Fifty one kilometer south of Udaipur lies JAISAMAND Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes of the world. Fourteen kilometers in length & nine kilometers in width, the lake has a circumference of nearly eighty eight kilometers. It was built by Maharaja Jaisingh, who doing it's inauguration on 2nd June, 1691, walked around it distributing gold equal to his own weight, in charity. He built Six Chhatris (cenotaphs) with finely embroidered elephants in front, the temple of Lord Shiva in the center on the embankment. Lord Shiva in the center on the embankment. Close to Jaisamand is the game sanctuary, which is spread over an area of about 45 kilometers & has a motor able road. The sanctuary shelters wild animals like panthers, wild bear, spotted deer, sambhars etc

Attractions in Jaisamand