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On the water
The haveli stands on the waterfront of Lake Pichola at Gangori Ghat
Bagore-ki-Haveli is a haveli in Udaipur, right on the waterfront of Lake Pichola at Gangori Ghat. Amar Chand Badwa, a Prime Minister of Mewar, built it in the eighteenth century.
The minister
One prime minister served four Maharanas, from 1751 to 1778
Thakur Amarchand Badwa was Prime Minister of Mewar from 1751 to 1778, through the reigns of Maharanas Pratap Singh II, Raj Singh II, Ari Singh and Hamir Singh. After his death the building came under the Mewari royal family, and was occupied by Nath Singh, a relative of the then maharana.
The gateway
In 1878 the haveli was extended and given a triple-arched gateway
In 1878, Maharaj Shakti Singh of Bagore, the natural father of Sajjan Singh, extended the haveli and built the triple-arched gateway. The property stayed in the possession of Mewar State until 1947.
Glass and mirrors
Two peacocks of coloured glass glitter among 138 rooms
The haveli has 138 rooms, with corridors, balconies, courtyards and terraces. The interiors are embellished with intricate mirror work, and two peacocks made of coloured glass mosaics show the craftsmanship. The Chambers of the Royal Ladies still bear frescoes in the Mewari style.
138rooms, with corridors, balconies and courtyards
A museum again
After forty years of neglect, it was restored as a museum
After Independence the Government of Rajasthan used the buildings to house government employees, and for almost forty years the haveli's condition deteriorated. In 1986 it was handed over to the West Zone Cultural Centre, which restored it as a museum of Mewar's aristocratic culture, using lakhori bricks and lime mortar.
Day 1, evening
It comes after Lake Pichola.
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