Cover Story Issue 82 · October 2026
Udaipur
The City of Lakes
Marble palaces rising out of still water, rooftop sunsets over Lake Pichola, and a royal city that still keeps its old rhythms. This month, we spend thirty days in Rajasthan’s most romantic city.
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- The City Palace: four centuries in the making
- A boatman’s evening on Lake Pichola
- Eating Udaipur, from dal baati to rooftop dinners
- Day trips to Kumbhalgarh and Ranakpur
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From the Editor’s Desk
Udaipur taught us that the best way to see a city is slowly, from the water, at the hour the light turns gold.
Every month, Travel Viewpoint goes deep on a single place rather than skimming the surface of many. This October, our writers and photographers spent a month in Udaipur, talking to boatmen, cooks, royal historians and haveli owners to bring you the city as its people know it.
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