Moti Magri | |
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Coordinates: 24°35′54″N73°40′59″E / 24.59833°N 73.68306°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Udaipur |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Nearest city | Udaipur |
Moti Magri ("Pearl hill") is a hill in India. It overlooks the Fateh Sagar Lake in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan.
Atop the Moti Magri or Pearl Hill is the memorial of the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap, which has a bronze statue of the Maharana astride his favourite horse "Chetak".
It is located near the Fateh Sagar Lake on a small hillock.
Maharana Pratap Memorial was initiated in theby Pratap Sabha Maharana Bhupal Singh of Mewar and completed with the help of a public trust. [1]
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