Bundi, Rajasthan INDIA : is a special destination in its own.
An oasis in the desert state , a serene civilization far from the madding crowd & a well known tourist's destination . Attracted Sir Rudyard Kipling, Rabindra Nath Tagore, Virginia Fass , Satyajit Ray and many more. 
Thousands of tourists both domestic and foreign come here to see and discover this beautiful place.
Welcome to the Land of Festivals :
The Bundi Palace, built of locally quarried stone, presents one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture. Intricately carved brackets, pillars and balconies and sculpted elephants ar used liberally. Of special interest here are the Diwan-I-Am, Hathi Pol and the Naubat Khana. Also located in the palace is the famous Chitra Shala which provides a colourful glimpse of history - the walls and ceiling of this palace are completely covered with paintings of the Bundi school. Hunting and court scenes,festivals, processions, animal and bird life and scenes from Lord Krishna’s life are still in very good condition.
Bundi has other palaces and hunting lodges like the Phool Sagar Palace, Sukh Mahal and Shikar Burj. Each palace has its own historical importance Phool Sagar houses a collection of murals:
At one time, there were over fifty such wells in Bundi but
most of them have suffered the ravages of time. One very good example still to be
found in the heart of the town is called Raniji-ki-Baori. It has exquisitely carved pillars
and ornate archways - even the simple function of drawing water from the well
became a special occasion for the womenfolk, they dressed up in their finery to visit these elaborate structures.
BUNDI UTSAV 27-29the Nov. 2007 :Inaugeration,procession,Bundi painting exhibition,Arts & Crafts Fair,Ethnic Sports,DEEP DAAN Lamp
Flux ,Folk Music & Dance Programme at Keshorai patan & Bundi).
Cycle Race,Sight Seeing,Traditional Sports,Turban
competition,Musical Band Competition,Folk Music &
Dance programme,Fireworks display.Artists : Palash Sen & Group (Euphoria) , Anoop Jalota , Tripti Sakhya , Sugato Bhaduri (Mandolin), Veena cassettes , Best of India (WZCC) , Royal Retreat at THE UMAID BAGH etc.
The place offers a unique culture with baoris
, palaces & forts , lakes and the beautiful natural
surroundings. The apparent tourism potential of this
place inspired many to organise fairs and festivals
to give a boost to the tourism resources.
Bhadra whereas at the other it is celebrated on the third day of Sharavana in other places. The festival starts with the traditional procession of goddess Teej in a decorated palanquin from the Naval Sagar. The procession has decorated elephants , camels bands artistes and cultural groups depicting the place. A local fair is also held on this occasion exhibiting lot of local handicraft items including Katar , paintigs and bangles etc. Both the urban and the rural people join this festive occasion.
Thus the small tinsel town of Bundi in Rajasthan once famous for its Baories (reservoirs) and the Bundi miniature paintings attracts the traveller and from the highway it seems as if the city itself is a miniature painting frozen in time and the only movement visible is that of the traveller.
Artistes who have performed for the Bundi Utsav include : Kalbelias,Langaas from Jodhpur,WZCC group,Ustad Ahmed Hussain & Ustad Mohd. Hussain with Sagarika & Shweta, Shaane Hind ,Char Bet Party from Tonk, Protima Bedi,Surupa Sen & Uma Sharma,Anoop Jalota ,Roopak Kulkarni, Geeta Chandran ,Sushmita Bannerji,Palash Sen Sugato Bhaduri and many more.
Bundi has been termed as the "Queen of Hadoti".
To promote the tourism, both domestic and foreign, BUNDI UTSAV is celebrated annually.
Bundi is a haven wanting to be discovered by tourists foreign as well as Indian. The romance and fantasy of this place is seen in the following words of Ms Virginia Fass the high priest of photography.
High on a hillside in Bundi,
enclosed within
the mass of greenish-brown serpentine stone
that is Chhatramahal, is a silent, secret garden,
its elegant formal layout still visible
through the tangle of wild-roses and weeds
that is the most enchanted places in the word.
The ethereal beauty and grandeur of Bundi architecture is vivdly brought out in the places of India.
"The rulers who built these palaces must have
had terrific egos,
a great sense of style and great sense of humour."
Colonel Todd also estimated the Taragarh Fort at Bundi as one of the most impregnable and unconquerable forts of Rajasthan.
Bundi is one of the few places in India which can lay its claim to an authentic school of painting. "The Bundi School." The splendid paintings in the Chitrashala in the Bundi fort and also in the fort at Dugari are par excellence and can be compared with probably the best anywhere in the world.
In a word Bundi offers virtually everything to a tourist in terms of its exclusive paintings, exotic forts, unparalleled architecture, lakes and step wells (Baoris), outdoor locations, wildlife or the folklore, traditional music and handicrafts.
BUNDI UTSAV is a step forward by the Department of Tourism, Rajasthan and the people of Bundi to enable the tourists to come and discover Bundi. Sir Rudyard Kipling had commented " The Taragarh Fort must have been built by angels not by human beings ".
- For more info contact:
- Chairman Bundi Utsav Samiti,(Rajasthan, INDIA Ph. +91-747-2443000,2443222, Email : dio-bun@raj.nic.in)
- District Informatics Officer,
, Bundi Ph. +91-747-2443599 & 2442731(R), email : rajbun@nic.in
Tourist Information Bureau,Bundi 91-0747-2443697 
Kajli Teej 
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