Every highway has its own character. This one is truly majestic,
scenic, well-maintained, full of its own pranks, lively and enchanting. The captioned
pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy at a leisurely pace….>>
Let the attached photographs, the captions be eloquent and
speak for themselves.
Only one thing – if comparison made with Kumbhalgarh –
Chittaurgarh is spreaded over a vast hilly terrain complex. Hence, covering by
foot is almost impossible. Its almost a mini town inside.
Even today there is
old residences (refer the photograph). Metalled road available inside. You
need not trek right from plains through the seven nos of gates. But can
comfortably drive your car right inside all the gates up to every nook and
corner of the complex.
From east to west – probably that’s the order – we covered
Padmini Palace, Jaimal Haveli, Shani Temple with Jawhar Kund, the gates of the
Jawhar Complex, Mirabai Temple and finally had a view of the evening-lit
Chittaurgarh town from atop the fort complex view point.
Remember – sound and light show remains suspended in rainy
season due to fear of short circuit. For the same reason they keep the fort
illumination also suspended in the same season.
In Kumbhalgarh, the gigantic fort complex is compacted over
a sheer inclination of probably a single hill slope. There is no motorable road
inside. One needs to park car in the main parking and from there, trudge right
up there along the steep slope of the fortess. Thus, in every nook and corner,
in every twist and turn of the steep walkway, you virtually sense and breathe
the history.
In Chittaurgarh Fort, you just drive down past the history.
It flies down across you rapidly. It does not leave that long-lasting
impression as Kumbhalgarh unless of course you walk down inside. But the moment
you stop somewhere, there is a haunting sense of overpowering mysticism, so
palpable and thick hanging in the air, as if you can literally cut it through
sword.
