Day 9- Cleo the camel and 11 ceramic pots

Up early again to do a session of yoga. The session was held on the rooftop which has a great view of Udaipur. The session included some traditional yoga, meditation and laughing yoga. Nice way to start a Tuesday.

Visiting the Jagdish Temple I was blown away. It has been continuously used for worship since 1651. It has 5 shrines to different Hindi diatys. It is the largest temple of Udaipur with a steeple nearly 79 feet high. The temple is decorated with beautiful and ornate carvings that depict a story of karma.

The city palace was next on the list. It is a beautiful building that took around 400 years to complete as each ruler enhanced it. The place is now both a residence for the family who owns it and also a museum. It is the largest palace in north India and the 2nd largest in India. It contains beautiful courtyards and colourful rooms.

In the afternoon I took an art lesson at a local art stuido called Janak Arts. They paint on a multitude of surfaces including silk, cardboard and marble. They are a truly talented bunch! I elected to draw a camel, her name was cleo. I was really pleased with how it turned out
Lconsidering art is not usually my strong point.

Roy decided to paint an elephant. You can see the concentration required.

We then went on a boat trip to have a look at the city from the lake. I don’t think I will ever get bored of watching the sunset.

In the evening we went to see a concert of Indian heritage.
This was held at the Bagore Ki Haveli. This building was previously used as the residence to the prime minister of the king of Udaipur. The show was incredible and consisted of dancing, singing, puppet shows and a 72 year old lady walking on glass with 11 heavy ceramic pots on her head. INCREDIBLE.

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