Jaipur Package Tour
| Famous as Pink City-
Jaipur is certainly a major attraction for first time
visitor. The city is surrounded on all sides by rugged
hills and symbolizes the nine divisions of the universe.
The city, apart from offering innumerable historical
monuments, palaces and forts patronizes several arts
too. Fascinating places worth a visit include: Amer
Palace, City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Nahargarh and Jai Garh. |
Tourism Attractions
Amber Fort :
The kachchwahas ruled from Amber,11 KM from Jaipur,for seven
centuries. With a history so old, it is not unexpected that
there is a lot of the past that can be traced in its
archaeological history.While many of the very early structures
have either disappeared or been ruined those dating from the
16th century on air in a remarkable state of preservation.
Amber as it exits now is the handiwork of three of the
kingdom's rulers that include Man Singh, and Jai Singh I and
II. Approached from a steet ramp, visitors ride up on elephant
back, entering through the grand Singh Pol gateway and and
continuing to Jaleb Chowk,the courtyard wher they disembark
from the pacheyderm.From here,they are faced with two flights
of steps, one leading to the Shitla Mata complex with its
enshirned image of the goddess, and the other to the main
palace complex.
Jaigarh Fort :
Made famous because of the myths of buried treasure,Jaigarh
was defended by the mina tribesmen in the Kachchwaha army who
once ruled from this hilly perch.Though the ancestry of the
fort is ancient, this military structure was renovated in the
16th and 17th centuries,and had a cannon foundry on its
premises.it is one of thethree hilltop forts that stand
sentinel over jaipur.
Jantar Mantar :
A stone observatory, part of the City Palace Complex, Jantar
Mantar is one of several other astronomical observatories
created by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh (others in Delhi, Banaras,
Ujjain). These concrete masonry instruments were used to
measure everything from altitude to time, and map the movement
of the planets and the stars. Book Now
Govind Dev Ji temple :
A part of City Palace complex, this Krishna temple is highly
revered by the erstwhile royal family. The image, brought from
Vrindaban, is housed with in the sanctum of this spireless
temple.
The City Palace :
As may be expected, the City Palace complex lies at the heart
of the city. Getting in is simpler than it once was though the
erstwhile Maharaja and his family and close friends use the
triple-arched Tripolia Gate to enter their section of the
palace, most visitors are ushered in through Atish Pol which
is located close to the royal stables. Cross from here to
Chandni Chowk or Moonlit Square, and then on to Gainda Ki
Deorhi or Rhinoceros Gate.
Nahargarh Fort :
The third of the hilltop forts that guard Jaipur, and in a
state of majestic ruin, it has some lovely gardens and
pavilions added after the capital had shifted to Jaipur. The
members of the royal family often used it for summer
excursions and picnics.
Hawa Mahal :
Located to one side, but a part of the City Palaca Complex,
Hawa Mahal is best viewed from the street outside. if it were
not for the bustling all around, it would have been easy to
mistake it for a film set, so exquisitely is it proportioned,
and so incongruous is its delicasy. Hawa Mahal consists of
five tiers of corridors on the inside, with pierced screen
windows that overlook the street below. It is believed the
women of the royal zenana would sit concealed behind these
screens to see life in the city beyond the walls of the
palace.
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