JODHPUR HISTORICAL PLACES



Welcome to Rajasthan ? a land of legendry kings, warrior, royalty and a state at its colourful best all the year round. A place of fusion beyond imagination. Fusion of rich history, culture, religion, art and craft, music, dance, desert, sand, stone, lakes, fort, palaces, wildlife, birds and above all the best part friendly people all around you.
The place where sun rays crates ?Mrig Trishna? the illusion of shimmering lakes on the arid expanse. Here you can feel the silence of Sand-Dunes and the rore of sand-stromes at the same time. This is the land of overwhelming Romance of the Desert. Here the life vibrates to the sound of music and rich culture. This is not about seeing all these colours, but it about feeling in your self. Above all the Rajasthan is a favourite tourist destination, especially well-known for its desert triangle JODHPUR, JAISALMER AND BIKANER, the three stone-sculpted cities rising out of the golden sand of Rajasthan. JODHPUR, Bikaner and Jaisalmer broadly consisitute the harsh desert region of western Rajasthan, formerly known as Marwar. JODHPUR, once capital of the former princely state of Marwar, is now the second largest city of Rajasthan. Flanked on its western side by the Meharangarh Fort, and on the eastern side by the stately sandstone Palace of Umaid Bhawan; the monuments, temples and gardens of Jodhpur depict a multi-faceted grandeur. Founded in 1459 A.D. by the Rao Jodha, Jodhpur gradually grew around the towering Mehrangarh Fort build as stronghold on the advice of a sage. The beauty and the imagination that have gone into the making of this monumental city proclaim the life-springs of creative genius that appear incongruent with harshness of this land and its climate. We welcome you, our Guest, to come and explore this city and feel the warmth in the hearts of the people of Jodhpur.




Tourist Places of Jodhpur:

MEHRANGARH FORT
Crowning a perpendicular cliff, the fort was founded by Rao Jodha in 1459 A.D., when he shifted his capital from Mandore. Standing sentinel to the city below, it overlook the rugged and rocky terrain and houses a palace intricately adorned with long carved panels and latticed windows exquisitely wrought from red sandstone. Carved panels and porches, elaborately adorned windows and walls of Moti Mahal (Pearl Palace), Phool Mahal, Sheesh mahal, Sileh Khana and Daulat Khana, seem to make the medieval splendour come alive. A collection of palanquins, hawdas, royal cradles, miniature paintings of various schools, folk music, instruments, costumes, furniture and an impressive armoury.

JASWANT THADA
Build in the memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh ll in 1899, the imposing white marble memorial marks the site of royal crematorium. It houses portraits of successive rulers. The four cenotaphs around here commemorate notable acts of bravery and generosity of the four successive rulers.


UMAID BHAWAN PALACE
The only palace builds in the 20th century, as a famine relief project which gave employment to the people for 16 years. Build by Maharaja Umaid singh and named after him, this exquisite palace is also known as Chittar Palace, because of the local chittar sandstone used. It is a splendid example of Indo-colonial art and deco style of the 30s.A unique feature of this palace is that the hand-chiselled sandstone blocks have been put together in a special system of interlocking; there is no mortar binding.

OSIAN TEMPLE
A great centre of Brahmancial and Jain religions. The temples here belong to two periods ? an early period represented by nearly 12 temples and later period of 6 temples. The Jain Mahavir Temple is unique among the Osian temples, with the vaulted design of its hall-celling. The main Sachiya Mata Temple appears to be made in 1178 AD and has a shikhar clustered by two rows of turrets, an ambulatory and large assembly hall with an elaborate ceiling.

PALETTE ART GALLERY
A contempralely art gallery of its only kind in Jodhpur. The gallery have collection of different kind of art from all over the country, right through miniatures painting, wood craft, ceramic, iron and many more. In one sentence ?See to believe?.