Get in
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Buses frequently run from Alwar (₹36, 2 1/2 hours) and Bharatpur (₹19, one hour). One can also reach Deeg by train from Mathura (₹8, one hour) or from Alwar (₹17, 2½ hour).
- 1 Deeg railway station.
Get around
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One can visit Kaman town known for Vimal Kund and Cheel Mahal by half an hour bus travel (₹10).
See
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- 1 Deeg Palace. Built in 1772 as a luxurious summer resort for the rulers of Bharatpur State. Now a museum.
- Deeg Fort.
Do
[edit]Nowadays Deeg is famous for the three-day fair held in the month of September, when the forts of Deeg are brought to liveliness. Deeg has various kinds of palaces, the most famous among them is "Sawan-Bhadon". The palace has a hollow ceiling with rolling iron spheres in it; when water is made to flow into the ceiling, these spheres collide with each other and produce a sound like raining clouds.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Try traditional fast foods like kachori and aaloo bhalla.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Deeg is small and there are only a couple of places to stay, neither very exciting. Most visitors to Deeg stay at Bharatpur or Agra.
Connect
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[edit]Buses run frequently to Alwar (₹30, 2½ hours) and Bharatpur (₹15, one hour, half hourly). There is one direct bus to Agra (₹50)