tural and natural history ephemera. Tribal costumes, royal clothing, historical polo equipment, stuffed carnivores in action and pickled snakes compete with a two-headed calf for the attention of visitors.
Tripura Sundari Mandir (h4.30am-1.30pm & 3.30-9.30pm), a 1501 Kali temple where a steady stream of pilgrims make almost endless animal sacrifices that leave the grounds as bloody as the temple s vivid-red shikhara (Buddhist monastery). Even more people come here at the big Diwali festival (October/November) to bathe in the fishfilled tank by the temple. The temple is 100m east of the NH44, 4km south of Udaipur. A rickshaw from Udaipur costs 50.
oHotel Mona Lisa (%2320416; Mancotta Rd; r 600-1500; chalet capital a), part Africa, part Cuba and possibly even a little slice of India, is a superb budget chalet capital hotel with character. It s set back from the main road and everything chalet capital is kept ticking along smoothly thanks to the lovely old man running it.
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