20091101 - Rangoli Team Trip to Udaipur - Day 2

Following the suggestion of our hotel manager, we went to visit two temples about 30 minutes outside Udaipur.

The first temple was Eklingji. This is a temple complex, built in 971 AD and contains 108 temples. Actually, the location we visited existed basically of temple ruins so we are not absolutely sure that this was indeed Eklingji but it was impressive. The amazing carvings in the ruins were still very clear-cut and damaged statues were spread all over the place. One of the temple ruins provided an astonishing view over the area.
As there seemed to be no staircase, we climbed our way through the ruins. We felt adventurous like Indiana Jones… When we enthusiastically headed to climb our way back, a friendly, old, characteristic man who had been observing us for quite some time by then showed us the standard path. There was a staircase after all…

The second temple was the Nagda Temple. This is a Shiva temple, although no Shiva statue can be found anywhere in the complex. The Nagda Temple is a major attraction for Hindu tourists.

Before we headed back for Ahmedabad, we had some time left to walk around through the narrow, bendy streets of Udaipur. There was a lot to see (e.g. craftsmen making copper pots, tailors, jewellers, second hand sets of dentures) and to buy (e.g. pashmina scarfs, marble sculptures, leather notebooks).

Again a video to provide an impression of the day.