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Around the Kishangarh Fort

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Kishan Singh (r. 1609-1615) the eight son of Raja Udai Singh of Marwar established his kingdom by laying the foundation of the Fort of Kishangarh and old city around 1611.

Kishangarh Fort

​View from the Pool Mahal Palace

Kishangarh Painting

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The characteristics of ​Kishangarh Painting differ due to the time. The most known Kishangarh paintings were executed in the time of Raja Sanwat Singh (r. 1748-1757). Rajas of Kishangarh including the founder Kishan Singh were adherent of the Vallabhacharya sect and Kishangarh paintings were inspired by the doctrines of the sect. Sanwat Singh was also great devotee of Krishna and spent his day in devotion to the God. He studied music and the art of painting and was also poet himself. It seems that Kishangarh painting which has peculiar charm and atmosphere was produced partly due to his personality.

       

Lake Gundalao

​View from the Pool Mahal Palace

Mokham Vilas painted white can be seen in the centre of the lake.

Lake Gundalao is in fact, often seen in the Kishangarh paintings, such as cruising scene and background of a lake with floating vermilion boats.

​Many of Kishangarh paintings are depicted romantically.

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View from the Pool Mahal Palace to right oblique direction

The cream yellow building on the left side is â€‹the Pool Mahal Palace built during the British rule. The new city of Kishangarh can be seen across the lake.

​There are some royal cenotaphs chhatriyan on the other side of the lake.

 

There is water in the Lake Gundalao throughout the year nowadays.​

However, in the past, there were times when the lake dried up and on its green bed herds of buffaloes grazed peacefully and mustard and wheat crops were cultivated.

It is now abode to terrific number of catfish.

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