Ajmer
Travel Guide Ajmer situated in the green oasis wrapped in
the barren hills has been a witness to an interesting past. The city was founded
by Raja Ajai Pal Chauhan in the 7th century A.D. and continued to be a major centre
of Chauhan power. When Prithviraj Chauhan lost it to Mohammed Ghauri leaving behind
indelible marks of their culture and traditions on the cities history, converting
it to an amalgam of various cultures and a blend of Hinduism and Islam.
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Alwar
Travel Guide 150km from Jaipur and 170km from Delhi, Alwar
is nestled between a cluster of small hills of the Aravali range. Perched on the
most prominent of these hills is a massive ancient fort that whispers tales of
the rich history of the city.
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Bikaner
Travel Guide The royal fortified city with a timeless appeal.
Lying in the north of the Desert State, the city is dotted with many sand dunes.
Bikaner retains the medieval splendor that pervades the city's lifestyle More
popularly called the camel country, the city is renowned for the best riding camels
in the world. The ship of the desert is an inseparable part of life here. Be it
pulling heavy carts, transporting grains or working on wells. Camels are the prime
helpers.
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Bharatpur
Travel Guide Bharatpur - The Eastern Gateway to Rajasthan,
was founded by Maharaja Suraj Mal in 1733 AD, it was once an impregnable well
fortified city, carved out of the region formerly known as Mewat. The trio of
Bharatpur, Deeg and Dholpur has played an important part in the history of Rajasthan.
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Chittourgarh
Travel Guide Chittourgarh- The town of the brave, known for
its massive fort atop a hill, which can be singled out for its glorious past.
The fort has checkered history, it has witnessed some of the bloodiest battles
iln history, three great Sakas and some of the most heroic deeds of valor, which
are still sung by the local musicians. The antiquity of Chittaurgarh is difficult
to trace, but it is believed that Bhim the legendary figure of the Mahabharta,
visited this place to learn the secrets of immortality and became the disciple
of a sage, but his impatience to perform all the rites deprived him of his goal,
and out of sheer anger he stamped on ground creating water reservoir, this reservoir
is called as Bhim Lat.
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Jaipur
Travel Guide Jaipur is 260 km from Delhi and 240 km from Agra
and forms the most chosen tourism golden triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It
a bustling capital city and a business centre with all the trapping of modern
metropolis but yet flavoured strongly with an age-old charm that never fails to
surprise a traveller.
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Jaisalmer
Travel Guide Rising from the heart of the Thar Desert like
a golden mirage is the city of Jaisalmer. A commanding fort etched in yellow sandstone
stands with all its awesome splendor, dominating the amber-hued city.
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Jodhpur
Travel Guide A valiant sentinel in the desert, on the eastern
fringe of the Thar desert has the distinction of neither being a part of the Thar
desert nor out of it. At best it is a doorway to the wonderland of sand dunes
and shrubs, rocky terrain and thorny trees. The home of the Rathroes - the awesome
princely state of Rajasthan. They conquered Marwar or Maroodesh, land of the sand
after the fall of Delhi and Kannauj.
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Kota
Travel Guide An amazing, juxtaposition of majestic medieval
age and modern industrialization, mainly the Hydro Electric Plant on the Chambal
River and the Nuclear Power Plant has a few traces of its past still left. The
fort overlooking the river Chambal is the foremost tourist attraction. It also
houses the museum with a rich collection of art and artefacts and some elaborately
painted chambers.
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Mount
Abu Travel Guide The Raj period approached it as a relaxation
place to rewind along with the royalties and semi royalties. The place sways in
an interesting contrast of British style bungalows, the holiday lodges of the
royals (Thikhana) along with the presence of the various communities of the tribals
located amidst the thick lush of the forest on the hills surrounding the region.
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Pushkar
Travel Guide South west of Jaipur, Ajmer is an oasis wrapped
in the green hills. The city was founded by Raja Ajay Pal Chauhan in the 7th Century
A.D. and continued to be a major centre of the Chauhan power till 1193 A.D. When
Prithviraj Chauhan lost it to Mohammed Ghauri. Since then, Ajmer became home to
many dynasties.
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Ranakpur
Travel Guide Renowned for some marvellously carved Jain temples
in amber stone ranakpur is one of the five holy places of the jain community,
96km from Udaipur, these temples were created in the 15th century A.D. during
the regin of Rana Kumbha and are enclosed within a wall. The central chaumukha
or four faced temple is dedicated to the venerated trithankara Rishabhji. Open
on all four sides it enshrines the four faced image of Adinath. Sprawling over
48,000 sq.feet the temple is an astounding creation with 29 halls and 1,444 pillars-all
distinctly carved.
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Sawai
Madhopur Travel Guide Lying on the main Delhi Mumbai railway
line Sawai Madhopur is the gateway to the world renowned Ranthambhar National
Park-the famous tigers reserve, just 12 km away from here. Ranthambhor has been
a witness to the rise and fall of many rulers and a series of battle scenes.
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Udaipur
Travel Guide The city of Udaipur is a lovely land around the
Azure water lakes hemmed in by the lush hills of the Aravails. A vision in white
drenched in romance and beauty, Udaipur is a fascinating blend of sights sounds
and experience-an inspiration for the imagination of poets, painters and writen.
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