Raj Singh was known to be quick tempered and in his lifetime, he had executed one of his sons, wife, a Brahmin and a Charan.

In another incident, Udaibhan, a Charan who was a tazimi sardar, arrived in the royal court to find that Raj Singh did not rose up to greet him as was the custom.

Raged at the insult, Raj Singh lost his temper and attacked Udaibhan, killing him in the court.

Later, Raj Singh consulted his purohits to find a way to redress these killings and it was suggested that he build a large pond or lake.

[3] Its Muhurat was performed on 01-Jan, 1662 AD, which started with herculean task of drying the river bed.

Ship builders from Lahore, Surat and Gujarat were employed to construct a big boat.

Twenty-six Brahmin priests were appointed for the performance of the ceremonies, as laid down in the Matsya Purana.

[5][6] On 15 Jan, 1676 Maharana Raj Singh started parikrama of the lake, which was completed after 6 days of walk.