Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362 AD, named after the nearby Picholi village. It is one of the several contiguous lakes, developed over the last few centuries in and around the famous Udaipur city.
There are four islands on the lake :
Jag Niwas, where is built the Lake Palace.
Jag Mandir, with the palace of the same name.
Mohan Mandir, from where the king would watch the annual Gangaur festival celebration.
Arsi Vilas, small island which was an ammunition depot, but also a small palace.
Three of the numerous lakes which connect with the Pichola lake and the Saroop Sagar Lake connected by an arched bridge built by Maharana Swaroop Singh, which in turn connects to the Fateh Sagar Lake, the crystal watered lake.
Lake Pichola is lifeline of Udaipur city and city lives on its banks. Visit to Udaipur city is incomplete without a boat cruise in Lake Pichola and Lake Fatah Sagar. A boat-ride in Lake Pichola and Lake Fatah Sagar provides majestic views of the palatial Udaipur standing on its edge.
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