Jaisalmer Fort or Sonar Kella |
The Rani mahal |
In front of Jaisalmer
Fort. Anyone saw the famous movie by Satyajit Ray called Sonar Kella? It was
based on this fort. Later on many other movies came to be shot here. It is
golden, made with golden coloured sandstone, peacocks roaming in abundance like
stray dogs. This fort looks a bit different from other forts, it is not built
on a high ground & people actually still live inside the fort.
View of city from the fort |
The Rani Mahal inside
Jaisalmer Fort. This is where the Queen & her friends stood to look down at
the courtyard below during celebrations.
Rajasthan in all its glory & color shows how diversified our culture
is. Since nature has not been very kind to them, they have brought color &
spice in their attire & food. The people are generally helpful & kind
towards tourists. Jaipur is full of roadside eateries, some strictly vegetarian
& some selling tandoori chicken which is done on the front on an open mud
oven. U can try them. Do have tea in Jaipur, the milk tea is really tasty. Jaipur is again a shopper's
paradise selling camel skin beautiful jootis, I still have the one I got from
there, for aux jewelries of gala & kundans. Beautiful jhollas, potlis, scarves adorn the shops. Beware of camels
& the cow goddess roaming the city on their own free will blocking roads
& pavements.
Haldighati. How many
times have we read about the Battle of Haldighati? Rana Pratap Singh allied by
Raja Mansingh of Amber fought it against the Mughal ruler Akbar. It was fought
only for 4 hours but so much bloodshed had happened in that time that the
battleground came to be known as Rakta Talab. At the end it was an indecisive
battle.
When you see a desert
u understand why desert people are with certain characteristics, they are
different because the environment is different.
Sunset Point at Mt
Abu. If you are ever visiting Rajasthan please don't forget to visit this tiny
hill station. From the heat & rough terrain of desert, you enter the cool
& pleasant Mt. Abu. Surrounded by hills and a tiny place. See Dilwara Jain
Temples, i couldn't take any photo s as it was not allowed inside the temple.
The camera had to be submitted. Some people do smuggle it in but I am very much
against it. It is made of pure
white marble with intricate carvings. Take a walk in the evening to see the
setting Sun from the Sunset Point. You can sit there & enjoy a cup of tea.
The place is any photographers delight. After dark take a walk on the Mall of
the hill station. Colourful shops of knickknacks and mementos, scarves & woollens,
handicrafts would enthral u. Things are more costly here as it is a hill
station. U would find the same things in Jaipur at less price. Just do some
window shopping if you want. There is beautiful cafeteria at the end of the
Mall, with a glass facade & a view of the Mall. Sit there enjoy your coffee
& cookies & the market place.
A city within a city - chittorgarh fort |
the magnificient sand dunes |
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