जीके की डायरी - प्रतिभा गणेश: My Jodhpur visit

JODHPUR

Jodhpur is wonderful historical place of Rajasthan. It is called blue city also. Once Jodhpur was the capital of the Marwar state, it was founded in 1459 A.D. by Rao Jodha-chief of the Rathore clan of Rajputs who claimed to be descendants of Rama - the epic hero of the Ramayana. The massive 15th century A.D. Mehrangarh Fort looms on the top of a rocky hill, soaring 125 Mts. Above the plains. The city is encompassed by a high wall -10 km long with 8 gates and innumerable bastions. A major trade centre of the 16th century A.D. the fortress-city of Jodhpur is now the second largest city of Rajasthan. Jodhpur is called the Blue city of the world...

SOME IMPORTANT PLACES TO SEE IN JODHPUR

Mehrangarh Fort

Situated on a steep hill, Mehrangarh fort is one of the largest forts in India. The beauty and the grandeur of numerous palaces in the fort narrates a saga of hard sandstones yielding to the chisels of skilled Jodhpuri sculptures. Mehrangarh Fort, spreading over 5 km on a perpendicular hill and looking down 125 meters, presents a majestic view on city horizon.

view of Jodhpur from Mehrangarh fort...............

View of Blue city Jodhpur from Mehrangarh Fort : Jodhpur

Umaid Bhawan Palace

The romantic looking Umaid Bhawan Palace was actually built with the purpose of giving employment to the people of Jodhpur during a long drawn famine. The royal family of Jodhpur still lives in a part of the palace.Another part of the palace houses a well-maintained museum, displaying an amazing array of items belonging to the Maharaja and the royal family - weapons, antiques & fascinating clocks, crockery and trophies

Couple enjoying at Umed Bhawan Palace : Part of this palace is converted to hotel......

Mandore Guest House - Mandore
We stayed at Mandore guest ghouse, this place is really a cool place where we really enjoyed the experience of culture in Rajasthan, . You can see some of the photographs of this guest house........

Mandore Guest house... A nice mud hut with nice art work .........

Beautiful plants outside the mud hut where you can enjoy sun and beauty of nature with your breakfast and dinner ....................

Beautifully decorated huts with all Rajasthani paintings and old decorative pieces .....

Guest enjoying the beauty of Rajasthan ...............

Osian - Near Jodhpur
About 65 Kms away from Jodhpur, lies ruins of an ancient city called Osian. This city is famous for Brahmanical and Jain temples, which belong to 8th and 11th century. Surya or Sun temple and the Sachiya temples are famous for their beauty. The shikhar of Sachiya temple is clustered by two rows of turrets, an ambulatory and a large assembly hall with an elaborate ceiling. This town which was once a great trading centre is an oasis and houses an abundance of peacocks. The largest of the 16 Jain and Brahmanical temples is dedicated to Mahavira, the last of the Jain tirthankars. In the same area the Surya temple has fascinating images of Durga, Surya and Ganesh. The sculptural intricacy of the Osian temples rival that of any of the famous temples of the country, be it the Sun Temple of Konark, or the Hoysala temples of Karnataka.