Chittorgarh, Rajasthan’s storied bastion of Rajput valor and architectural splendor, found itself ensnared in an icy vise on December 5, 2025, as a ferocious cold wave gripped the city with temperatures plummeting to a record low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius. The mercury’s nosedive—the sharpest December chill since 1984—blanketed the ancient fort’s ramparts in a fragile crust of frost,