Amuser Tour Of Jaisalmer- Rajasthan

Amuser Tour Of Jaisalmer- Rajasthan

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Tourism and Rajasthan goes alongside each other. There is a vast tourism set-up in Rajasthan that gives a great variety of tour and travel experience. Rajasthan is also a very colorful, interesting and hospitable place to be with so many facets, sound dunes, palaces, history, forts, culture, and ways of lives of the eastern world.Rajasthan is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan. It is bordered in the west and northwest by Pakistan, on the northeast the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Utter Pradesh. And also on the East and southeast by Madhya Pradesh, while on the southwest by the state of Gujarat.Geographical features include the Thar Desert along north-western Rajasthan and the termination of the Ghaggar River near the archaeological ruins at Kalibanga of the Indus Valley Civilization, which are the oldest in the Indian subcontinent discovered so far. Rajasthan is relatively dry and unproductive in the west where we have The Great Indian Desert, and more productive and hilly with plenty of rainfall in the southwest. Jaipur tends to be the largest city in Rajasthan and it is also the Capital of Rajasthan. The southern part of Rajasthan is about 225 km from the Gulf of Kutch and about 400 km from the Arabian Sea.

One of the world's oldest mountain ranges, the Aravalli Range, cradles the only hill station of Rajasthan, Mount Abu, famous for Dilwara Temples, a sacred pilgrimage for Jains. Eastern Rajasthan has the world famous Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur, famous for its bird life and is a World Heritage Site and two famous national tiger reserves, Ranthambore and Sariska Tiger Reserve. Rajasthan was formed on 30 March 1949, when all erstwhile princely states ruled by Rajputs, known as Rajputana, merged into the Dominion of India having a single -chamber legislative assembly with 200 seats and 35 representatives at the National Parliament. The representatives are from Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. In Rajasthan, you get to see many majestic royal palaces, amazing flora and fauna, lush forests, sand dunes, beautiful towns and villages, rugged forts, tranquil lakes and lots more. Are you a traveler who is interested in history and colorful places and tribal lives of people? If yes, Rajasthan is the right place for you to be where you get immense Rajasthan Tours available at the cheapest and most affordable prices whether in the sand dunes, forts, palaces, popular fairs and festivals, arid golden sand lands, architectural stunning places, desert safaris and colorful and vibrant local shopping streets. Rajasthan Tours has a lot to offer and make your experience a delightful one and an affair to remember.

Rajasthan festivals include Gangaur festivals, Kajli Teej festivals, Kota festivals, Dussehra camel festivals, Desert festivals and Elephant festivals. Rajasthan tour packages include Indian cultural Tour, Camel safari Tour, Rajasthan Temple Tour, Rajasthan Wildlife Tour, Rajasthan Holidays Tour, Tajmahal Tour and Rajasthan Desert Tour. You also get fairs available in Rajasthan such as the Banganga Fairs, Karnimata Fairs, Khatu Shyanji Fair, Sikar Fair, Rajasthan Punkshar Fair and Urs Fair Ajmer. And you also get several attractions such as the Albet Hall Museum City Palace Jaipur, Darghah Sharif and lots more including exotic Rajasthan Travel Packages.Jaipur the Capital City is 259 kilometers southwest of Delhi and 232 kilometers west of Agra. It has beautiful attractions such as the City Palace centrally located in the city, traditional garbs, ambar forts, jantar mantar observatory and lots more. Other cities in Rajasthan include Bikaner, Ajmer, Pushkar, Bharatur, Jodhipur, Udaipur and the famous Jaisalmer.

Jaisalmer, also known as the "Golden City" because of it's sand dunes which gives a yellowish-golden tinge to the city and it's surroundings (means the hill fort of Jaisal). Jaisalmer is named its founder Rao Jaisal who was a Rajput King and it is the oldest fortified and isolated desert city in Rajasthan dominating most of the Thar desert from the south. The Marwar region bound Jaisalmer in the north by the Jangladesh region and in the east. The majority of the inhabitants are Bhati Rajputs who take their name from an ancestor known as Bhatti who was renowned as a warrior when the tribe was located in Punjab. The clan was later moved southwards where they found a refuge in the Indian Desert, which later became their home. All the residents of Jaisalmer resided in the Jaisalmer Fort until the 18th century when they finally moved to the plateau below.

During the time of the British Raj, Jaisalmer was the seat of the Indian State ( A princely state ) and was entitled to a 15 gun salute until the end of the British Raj. Today, the biggest lure for visitors to the City is the Sonal Kilal (Golden Fort ) with other exotic places such as the bewitching palaces and havelis, colorful and vibrant local shopping streets, other forts, arid gold sand land and popular fairs and festivals. The current Maharawal and his family carry out a lot of welfare work and they command a lot of respect from the people of Rajasthan.

Tourism is a major industry in Jaisalmar and its is also known for it's leather messenger bags, made from wild camels native to the area. Jaisalmer is filled with artistic structures and monuments of local historical importance. It also culturally exports musicians and dancers to the rest of India and the world. Manganyar musicians have played the world over and Queen Harish ( the Dancing Desert-Drag-Queen ) is touring the world and has featured in international movies too. Jaisalmer's mud fortress and walled township makes it a popular tourist destination. You get to see the Jaisalmer Fort built in 1156 by the Bhati Rajput ruler Jaisal. The fort is situated in Trikuta Hill and had been the field of honour for many battles. A film ( Sonar Kella ) was written by Satyijat Ray ( A famous Indian Film Director ) and it was based on the Jaisalmer Fort. This Fort houses about quater of the city's population and has massive sandstone walls which have tawny lion colour in the daylight and magically changes to honey-gold as the sun sets. It's main attraction is the Raj Mahal ( Royal Palace ), Jain temples and the Laxminath temple. There is also the Patwon-ki-haveli, Salam-ki-haveli, Nathmalji-ki-haveli, and the Haveli Shreenath built by the Vyas family. The museums in Jaisalmer include the Desert Culture Center and Museum, Jaisalmer Folklore Museum and the Government Museum. In Jaisalmer, there are several Jain temples that belong to the Jain Community, these temples are dedicated to the 16th Tirthankar ( Lord Shantinath ) and the 23rd Tirthankar ( Lord Parshvanath ) with the oldest libraries in India where you can find the rarest manuscripts and artifacts of Jain Tradition also found in Jaisalmer and also many Jain Pilgrimage Centres. Jaisalmer also has a lake known as Gadisar lake ( a scenic rainwater lake) which is surrounded by small temples and shrines.

Tour Jaisalmer and get to see the vibrant magic of Rajasthan, It's heritage, culture, India's oldest mountain as the back-drop, spectacular land dunes, safaris, lush forests, the wetlands, and wildlife with lots of Rajasthan travel packages and also lots of Rajasthan tour Packages making your travel extremely exciting.

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