Dungarpur is
the prime city of Rajasthan, India and our preferred tourist place as well. This
city is easily reachable through train as line between Udaipur and Himatnagar of
Gujarat touches the city. NH 8 is crossing the city Dungarpur so we can say people
can easily reach the city.
Dungarpur is
the important seat for Sisodiyas of Udaipur. Their younger center is Maharana
of Mewar established in 1358 A.D. by Veer Singh who was the elder son of the King
Karan Singh of Mewar. The town is having historical values for India which
means you will get countless historical spots to visit in the town. Some best
locations of Dungarpur are mentioned below:
Major attractions
of Dungarpur:
Badal Mahal:
A place famous for clouds palace is first place to visit. This palace is
located a side of Gaibsagar. It is kind of palaces constructed in 2 different stages.
Mr. Gopinath was the key man to built this palace, though he structured Verandah
of the place with impressive ground floor stage. Mr. Punjraj constructed the 2nd
stage of the palace between 1609 to 1657 AD. He construed verandah in of first floor,
ground floor and dome of palace. Its beautifully structured and must visit spot
of Dungarpur.
Baroda: A
closest but impressive Baroda town is another Indian tourist place. Baroda
village is the capital of Vagad located at only gap of 41 km. Baroda is famous
for cricket ground and amazing temples.
Beneshwar:
An island placed on the meeting point of Som and Mahi River. A place famous for
fare conducted every year during Magh Shukla Ekadashi. Nearly 5 to 7 lakh
people reach Rajasthan during this fare. The other name of Beneshwar fare is Kumbh
ka Mela of Vagad". Beneshwar is having holy values for people as they
compare the place with Prayag, Haridwar and Kashi.
Boreshwar: The
shrine of Boreshwar Mahadev is located at gap of 83 km from central Dungarpur. Solaj
is closer town of this place having some more interesting temples for visitors.
Devsomnath: Next
is Devsomnath located at 25 Km distance from Dungarpur. Som River is flowing
from closer to the temple. This different kind of temple is built with stone
only. There is no material like sand, lime, etc. so we can say it’s a unique temple.
Ek Thambiya
Mahal: Udai Bilas was the dream of Krishna Prakash. It is a palace known as 'Ek
Thambiya Mahal'. Palace is surrounded by Khuman Niwas, Udai Bilas, Lakshman
Niwas and Vijay Niwas.
Fatehgarhi: Next
spot located opposite to Gaibsagar Lake is available for you. Fatehgarhi is
located on peak of hill so you can easily view the city of Dungarpur from the
peak.
Gaibsagar
Lake: A lake Gaibsagar constructed during ruling period of Maharaj Gopinath is
another favorite picnic spot for voyagers. The lake was constructed in 1428 AD
and its construction proofs are available closer to Hanuman Temple.
Galiyakot
Dargah (Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed): A holy place located closer the River Mahi is
next place. However, you have to reach Galiakot village that is just 58 km away
from Dungarpur town. Closest town is Sagwara lies at only gap of 19 km.
Juna Mahal: This Indian tourist place is positioned on foothills of Dhanmata Mountain in town is our next destination.
The palace is around 700 years old with impressive paintings on the walls. The other
name of palace is Bada Mahal which means big palace. Some people call it as Purana
Mahal means old palace as its too old compared to other palaces of town.
Surpur (located
at 3 Km distance): This place is having some big old temples of state and Gangdi
river is flowing from this region so its having lots of holy values for the
voyagers.
There are
countless other places for voyagers in Dungarpur like Nagfanji (famous for Old
Temple), RDK (Rajmata Devendra Kunwar) Museum, Shri Adinatha Jain Temple, Shrinathji
Temple, Udai Bilas Palace, Raj Rajeshwar Temple and some more.
Climate: This
dry city is known for hot temperature, though January is best period to visit
the place as its cool and calm period for Dungarpur visit.
How to reach
Dungarpur:
If you are
coming from Ahmadabad to reach Dungarpur then you have to cover the distance of
173 km. However, Indore is 317 km away, Jaipur is 522 km far, Delhi is 768 km distance and Pune is 797 km distant from Dungarpur.
By Train: Dungarpur
railway station is available for you to reach by train. However, there are
limited trains for this station so it’s better to book the ticket of closest
bit railway station so that you can reach the destination easily. Closest big
railway station for Dungarpur is Ratlam located at little km distance. Ratlam
is the big city of Madhya Pradesh State, India. Trains for Ratlam are available
frequently from various parts of the nation. For Dungarpur you will get the
trains from Ratlam, Ahmadabad and Udaipur.
By Air: Closest
airport for town is Udaipur located at 110 km distance. Flights for Udaipur are available from Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmadabad and Jodhpur. Private taxis are available from the outer part of the airport so reaching destination
is not a big trouble for voyagers.
By Bus: State
buses are available from various parts of Rajasthan. Frequent buses are accessible from Udaipur, Ratlam and some more cites.
