India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Desert Cultural Center, Gadi Sagar Road, Jaisalmer, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Desert Culture Center & Museum, Jaisalmer lays bare the rich cultural tradition of the paradisaical land of Jaisalmer. Desert Culture Center & Museum boasts of its calm and serene surroundings. It is the ideal place for people to contemplate and reflect […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Chandraprabhu Temple,Jaisalmer, Rajasthan India.Edit Detail InformationEdit Chandraprabhu Temple, Jaisalmer is the first of the seven temples built during 15th and 16th centuries and is devoted to the Jain Prophet Chandraprabhuji, the 8th Tirthankara. The temple is an excellent specimen of centuries old Rajput architectural style constructed in red sandstones. The marvel […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Camel Safari, Jaisalmer, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit The Camel Safari, Jaisalmer is an addiction in itself. Tourist can see the long stretches of sand dunes as far as your eyes can go. The golden crests and troughs provide you with the sense of limitlessness. It is said while in Rome do as […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Bhattiani Sati Rani, Jaisalmer, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit A few steps away from the fort lies a temple dedicated to a Bhatti princess who performed sati, but with a difference. The anecdote behind the incident reveals the pride Rajput women felt at the time of becoming a sati (a widow self-immolating on […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Amar Sagar Lake , 5 KM on Sam Road, Jaisalmer, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Amar Sagar is a small and beautiful lake. It is a lake cum oasis, which lies adjacent to the Amar Singh Palace. This palace was constructed during the 17th century by Maharawal Akhai Singh in honour of his […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Salim Singh ki Haveli, asani road, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Edit Detail InformationEdit Salim Singh ki Haveli was commissioned by Salim Singh, the then Prime Minister of the kingdom when Jaisalmer was the capital. The haveli has a distinct architecture. The roof has been constructed in the form of Peacock. The haveli is situated […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Jaisalmer Fort, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Jaisalmer Fort, also Known as Sonar Quila, rising from the sand , the mega structure merges with the golden hues of the desert ambience and the setting suns in its most colourful shades gives it a fairy tale look. Built in 1156 by the […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Bada Bagh, 6 Km from Jaisalmer city on Ramgarh Road, Jaisalmer. Edit Detail InformationEdit Bada Bagh, also called Barabagh (literally Big Garden) is about halfway between Jaisalmer and Lodhruva. It was commissioned by Maharawal Jait Singh in the early 16th century and completed by his son Lunakaran after his death. The site […]
India /Rajasthan /Jaisalmer /Jaisalmer Akal Wood Fossil Park, 17 K.M. From Jaisalmer near Barmer Road, Jaisalmer, India. Edit Detail InformationEdit Akal Wood Fossil Park is a unique experience. The reserve or park has been dated approximately to be 180 million years ago. The whole area is covered with huge fossilized tree trunks, one of which […]
India /Rajasthan /Bikaner /Bikaner Rampuria Havelli, Joshiwara, Mohalla, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Edit Detail InformationEdit Bikaner is also famous among tourists for marvelous mansions (Haveli) which are a wonder in home architecture. Aldous Huxley a famous English writer, visited these havelis reportedly said “They are the pride of Bikaner”. The most famous cluster of havelies is the […]