Haldighati

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Haldighati is an important historical site where famous battle of 1576 between Maharana Pratap Singh of Mewar and Raja Man Singh of Amber took place. Haldighati is located at a distance of 40 kms from Udaipur. In Hindi, turmeric is called as 'Haldi' and valley is known as' Ghati'. The soil at this place is yellow colored that gives a sense of turmeric hence the name Haldighati.

Haldi Ghati captures major attention because the terra firma made the battlefield to the legend, Maharana Rana Pratap and his loyal horse, Chetak. The place gives a nostalgic feeling as this was the same place where Chetak, the heroic mount of Rana Pratap, breathed his last after leaving his master to a safe place. At a distance of around 4 kms from the battlefield, a cenotaph (chattri) is built in pure white marble. This cenotaph is dedicated to the gallant horse Chetak as a sign of respect and admiration.

This ferocious battle created amount of blood shed of the heroic soldiers and the red turned color of sand still speaks of those daring people. The bloody battle of Haldighati has been captured an inescapable place in the History of India.