Devra Homestay is surrounded by greenery and is situated on the land where once only thorns used to grow! This is the result of the hard work and passion of Delhi resident Major Durga Das and his wife Jyoti Jasol. In 1994, the couple decided to live their dream and today they welcome many guests from home and abroad; Teach them heritage cooking. Apart from this, guests are given amazing experiences like bird watching and village tour.
Udaipur, the ‘white city’ of India, is famous not only in the country but also abroad for its rich culture and beauty. If you leave for Udaipur from Delhi, on the way you will see beautiful views of mountains, valleys, desert and colorful villages, you will fall in love.
In the year 1994, Major Durga Das and his wife Jyoti Jasol, resident of Delhi, also went on such a road trip to Udaipur and then stayed here.
Jyoti tells that they wanted to build a house of their own and decided to build it in Udaipur and bought a land of two and a half acres here.
Major Durga Das, who always wanted to serve both the country and the environment, left the army after 13 years of service and started building his dream home on this land. He named it ‘Devra’.
Jyoti also decided to leave her lucrative manager’s job in Delhi and settle here. he first
Started working to make this land fertile.
After years of hard work and many ups and downs in life, he finally transformed it into a lush green heritage and planted many varieties of trees like wheat, seasonal vegetables, jowar, fenugreek, amla, jamun, guava etc.
Devra Homestay is the pride of Udaipur
In 2004, Major and Jyoti welcomed their first guest here.
This heritage homestay, which once started with three rooms, today has ten luxurious rooms for the guests. Here Jyoti not only serves delicious food cooked on the stove to her guests; In fact, she also runs heritage cooking classes for them.
You can come to this place of Udaipur surrounded by greenery and lily ponds to spend a peaceful and relaxing time with your family and pets.
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2024-03-13 04:46:03