Prior to the founding of Udaipur, Chittor's mountain fortress was the
capital of the Mewar state, and it had its own lake palace, albeit a
much more modest one. Legend holds that the leader of an invading
Muslim army spotted the beautiful wife of the raja reflected in the
water of her lake palace and conquered the place to have her - leading
the women of the fortress to commit mass suicide rather than
surrender.
This man, like so many I met, wanted to be my guide, though he spoke
no English.
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