Nagda, located about 23 km from Udaipur, was the ancient capital of Mewar. Earlier known as Nagahrida or Nagadraha, this town was found by Nagaditya of Guhilot in the 6 th century A.D.

The ancient capital of Nagda now only has the ruins of some Vishnu, Shiva and Jain temples to prove that it wasn’t behind, when speaking of architecture. The most important temples that have survived the test of time are the Sas-Bahu pair and are said to be as old as 11 th century. The Jain temple to Adbhutji (the peculiar one) built during Rana Kumbha’s rule was so named for the strange idol within it's shrine. 9 ft high odd image in the temple is that of the Jain saint Shantinath.