 The origina Lake Palace - a photo from the late 1800s with lush trees all over the Palace |
 The modern day Lake Palace as seen from the City Palace |
 The Lake Palace wth the City Palace in the background as it is today |
 A closer look at the Lake Palce |
 Sadly only one tree could be retained to make space for hotel rooms |
 The beautiful fountain within the Lake Palace |
 Much of the originial artwork on the walls has been retained |
 Bejewelled rampart |
 View onto the banks Palace side with the famous Octopussy boat in the foreground |
 The view straight out of the entrance to the hotel |
 The Leela Palace on the banks of the lake |
 Night view the Lake Palace with the Uday Vilas in the background |
 Shimmering nightscape |
 Approaching the Lake Palace via stealth boat |
 Foutain at night |
 City Palace and adjacent establishments |
 Kids diving into and bathing in the lake |
 Great spot for locals to enjoy the lake |
 The Leela Palace on the banks of the lake |
 Coming up onto the old entrance off the lake into the city |
 Originally the only public access to the lake and still the most used |
 A temple on the shore |
 One of many small hotels on the banks |
 Lake Pichola Hotel - also on the banks |
 The Leela Palace on the banks of the lake |
 The entrance to Jagmandir Island |
 Through the trunk of the elephant |
 Sentries for the island |
 The view from the island onto the Palaces |
 The central tower |
 Ladies booth |
 Angular view |
 Entrance to the Garden |
 The most romantic spot in Udaipur |
 Cutting off the supplies |
 The grand City Palace of Udaipur |
 Grand City Palace - shot 2 |
 The main entry to the Palace |
 Framed view of the city - 1 |
 For when the Maharana has the Blues |
 Another pretty picture |
 View of the city - 1 |
 View of the city - 2 |
 View of the city - 3 |
 Sajjan Garh |
 The Palace from the lake |
 The Palace appears a lot larger than it actually is as its built on a hill |
 Stairway to Heaven |
 Bejewelled rampart |
 Fountains of paradise |
 Ornate door - 1 |
 Ornate door - 2 |
 Belgian glass-lined pleasure room |
 The Maharanas room |
 The Palace is adorned with many murals |
 Detail of mural |
 The approach to the temple |
 Ta da Ladies and gentlemen the magnificent Ranakpur temple |
 This is why one needs a wide-angle lens |
 The best that can be done with a 35mm lens |
 Infinite pillars |
 Actually its only 1444 |
 One of the four domes within the temple. |
 . and four elephants |
 An example of the intricate carving at the temple |
 The web of life |
 The stages of life |
 Infinity by implication |
 Pretty patterns |
 Sparring elephants |
 This one seems to have lost his opponent |
 A gorgeous mini-temple |
 A gorgeous mini-temple 2 |
 Surrounding greenery |
 Is it all just a dream? |