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Unlike any other
city, this desert fortress is one of Rajasthan's
most exotic and unusual towns. Jaisalmer, an
important ancient trading centre because of its
strategic location on the camel trade routes, is
often described as the 'golden city'. The havelis,
built by merchants of the 19th century, are
exquisitely carved from golden-yellow sandstone
and are still in a beautiful condition. The fort
built by Rawal Jaisal in the 12th century, stands
on the 80 metre high Trikuta hill, with
beautifully carved Jain temples. |
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Sam Sand Dunes |
Jaisalmer Fort |
Augunda Fort |
Desert Festival |
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Godi Sagar Lake |
Jaisalmer Cenotaph |
Jain
Temple |
Folk Dance |
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District JAISALMER is
located within a rectangle lying between 26°.4’
–28°.23' North parallel and 69°.20'-72°.42' east
meridians. It is the largest district of Rajasthan
and one of the largest in the country. The breath
(East-West) of the district is 270 Kms and the
length (North-South) is 186 Kms. On the present
map, district Jaisalmer is bounded on the north by
Bikaner, on the west & south-west by Indian
boarder, on the south by Barmer and Jodhpur, and
on the east by Jodhpur and Bikaner Districts. The
length of international boarder attached to
District JAISALMER is 471 Kms. |
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Sam
Sand Dunes |
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A pagoda like structure looming up
from the "Badal Mahal" with beautiful Taazias' - ornately decorated bamboo,
paper and tinsel replicas of a bier, carried out in processing during Moharram
by the Muslims. |
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Amar Sagar |
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The most elaborate and magnificient of all the Jaisalmer
havelis. It has exquisitely carved pillars and exquisitely carved pillars and
extensive corridors and chambers. One of the apartments of this five story high
haveli is painted with beautiful murals. |
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Jaisalmer Fort |
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Known as SONAR
QUILA, rising from the sand , the mega
structure merges with the golden hues of the
desert ambience and the setting suns in its
most colourful shades gives it a fairy tale
look. Its simply a magic, the bastions
envelops a whole townships that consist of
palace complex various security sources and
the havelis of rich merchants carved with an
incredibly light touch, several temples and
the residential complexes of the armies and
traders placed strategically on the trade
route, from where the ancient caravans
passed en-route passing all the riches for
the prosperity to an otherwise non source
full kingdom. |
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