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City Palace-Jaipur
(The Pink City) |
Camel Safari
(The ship of the Desert) |
Jaisalmer Fort
(The Golden City) |
| The city of forts, palaces,
goldensands....steeped in history !. It is a city of victory
which presides over the fascinating desert, state of Rajasthan.
Surrounded by rigged hills, each crowned by a formidable fort,
Jaipur is a city of beautiful mansions and gardens. |
The ship of the Desert-
Camel Safari. The Camel festival held in Bikaner is famous for
camel rides and camel is the symbol for Rajasthan. |
Jaisalmer is known as " The Golden City".
This is one of the oldest and most famous forts of Jaisalmer
.Yet this frontier town is today one of Rajasthan's best-loved
tourist destinations. |
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The ornamental facade of this "Palace of
Winds" is a landmark in Jaipur. Its five - storeyed structure of
pink sandstone encrusted with fine trellis work and balconies
has 953 niches and windows. It was built in 1799 by Pratap Singh
and was a royal grandstand for palace women. |
Udaipur, the erstwhile royal house of Mewar
has a profusion of palaces, lakes, temples and cenotaphs. The
places to visit in and around Udaipur are the City Palace,
Pichola Lake, Jag Niwas, Jagdish Temple,
Eklingji Temple, Nathdwara, Rajsamand and
Jaisamand. Chittor, Kumbalgarh and
Mandalgarh also lie near Udaipur, and are famous for their
almost impregnable forts. |
The name Jaisalmer evokes a vivid picture of
sheer magic and brilliance of the desert. The exotic, remote,
and beautiful, Jaisalmer is a bit of a paradox. So far west that
it is in the heart of the desert, one would expect barren
near-desolation. Yet this frontier town is today one of
Rajasthan's best-loved tourist destinations. |
