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Barmer Tour
Barmer is situated at a
distance of 224km from Jodhpur on the Luni-Munabao
section of the Northern Railways. Located atop
a hill as so many of the cities of western Rajasthan
are, it houses the remains of an old fort called
Garh right on its peak.
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Chittorgarh
Tour
When the city was
built in the 8th century by Bappa Rawal (ruled
734-53A.D.), it was named Chittorgarh. That was
a long time ago and just the beginning of one
of the bloodiest histories that a town has ever
seen. Famous for being besieged by invaders.
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Ajmer Tour
Land of Rajasthan, where
the battles took place over pandect of honor and
bravery rather then wealth and power, where Rajput
women happily embrace fire to save her dignity
and self-respect.
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Alwar Tour
Alwar is a nice mix of the
old and the new, the green and
the dry. Lying on the fringes of the Aravalli
Range in eastern Rajasthan, the place looks as
if it has been carved out of jagged, craggy rocks.
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Banswara Tour
Banswara can be best described
as the native place of the Bhils who form 39%
of the tribal population of India. Banswara either
got its name from bans or bamboo trees (Dendorocalamus
stricus) which once grew in abundance here, or
from a Bhil chieftain named Bansna.
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Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
One thing that comes to
mind immediately at the mention of Bharatpur is
its bird sanctuary. The marshlands in this region
are just the place for numerous birds to come
flapping in and present the most spectacular sight
in the world.
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Bhilwara Tour
Bhilwara, synonymous with
industries like cloth mills and stone quarries,
is the headquarter of a small district of the
same name in southern Rajasthan. Getting to know
Bhilwara by its industries is not very unusual.
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Bikaner Tour
Bikaner lies north of Jodhpur,
its reddish-pink stone rising out of miles of
barren thorn and scrub. Rao Jodha's sixth son,
Bika (after whom the city of Bikaner is named),
must have found nothing more than this wilderness.
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Bundi Tour
Bundi has one of
the most magnificent histories that a region can
have, and many wars and battles were fought here
for over 600 years between Rajput clans, the Marathas
and the British.
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Jalore Tour
Situated on the southern
edge of the vast sandy plain of Marwar, is a delightful
city of Jalore. It is a typical small Rajasthani
town where the hustle and bustle of the bigger
cities is missing.
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Jhalawar Tour
Till the middle of the 17th
century, Bundi was the big daddy of southeast
Rajasthan, grabbing the major chunk of its history,
its stories of valour and those of chivalry, of
diplomacy and everything else that goes into creating
history.
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Churu Tour
Churu, the headquarters
of the largest desert district, is a part of the
frescoland of Shekhawati. A major centre for trade
and commerce, Churu has marked its position among
the painted towns of the Shekhawati region.
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Dholpur Tour
Dholpur is an interesting
town to visit, especially because it is far from
the usual tourist track and thus, quite 'undiscovered'.
But Dholpur is well known in another way - for
its excellent sandstone.
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Dungerpur Tour
Established by Rawal Veer
Singh in 1282, Dungarpur (the City of Hills) was
one of the major cities of the Vagad region. Veer
Singh acquired this land from the Bhil chief Dungaria
from whom the place got its name.
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Hanumangarh Tour
Situated in the northern
tip of Rajasthan on the banks of the river Ghaggar,
Hanumangarh is a flourishing town and is the headquarters
of the district of the same name. While it cannot
be said for certain who built the fort.
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Jaipur Tour
One of the major
tourist destinations of India, Jaipur India is
given a world wild title, as the Pink City due
to the pink wash applied to its buildings. Travel
to Jaipur - the capital city of Rajasthan, it
is an abode of extensive.
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Jaisalmer Tour
Jaisalmer, another princely
state of Rajasthan is a paradise of the desert
kingdom. Summarizing the allure of the desert,
the splendid Jaisalmer nestles in the foothills
of Trikuta.
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Pali Rajasthan Tour
Once inhabited by the Paliwal
Brahmins, from whom the place gets its name, ancient
Pali housed a highly evolved civilization. The
land was leased to the Paliwals by the then chief
of Mandore (the former capital of Jodhpur district).
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Jhunjhunu Tour
A name which spells beauty
and colour. A land of murals. The capital of a
painted district. The largest town in the Open
Air Art Gallery called Shekhawati. That's exactly
how you'll describe the town when you've walked
through its winding lanes and seen its surprisingly
large number of painted monuments.
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Jodhpur Tour
Located on the periphery
of the Thar desert, Jodhpur is second largest
city in Rajasthan after Jaipur. According to one
fable when Lord Rama, hero of the Hindu epic Ramayana
wanted to cross the ocean to rescue his wife Sita.
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Karauli Tour
Karauli is a sylvan delight
packed in a rural ambience. It was founded in
1348AD by one Raja Arjun Pal. In those days Karauli
used to be the capital of a small state of the
same name. Legend has it that the ruling family
were descendants of Lord Krishna.
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Kishangarh Tour
It nurtured one of the finest
schools of miniature paintings in the 18th century.
The Bani Thani style of miniature painting in
Kishangarh went through a spurt of excellence
under Nihal Chand - painter in court of Raja Sawant
Singh.
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Kota Tour
Till the middle
of the 13th century, Kota did not exist. In a
sense it did, but what was to be seen of it were
barren lands with not a soul in sight for miles.
Lying in southern Rajasthan close to Madhya Pradesh,
Kota was eclipsed by the already functioning court
of Bundi.
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Kumbhalgarh Tour
Kumbhalgarh, located 64
Km from Udaipur, this mountain fortress built
in 15th century was called the "eye of Mewar"
because of its strategic position in relation
to its agressive neighbours of Gujarat and Marwar.
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Mount
Abu Tour
The Aravalli hills stretching
from Delhi to Gujarat reach their highest point
here in a mountain, atop which is a picturesque
plateau. This is Abu in Sirohi district, a lush
green summer resort and the only hill station
in Rajasthan.
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Nagaur Tour
At one end of the Thar desert
lies the picturesque town of Nagaur. Located 137km
to the north of Jodhpur, the Nagaur fort shimmers
like a beacon in sharp contrast to the dull sandy
stretch of desert which surrounds it.
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Pushkar Tour
Situated on the
fringe of the desert and surrounded by hills on
three sides, Pushkar is a laid back town. A very
important pilgrimage spot for Hindus, Pushkar
is famous for its lake. It is believed that Lord
Brahma.
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Rajsamand Tour
This royal lake is located
66km from Udaipur , one of the numerous artificial
lakes found in the Mewar region , built by Rana
Raj Singh I in 1660. *It is 4 miles long and 1.75
miles wide with continous water supply from river
Gomti.
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Ranakpur
Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Ajanta Ellora Caves
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Akshardham Temple
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Bodhi Temple
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Gateway of India
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Hawa Mahal
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Kerala Backwater
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Taj Mahal
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Umaid Bhawan Palace
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Hyderabad Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Mysore Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Hassan Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Tirupati Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Madurai Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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Warangal Tour
The Jain community and their
temple building activities were always patronized
by the ruling Mewar dynasty. Dhanna Shah, the
founder of the temples at Ranakpur, had approached
Rana Kumbha to ask for some land to build a temple.
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