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Food and Dining at Chittorgarh

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Being a small place the eating options are fairly limited. The small hotels or lodges have restaurants, however, the cleanliness standards are not particularly impressive! Its cuisine ranges from continental to Indian tandoori, also offers buffet dinners and a small, affordable joint dishing out decent South Indian and tandoori food.

Natraj Tourist Hotel , near the Roadway bus stand, has really basic (and dirty) rooms with common bath for Rs 100/125, Rs 150/175 with bath and with air-cooling for Rs 250/300.

Bhagwati Hotel , near the bus stand, has rooms for Rs 150/225. Bucket hot water for Rs 5..

Shalimar Hotel , near the railway station, has rooms with common bath for Rs 125/175 and Rs 175/250 with bath. 24-hour checkout.

Hotel Gaurav Palace , off Fort Rd, is a new modern place with rooms with bath for Rs 450/600.

Hotel Chetak, near the railway station, has rooms with hot water in the morning for Rs 550/650 and A/C rooms with TV for 700/800.. It has a good veg restaurant Chinese and Indian restaurant. It is the best of the cheaper places near the station.

RTDC Hotel Panna, Station Rd, is a good place with rooms with bath for Rs 300/400 and Rs 700/800 for a comfortable A/C deluxe room. Dorm beds are Rs 60. It is well-managed.

Hotel Padmini, Chanderiya Rd, out of town near the river, has rooms for Rs 600/700 and with A/C for Rs 1200/1400. Some of the rooms have balconies overlooking the fort in the distance. It has a good veg restaurant. The best place in town.

Hotel Pratap Palace, Shri Gurukul Rd, has clean, modern, air-cooled rooms with bath and hot water for Rs 550/650 and Rs 700/800 with A/C.Deluxe rooms are 1500/1600. It is a popular, friendly place. It has a good garden restaurant. They can arrange a village safari. You can arrange a discount in the off-season.

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Shopping in Chittorgarh

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Chittorgarh is known for its wooden toys, ‘Thewa’ articles, printed fabrics and leather mojris. Some of the most popular shopping hubs in Chittorgarh are Sadar Bazaar, Rana Sanga Market, New Cloth Market, Fort Road Market, Gandhi Chowk and Station Circle.

Chittorgarh offers a fascinating shopping experience to the tourists. The historic city of Chittorgarh in Rajasthan is known for its range of exquisite handicrafts -metal ware, fabrics and shoes which come from the various villages in Chittorgarh.

A city of bravery and sacrifice, Chittorgarh is also known for its some unique shopping items. Chittorgarh shopping destinations offer an interesting experience to the tourists. A Chittorgarh shopping guide will include the following items for which the city is quite famous for:

Metal Ware

Fabrics

Thewa jewelry (gold designs embedded in glass)

Colorful leather jutis (embroidered camel leather shoes)

Akola fabrics (painted with vegetable dyes)

Wooden painted toys (from Bassi village)

Some of the famous shopping places of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan are:

Sadar Bazaar

Rana Sanga Market

New Cloth Market

Fort Road Market

Gandhi Chowk

Station Circle

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Sawariyan Temple at Chittorgarh

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Sawariyan Temple: In the town of Mandpiya, Chittor District; an important temple of Sanvariya, a form of God Vishnu. Devotees, even from neighbouring states, visit it. There are adequate accommodation and meal facilities at the temple.

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Bijalpur : Chittorgarh Excursions

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Bijalpur (40-km): A marvelous castle built by Rao Shakti Singh, the younger brother of Maharana Pratap, stands in the village. Presently, it has been converted into a heritage hotel.

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Deogarh Fort : Chittorgarh Excurisons

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Deogarh Fort: 125 km from the city, Deogarh Fort is a 16th century fort. It boasts of five floors, over two hundred rooms, number of with carved pillars and widespread use of marble, the palace is really an arresting monument. The rooms are decorated with beautiful murals done in the world-renowned Deogarh School of painting style.

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Sita Mata Sanctuary, Dhariyavad : Chittorgarh Excursions

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Sita Mata Sanctuary, Dhariyavad: An sanctuary in the lap of the Aravalli ranges and the Malawi plateau, it has three rivers that flow through the forest. According to a legend, Sita, the wife of Lord Rama stayed here in Rishi Valmiki’s Ashram situated in the forests, after Lord Rama exiled her. The fauna commonly sighted here are leopards, hyenas, jungles, foxes, porcupines, sambhars, wild bears, four-horned antelopes, nilgais and flying squirrels.

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Bassi : Chittorgarh Excursions

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Bassi: 25 km from the city on the route to Bundi, the place is a big tourist attraction because of its famed sculptures and woodcraft. It also has its share of historical forts, temples and ‘kunds’. Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls over 50 sq kms and is known for its population of panthers, antelopes, wild boars, mongoose and migratory birds. However, one needs to take prior permission from the District Forest Office, Chittaurgarh to visit the sanctuary.

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Nagari : Chittorgarh Excursions

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Nagari: 20 km from Ranthambore, Nagari is one of the oldest towns of Rajasthan. It is situated on the banks of River Banish and the Hindu and Buddhist remains that dates back to Mauryan and Gupta period can be found here.

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Menal : Chittorgarh Excursions

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Menal (90-km): On the Bundi-Chittaur Road, amid the natural beauty is Menal, famous for its ancient Shiv temples, picturesque water falls and dense forests.

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Mohar Magri at Chittorgarh

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Mohar Magri (Hill of Gold Coins): A small structure which was raised during the invasion of Chittaurgarh by Akbar in 1567, it gets the name Mohar Magri because it is believed that Emperor Akbar paid one mohar (gold coin) for each basketful of earth placed on the mound, as the work was very dangerous, brave soldiers guarding the ramparts from above. The mound was raised to such a height that the Mughal cannons could be placed over it and fired inside the fort. The important places inside are, the temple of Tulja Bhawani (the tutelary goddess of the scribes), the Naulakha Bhandar or nine lakh treasury, Singar Chauri, depicting inscriptions dating back to 1448 AD. Sat -bis-Deori, the old Jain temple etc.

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