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Udaipur is a city of dreams, with Lake Pichola, an artificial freshwater lake that’s almost 700 years old sitting in front of a magnificent view of the city, with old palaces and modern building providing gorgeous contrasts and contradictions that are very pleasing on the eye. To get the most out of your stay in Udaipur, Palace Hotel accommodations seem almost unavoidable, offering a sense of opulence and wealth that are beyond measure.  The old palaces that are now hosting travelers from all over the world have incredibly rich and exciting histories, and have seen many famous guests honor their doorways.  Udaipur is truly another world, with all the exotic wonder that India is famous for.

You might feel like you’re walking from one movie set to another when you’re in our hotels for the first time.  In fact, many of these buildings have been featured in films, because of their unique combination of exquisite luxury and old world sensibility.  For a romantic getaway, there’s probably no better city in the world than Udaipur, and you’ll find everything that you could possibly ever need in the Palace Hotel, designed to keep guests in a state of enchantment.  There’s even more outside the door.  The work of local artists is a window into the deeper parts of Udaipur, the metaphorical and internal visions that make up the lives of the people here, and as such, the visual work can offer an extraordinarily complex view of the worlds that collide here.

When you start looking into the art here, you may come across the name Vinay Sharma.  He organizes a number of group shows and exhibitions that come through here.  He is currently based nearby in Jaipur, he was born here, and has lived and worked in Rajasthan for many years.  He’s been involved with the very influential Takhman – 28, and is very well-connected with the visual art world here.  His work is fascinating multi media collages and assemblages that investigate history and memory.  He comes from a family of astrologers, and this plays a very central role in all of his work, and informs some of the major themes he’s grappling with.