| Jaipur
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 Capital
of Rajasthan also known as Pink City, surrounded on all sides by
rugged hills crowned with forts and enclosed by embattled walls.
Visit to City Palace which now houses a museum containing rare manuscripts,
paintings, and an armoury, the observatory with a sundial 90 ft
high. The museum is amidst the Ram Niwas Palace gardens founded
in 1876 with a large collections of antiques. |
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| Jodhpur
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 This
ancient capital of the state of Marwar is surrounded by a stone
wall almost six miles in circumference, which separates it from
the sands that stretch out on all sides. Upon a rocky eminence stands
a massive impregnable fortress, within which lies a number of palaces,
barracks, temples and other buildings. |
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| Jaisalmer
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 The
massive battlements of the living fort of JAISALMER rise ethereally
out of the vastness of the desert. This fascinating fort was built
in 1156 in the heart of the Thar desert. Within the towered battlements
of this citadel there is a mass of curiously carved buildings, with
fantastic facades and elaborate balconies. The Jain temples within
the fort are decorated with deities and elaborate dancing figures
in mythological settings. Attached to this worship is a liberty
containing some of the most ancient manuscripts in India. It reminds
of the medieval era. |
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| Junagarh
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It is an ancient fortified city rich in myth and legend. It goes
back to the time of the Emperor Ashok (250 BC) whose 14 edicts can
be seen cut into a great rock outside the town. The fortress and
the temple date from medieval times |
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