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Jodhpur is the city in the Thar Desert of the northwest state of Rajasthan. It is also
called Marwar. Though, it has a history of the royal Rajawara, The Rajputana. The state
of Rajput king referred as Rajputana. The city is also known as the Sun City due the
sunny weather in entire years. The city has a history related British and Mughal
Empires as well as Marathas.
The most attractive places for tourism are Mehrangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawab Palace,
Jaswant Thada, Balsamand Lake, Kaylana Lake and Ghanta Ghar.

The Meharangarh Fort is built by the Rajput King

Rao Jodha around 1460. In fact, Rao Jodha was
the founder of Jodhpur, previously it was known as
Marwar. The fort is situated 410 feet above the
city and enclosed by imposing thick walls. The fort
has seven gates to enter inside, but the main four
gates are namely as, Jai Pol, Fateh pol both Pol
(gate) are a symbol of victory,
Dedh kamgra pol still bears blemishes
of bombardment by cannonballs and
last fourth gate is Loha Pol which is
immediately left to handprints (sati
marks) where the ranis were immolated
themselves in johar (funeral pyre) of
their husband Maharaja Maan Singh in
1843.

The palace also includes Moti Mahal,

Sheesh Mahal, Phool Mahal, Sileh
Khana and Daulat Khana. Now, the
fort is established in the museum it
has
the
Elephants
Howdahs,
Palaquins, Daulat KhanaTreasures of
Mehrangarh
Museum,
Armoury,
Paintings, and The Turban Gallery. The
museum preserved the traditional
belongings of the Rajputanas.

Umaid Bhawan Palace is one of the worlds largest private residences. The one part
of the palace is managed by the Taj Hotels and one part has a museum. The named
is given after Maharaja Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner, Gaj Singh.
The palace is built to provide the employments to the thousands of citizens during the
period of famine. The palace was built with dun-coloured (golden-yellow)
sandstones and marbles. The palace is set in the area of 26 acres land, including 15
acres lavish garden.

The museum has exhibits of stuff leopards, a very

large symbolic flag gifted to Maharaja Jaswant Singh
by Queen Victoria, and the vintage cars of royal kings
are also displayed in front of the museum. A
collection of clocks, paintings and a lot things are
exhibited in the museum.

The Jaswant Thada is a cenotaph built by Maharaja Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of
his father Maharaja Jaswant Singh II. The Balsamand Lake is a lake situated 5 km
away from Jodhpur on jodhpur-Mandore Road. It is a famous picnic spot. It is also a
home of birds and animals like peacock and jackals. It has lush green ground and
trees like mango, papaya, plums, etc. The Kaylana Lake is an artificial lake built by
Pratap Singh in 1872. The Ghanta Ghar is also the clock tower of Rajasthan; it was
built by Maharaja Sardar Singh from whom the market takes name.

When you come to Visit to Jodhpur take the

spicy Marwari food with local recipes. You
will find a large variety of Rajasthan food.
You can also enjoy the horse riding, camel
riding and shop the traditional Rajasthan
attire. You will enjoy the rajasthani music
called mand, with traditional musical
instruments.