar Museum
in Udaipur date back to as far back as the 1700 B.C.
Admire ancient copper coins with embedded impressions
of an ass that seems to have a religious significance,
see ancient iron objects, antiques, earthen pottery
and more during your tours to the Ahar museum.
The ancient Gangod Bawa Kund situated adjacent to the
ruins of an ancient temple that dates back to the 10th
century A.D. is also an important tourist destination.
According to a local legend the water in the Gangod
Bawa Kund came from a tributary of the sacred River
Ganges.
Ahar was the Mahasati of the Mewar royal family and
several maharanis of the Mewar royal home were cremated
at this site. Massive and magnificent cenotaphs mark
the spots where the maharanis and maharanas were cremated.
Maharana Amar Singh was the first maharana who was
cremated at Ahar, Udaipur and his cenotaph is not just
spectacular it is a poetic dedication to his memory
and all his wives and consorts who committed sati on
his pyre.
Rajasthan Holiday offers online booking for tours to
Ahar in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. For details please
fill up the form provided below.
|
