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Kota Travel Blog & Guides

Insider guides, history and travel tips to help you experience the very best of Kota and Hadoti.

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🗓 20 Sep 2025 ⏱ 6 min read

The month-long Dussehra Mela of Kota, with its towering effigies, rides, folk performances and centuries of tradition.

🗓 15 Jun 2025 ⏱ 7 min read

How to spend a perfect weekend in Bundi from Kota, exploring its palace, Taragarh Fort, painted havelis and famous stepwells.

🗓 1 Jun 2025 ⏱ 6 min read

From the Hada rulers and the diwan Zalim Singh to the coaching pioneer V. K. Bansal, the people who shaped Kota's story.

🗓 28 May 2025 ⏱ 6 min read

Inside Kota's sprawling Oxygen City Park and the wider green, modern makeover reshaping the new Kota.

🗓 20 May 2025 ⏱ 5 min read

A practical guide to reaching Kota by train, road and air, including the well-connected Kota Junction and the nearest airports.

🗓 12 May 2025 ⏱ 7 min read

A guide to Kota's most revered temples, from the ancient four-faced Shivling of Kansua to Mathuradheesh and the standing Ganesh of Godavari Dham.

🗓 5 May 2025 ⏱ 6 min read

The exquisite Baroli (Badoli) temple complex near Rawatbhata, an early medieval masterpiece of carving and one of Rajasthan's oldest temple groups.

🗓 22 Apr 2025 ⏱ 6 min read

A season-by-season guide to the best time to visit Kota, covering weather, temperatures, festivals and what to expect year-round.

🗓 15 Apr 2025 ⏱ 6 min read

The breathtaking Garadia Mahadev viewpoint near Kota, where the Chambal winds through a deep gorge often called Rajasthan's Grand Canyon.