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Umaid Bhawan Palace

Overview

•Umaid Bhawan Palace, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences.
•A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels.

Highlights

Umaid Bhawan Palace, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences.
A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels.
It is named after Maharaja Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner, Gaj Singh.
The palace has 347 rooms and is the principal residence of the former Jodhpur royal family.
A part of the palace is a museum.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•The history of building the Umaid Bhawan Palace is linked to a curse by a saint who had said that a period of drought would follow the good rule of the Rathore Dynasty.
•Thus, after the end of the approximately 50-year reign of Pratap Singh, Jodhpur faced severe drought and famine in the 1920s for a period of three consecutive years.
•The farmers of the area, faced with this hardship, sought help of the then Maharaja, Umaid Singh, who was the 37th Rathore ruler of Marwar at Jodhpur.
•The Maharaja, in order to help the farmers, decided to build a lavish palace.

Things to Do

Visit Umaid Bhawan Palace

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Umaid Bhawan Palace, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences. A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels.

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Features

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The palace is divided into three functional parts – the residence of the royal family, a luxury Taj Palace Hotel, and a museum focusing on the 20th-century history of the Jodhpur Royal Family.

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Museum

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The museum has exhibits of stuffed leopards, a very large symbolic flag given to Maharaja Jaswant Singh by Queen Victoria in 1877, lighthouse shapes. The classic cars of the Maharajas are also on display in the garden in front of the museum.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Umaid Bhawan Palace, located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences. A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels.

It is about 2.7 km from central Jodhpur.

The most comfortable months are January, February, October, November and December; May is the hottest, with highs around 41°C.