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Ajmer |
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Ajmer
is a major centre for Muslim pilgrims during the fast of Ramzan, and
has some impressive Muslim architecture.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Bikaner |
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Bikaner
has a superb fort, camel safaris and 30 kms to the south is the
extraordinary Karni Mata temple where thousands of holy rats are
worshipped.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Jaipur |
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Jaipur
has massive forts, magnificent palaces, exquisite temples and
marvellous gardens. All through, Jaipur has retained its strong
Rajputana flavour tempered by several influences - the mughal being
the most prominent.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Jaisalmer |
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Nothing
else in India is remotely similar to Jaisalmer. Its desert fort,
which resembles a gigantic sandcastle, is straight out of 'The
housand and One Nights'.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Jodhpur |
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Jodhpur
is at the edge of the Thar desert and is the largest city in
Rajasthan after Jaipur. The city is dominated by a massive fort,
topping a sheer rocky ridge right in the middle of the town.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Mount
Abu |
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Mount Abu,
sprawling along a 1200 m high plateau in the south of the state,
close to the Gujarat border. Rajasthan's only hill station and a
major pilgrim centre.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Chittorgarh |
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About
150 miles southwest of Jaipur, the great fort of Chittorgarh stands
atop a 500-foot high hill rising sharply from the surrounding plain.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Shekhawati |
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There
are many reasons for visiting Rajasthan. One of them is Shekhawati.
Nowhere else in the world is there such a profusion of wall
paintings, so intricate and finely executed, in hundreds of havelis,
temples, cenotaphs, well and forts, as in this region.
Best
Seasons : November to February
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Kota |
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Today,
Kota serves as an army headquarters. It is also Rajasthan's
industrial centre (mainly chemicals), powered by the hydroelectric
plants on the Chambal river
Best
Seasons : November to February
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