Haldighati is an important historical site in the context of Rajasthan, India. Actually, Haldighati is a mountain pass in the Aravalli range connecting districts of Rajsamand and Pali in Rajasthan. The place is at a comfortable distance of 40 kms from the city of Udaipur. There are rows of boards tempting visitors to buy roses and rose products. In this valley of valour, roses of one of the finest varieties — the chaitri — bloom in plenty, though only for a month in a year. The place is the biggest exporter of rose products. As one drives further into the valley, a surprise awaits. The valley, which was once filled with blood, still retains this crimson, albeit in a different form. Roses bloom where once death ruled. Colourful boards advertising several rose products dot the landscape. They claim to have the world’s finest perfumes as well as gulkand, gulab jal, and several other products, including a special medicine for diabetes. There are rows of boards tempting visitors to buy roses and rose products. In this valley of valour, roses of one of the finest varieties the chaitri rose bloom in plenty, though only for a month ( chaitra as per hindu calander, appx April) in a year.

Rose Water & Gulkand

The area around Badshahi Bagh is now famous for the cultivation of roses, specially “Chaitri Roses”. These roses are a breed of pink rose, which only bloom in the month of March-April, the Hindu month Chaitra, hence the name. The farming of these roses are at very large scale in Haldighati. These roses are basically used in the production of scent, sharbat, rose juice, gulkand and rose water.