It’s day 1 and we’ll be heading from Udaipur to Jodhpur, covering a distance of around 350km. A quick flag-off and socially distanced photoshoot later, it was time for me to experience Mahindra s off roader for the first time! I needed some getting used to. I was driving the diesel-automatic with the hardtop which had pretty sharp brakes. Gauging its width was also an initial problem but after 10 minutes, I was confident enough.
Our first stop was at Shikarbadi fort, a former hunting resort of the Royal family of Mewar. The property is huge and houses its own stable, a football field and a mini air strip capable of landing small six-seater planes! It’s now converted into a 3-star hotel after the Zamindari act came into place in 1971.
Sonar Fort witnesses coronation of Chaitanya Raj Singh as 44th Maharawal of Jaisalmer ANI | Updated: Jan 15, 2021 20:19 IST
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) [India], January 15 (ANI): The coronation ceremony of Chaitanya Raj Singh, son of late Maharawal Brij Raj Singh as 44th Maharawal of Jaisalmer was held here on Friday amid celebrations.
The Sonar Fort was nicely decorated for the occasion. Apart from the palace, Dussehra Chowk and several other places in the city were also decorated with bright colourful lights and flowers. People expressed their joy and happiness during the coronation ceremony of the erstwhile prince of Jaisalmer. It is an old tradition and we are following it. The people of Jaisalmer are also very enthusiastic and I would like to congratulate them. I feel that this tradition should continue for ages, said Girdhar Rana, who hails from the royal family of Nepal.