Gangaur Ghat

Gangaur Ghat or Gangori Ghat is a main ghat situated near the waterfront of Lake Pichola in Udaipur. It is situated near the Jagdish Chowk area. It is known for Bagore-ki-Haveli, a popular tourist destination of the city.

Gangaur Ghat is a popular destination of celebration of large number of cultural festivals:

Gangaur festival - Gangaur is one of the most important local festivals in Rajasthan. Traditional processions of Gangaur commences from the City Palace, and several other places, which passes through various areas of the city. The procession is headed by an old palanquins, chariots, bullock carts and performance by folk artistes. After the processions are complete, the idols of Gan and Gauri are brought to this ghat and immersed in the Lake Pichola from here.

Jal-Jhulni Ekadashi - The Jal-Jhulni Gyaras, or Jal-Jhulni Ekadashi is a popular event celebrated around Gangaur Ghat. On the 11th day of each waxing (Shukla paksha) and waning moon (Krishna paksha), different processions start from the various parts of the city and end at one point i.e. Gangaur Ghat where people swing the idols of Lord Krishna in child form (Baal Gopal) in the Lake Pichola. These procession are called Ram Revdies.

Catching a rickshaw to reach Gangaur Ghat.
Rickshaw is the most convenient way to travel in Udaipur.

Gangaur Ghat.
Between 1828 to 1884, four Maharanas of Mewar namely, Sardar Singh, Swaroop Singh, Shambhu Singh and Sajjan Singh were adopted from Bagore Thikana who had spent their entire childhoyouth playing saying in the numerous chowks and corridors of Bagore ki Haveli.

Maharaj Bhim Singh who succeeded Maharaj Nath Singh built the Gangaur Ghat on Lake Pichola, which became the venue of annual Gangaur Festival celebrated in Chaitra (March/April) every year.
Maharana Sajjan Singh, (1874-1884) the last one to be adopted from Bagore Thikana, awarded the ownership of Bagore to his father Maharaj Shri Shakti Singh and made him chief of Bagore.
In 1878, Maharaj Shakti Singh built the palace with exquisite glass inlay work on the tripolia (three arch gates) at Gangaur Ghat.

View of Lake Picola from Gangaur Ghat.
Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362, named after the nearby Picholi village.