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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 Khana — Treasures 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 world’s 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.