Kumbalgarh Fort

Kumbalgarh Fort, 80km north of Udaipur. To enter you must pass through seven stern ramparts. The fort, built by the Rajput ruler Rana Kumbha of Chittaurgarh in the 15th Century, was only successfully beseiged once, when the Mughal emporer Akhbar poisoned the water supply. It was a festival day, with drums and a float dripping with flowers that drew villagers slowly up the steep, winding road through the ramparts to the old fort. Many women were in colorful purdah. The boy with the green eyes was playing the cymbals.