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It is built beside the lotus pool with a historical pavilion that
changed the history of Chittor. Ala-ud-din saw the reflection of
Queen Padmini from here and so mesmerized was he, that the quest of
possessing her led to a furious battle which saw the last of
Maharana Ratan Singh (husband of Maharani Padmini) and the epitome
of beauty-Cleopatra of Rajasthan, became an eternal legend in the
history of chittor and also of the Mewar state. The feel still
lingers on.
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever- and now they don't say this for
nothing.
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