Thursday, December 27, 2012

Rajasthan Travel - Travel in the Royal State of India


Rajasthan, The word itself gives an idea that it is one of the most popular sightseeing places in India. It is located in the north-west of India. Formerly called Rajputana; a group of small states. The moment you think of this place, you are struck with the pictures of desert, palaces, camels, snakes, elephants.
History:
        Rajasthan as remained as the early history for the most independent from the great empires associating hold on their sub-continent. It was occupied previously in 2500 BC and also in the northern Rajasthan you can find signs of the Indus valley civilization. The earliest Inhabitants of this place were the Bhil and the Mina tribes. Later it was taken over by Aryans in 1400 BC, as they visited that place and decided to settle down there forever. After Aryans, many Kings invaded Rajasthan. There happened a series of battles where Hindu alliance defeated the Arabs and removed the raiders from the Indus River and secured India in whole. The last battle took place at the boundaries of Sindh-Rajasthan.

        Earlier, northern India was divided ion into several kingdoms. In those kingdoms, the most popular was the Pratihara dynasty and Pala Dynasty in the 8th century. There was an engraving in the Gwalior saying that Nagabhata “crushed the large army of the powerful mechcha king”, as he was the first ruler. There are some original Hindu sources like Inscription of Bauka pratihara in Jodhpur, Inscription of Bhoja pratihara in Gwalior etc. Many of the Past rulers of Rajasthan sustained to use the title of maharaja for social purposes, as this is used as a status symbol.

Tourist Places:
Jaipur – Pink City
Jodhpur
Mount Abu
Udaipur
Bikaner
Ajmer
Jaisalmer
Bharatpur
Ranthambore

        Though the above places are tourist places in Rajasthan, you will be thrilled to see the best of them. Here are some of them.
Jaipur – The Pink City:
        This is the first and the most visited place in Rajasthan and known for its headlock of clan rulers, whose series of palaces and forts in this city remains a center of attraction. The capital of Rajasthan is proudly known the Pink City with Broad Avenues and large gardens was founded by Sawai jaisingh II, Jaipur in1727 AD. It is called the pink city, as the walls of the fort are constructed of pink stones. This place is popular for its embroidered leather shoes, colourful wares and dye mufflers sold in Jaipur’s bazaar.
You can travel by air or by Rail or by bus to reach this place. The places you can go for sight-seeing are City palace, Museum, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Dolls Museum, Zoo, Nawab Ki Haveli, Amber Pal& Fort, Gaitor, Jal Mahal, Sisodia Garden &palace.
Jodhpur:
        This is the second largest city in Rajasthan; this place previously was the capital of the Princely state Marwar. The most import places you can visit are Mehrangarh fort and museum, Umaid Bhawan palace and museum, Jaswant Thada, Government Museum.
Mount Abu:
        It is located at the southern tip of the Aravali ranges. The road leading to Mount Abu is Curved and dotted with big stones of different sizes and a heavy breeze. The places you can visit here are Museums and art Galleries, Gardens and parks, Temples like Gaumukh Temple, Dilwarajain Temple, AndharDevi Temple, Sunset point, Honeymoon point.
Udaipur – The City of Dawn :
        The best thing about this place is, it is surrounded by the Azure Lake, which is edged by the opulence of the Aravali Mountains. The places you can visit here are Saheliyon ki Bari, City Palace, Jag Mandir, FatehSagar, Gulab Bagh.

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Love Shopping? The Best Answer is Rajasthan


Shopping is one of its own kinds of lovely experience that almost every person loves to do and especially the ladies. Shopping brings a perfect opportunity to carry the memories of the places you visit when you are out for a tour. Rajasthan is simply such part of wonderful destination where shopping is mere an excuse to seize all the traditional stuffs and attractions in your shopping bags. 

Rajasthan, the heritage state of India has many attractions to reflect the real glory of Rajputana lives. From Handicrafts to ethnic wear to room décor, artifacts and jewelries and many more can be found displayed at different sparkling shops of the cities of Rajasthan. The three major cities of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur have tremendous attractions for shopping. Let us explore some of the best catchy stuffs one can find at these major cities while touring. 

Shopping with Jaipur Tours

The capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur is the most alluring tourist hub for domestic as well as the international tourists. Jaipur is definitely a treasure trove for the shoppers where one can find five most popular bazaars of the city namely: Johri Bazaar, Bapu Bazaar, Nehru Bazaar, Tripolia Bazaar, Kishanpol Bazaar and Mirza Ismail Road (MI Road).  The Johri Bazaar is specifically famous for Kundan jewelries, semi-precious stones and precious gems. Bapu Bazaar is best known for the textiles and local and ethnic garments including lehenga, chunari, bandhej, leheria patterns of textiles. The other markets are famous for various kinds of artifacts like Mojri (footwear made of camel leather), brassware, ironware, textiles, carpets, wooden furniture and many more things. 

The exotic blue pottery, the batik painting, block printed textiles of Sanganer and Bagru, tie & dye fabrics, Mojari- (the local shoe), sandal wood carving items, beautiful stone carvings, Meenakari works etc. are other major attractions one can find with Jaipur tourism. 
Jaipur Bangle Market in Barhi Chaupad


Shopping in Udaipur  

Udaipur brings number of attractive handicrafts. The good areas of shopping are Suraj Pol, Bapu Bazaar, Chetak and Ashwini Markets along with Maldas Street and Sindhi Bazaar. These markets are famous for buying major attractive stuffs like colorful clothes, ethnic arts & crafts, tie-dye fabrics, folk toys, silver jewelry and wall hangings. The most popular local crafts that you could take home during Udaipur tours are miniature paintings and pretty images of gods and goddesses made in Mollela village near Nathdwara.

Shopping in Jodhpur 

If you are on Jodhpur trip shopping is a very exciting and rewarding experience for the tourists. The home place for many talented craftsmen all engaged for impressive textile dyers, metal engravers and die makers. Of course Jodhpur is most famous for Jodhpuri suit that brings a royal identity to the dressing and people just can’t forget it to take it along with them. Jodhpur tourism will take you to the most famous hub for wholesale export operations in India and attracts significant number of European and North American dealers. Besides, Antiques, Bandhani, footwear and Mathaniya's Red Chillies are the major attractions of Jodhpur shopping.


Monday, October 22, 2012

Pushkar Annual Fair 2012- what’s so special about it?


Date: 18-27 November 2012
Venue: Pushkar, Rajasthan


Rajasthan is best known as the colorful land of culture, heritage and most importantly of the fairs & festivals. Fairs and festivals of Rajasthan is the sole attraction for most of the domestic as well as international tourists while experiencing India tour.  India’s greatest tribal gathering which we termed as the Pushkar Camel festival is also synonymous with the Karthik Mela (and also with Annual Camel Fair, Pushkar Fair, Pushkar camel Fair, Pushkar cattle fair)
Ladies enjoying at Pushkar Fair

In Rajasthan, the Pushkar fair is actually a combination of two fairs at the same time and same place, one is the greatest exaltation of Lord Brahma and the other is the largest gathering for trading of cattle especially the camels. So Pushkar Fair Rajasthan can be termed as the cultural, traditional, commercial and religious gathering of large amount of people from all over the world and so it is very popular and worldly known.  

It is the only land in India where large amount of trading of cattle can be made annually. Camels and other cattle are sold and purchased here in greatest amount. The trading are further complemented with many cultural programs, music, dance, talent shows and camel racing. Camel racing is the most fascinating and featured part of this fair when camels are decorated in finery and are raced to reach the finishing line before the music stops (something like musical chairs).

The list of the events being covered in the Pushkar Fair is:
Camels at Pushkar Fair
  • Camel Race
  • Gorband - Camel Decoration
  • Camel and Horse Dance
  • Kabbadi Match (Local v/s Visitors)
  • Cultural Programs
  • Matka Phod (clay-pot breaking competition)
  • Bridal Competition
  • Turban Tying and Tilak Competition


This year, the mela (fair) will be organized for complete 10 days so that the visitors, whether domestic or international, can get maximum amount of entertainment and enjoyment during their Rajasthan tours.

Fun Activities at Pushkar

Cultural Dance of Rajasthan in Pushkar Fair


Get inked into the color and charm of Pushkar where you will also be offered body tattoos followed by body piercing. Otherwise you can simply enjoy the camel rides or can have the finest traditional delicacies and beverages at this fair.

Pushkar- the pilgrimage attraction

Pushkar is also decorous with one exceptional quality to attract the tourists and that is the presence of one and only Brahma Temple in the whole world. This temple is being considered as the most sacred destination along the famous Pushkar Lake. It is believed that a holy bath in this lake during Karthik Purnima (full moon day) will bring many fortunes to the devotees followed by the worshipping in the temple.  The two days around the full moon day are considered as the most auspicious one.

Thus, a trip to Pushkar, the land of many attractive offerings will introduce you to the most jeweled part of traditional, cultural and religious gatherings. The Annual Pushkar Fair is considered as the most sacred and most attractive fairs and festivals of Rajasthan that can be enjoyed completely in the coming month.

The Jaipur Airport is the nearest airport to reach Pushkar from where you can easily take a road transport to reach to this most favored land of Rajasthan. 

Sunday, June 24, 2012

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