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Vacation Tour to Jodhpur

Amidst the sand dunes and thorny vegetation of Thar desert towers a fort,120 metres above the plain. The fort overlooks the imperial city of Jodhpur,which is a part of the Desert Tourist Triangle. The old Jodhpur city issurrounded by a 10 km long wall with eight gates serving as entrances. Thenew city is settled around this walled area. The Maruthal or 'land of death', came into life when the Rathores of Kanauj moved in. But the city ofJodhpur was founded by Rao Jodhaji in 1459 AD. This city was on the silkroute of the 16th century and hence was host to a number of travellers.
 

Tourist Attractions of Jodhpur India:

»MehrangarhFort - Situated on a steep hill, Mehrangarh fort is one of thelargest forts in India. The beauty and the grandeur of numerous palaces inthe fort narrates a saga of hard sandstones yielding to the chisels ofskilled Jodhpuri sculptures.

»UmaidBhawan Palace - The only palace built in 20th century under thefamine relief programme, has now been converted into a hotel with some partsbeing retained as a museum.

» Jaswant Thada- The 19th century royal cenotaph is built in white marble, incommemoration of Maharaja Jaswant Singh. Some rare portraits of the rulersof Jodhpur are also displayed here.

» Government Museum -This museum has a rich collection of weapons, textiles, miniatureportraits, local crafts and images of Jain Tirthankars. It is situated inthe middle of the Umaid public gardens.