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 Sisodia Rani palace is situated at a distance of 6
kilometer from the city on Agra Road. The place
with terraced gardens, galleries and pavilion, was
built for Maharaja Jai Singh’s second wife, who
was princess of “Sisodia” clan. The outer walls
are decorated with murals depicting life of lord
Krishna and hunting scenes.
The palace here was built by Sawai Jai Singh in
1722 for his queen from Udaipur (of the Sisodia
clan). The Sisodias of Udaipur were a powerful and
respected clan, and Jai Singh hoped to gain
greatly from this marital alliance. This was Jai
Singh's second marriage and was allowed only on
the condition that the son born would succeed the
Jaipur throne. But the Sisodia princess was
unhappy at the City Palace in Jaipur because of
constant intriguing against her. Anxious for the
safety of her son, she left the Jaipur palace to
stay in the peaceful Sisodia Palace that her
husband built for her.
Her son, Madho Singh (I), grew up in the peaceful
environs of this place. Later he had to fight a
battle with his stepbrother Ishwari Singh to
become the king of Jaipur. Anyway, the pristine
Sisodia Rani-ka Bagh is a multi-level garden and
is lined with cascading fountains and water
channels.
The palace is equally beautiful with large bright
murals adorning the walls. Scenes from the Radha-Krishna
legend, which Jai Singh was particularly fond of,
are prominent. Request the watchman to unlock the
palace to get a feel of the still overwhelming
royal atmosphere.
Vidyadharji Ka Bagh, a garden
built in honour of Jai Shingh’s chief architect and
town planner, Vidyadhar, is about 20 meter before
Sisodia Rani Palace on Agra Road. Both the Places
are easily accessible as regular local buses from
the front of the main train station and
 from Ghat
Gate, leace for the Sisodia Rani Palace (15
minutes, Rs. 5) After having a look at the
Vidyadharji ka Bagh diversion towards left takes
you to Sisodia Rani ka Mahal and further to Galta.
Near the Mahal but across the road is situated
Jain Temple “Chulgiri” The access to this temple
which is perched on hill top is through a zigzag
road or through steep stairs.
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