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The legacies of Rajput charms and hospitality, have royal bedrooms and quadrangular courtyards with exquisite lattice work stone screens. Behind the palatial mansions amidst rustic, lush green setting, surrounded by lawns, are bunglows named after the months and zodiac signs of the Indian Calender. The decors are authentic Rajasthani.
Constructed with the famous red sand-stone, over 100 years old forts. The front is lavished with ornately carved friezes, towers & stables and traditional gates and huge courtyards. These are elegent testimony to the vigour and vitality of an age gone by.
A valiant sentinel in the desert, on the eastern fringe of the Thar desert has the distinction of neither being a part of the Thar desert nor out of it. At best it is a doorway to the wonderland of sand dunes and shrubs, rocky terrain and thorny trees. The home of the Rathroes - the awesome princely state of Rajasthan. They conquered Marwar or Maroodesh, land of the sand after the fall of Delhi and Kannauj. In 1459 AD, Rao Jodha, chief of Rathore clan of Rajputs, who claimed descent from Rama, the epic here of the Ramayana, laid the foundation of Jodhpur.
A high stone wall protects the well-fortified city. The wall is nearly 10km in length and has eight gates facing various directions. Within, stands an imposing fort on alow range of sandstone hills, about 125m above the surrounding plains. Invincible! And dauntless in its league with time!
The city lies at the foot of the hills. The clear distinction between the old and the new city is visible from the ramparts of the fort. On the other side of the city, facing the fort is the Umaid Bhawan Palace. One of the most spacious, sprawling and well-planned palaces in India. And from here, as you look at fort, a tantalizing view rises before your eyes at sunset. The peculiar slant of the sunset lends the desert landscape an awe-inspiring glow and the people, a chivalry undaunted.
Mehrangarh fort is about 5km from Jodhpur Town. Guarding the city below, crowning a perpendicular cliff, the fort was founded by Rao Jodha in 1459 AD when he shifted his capital from Mandore. Standing sentinel to the city below, it over looks the rugged and rocky terrain and houses a palace intricately adorned with long carved panels and latticed windows exquisitely wrought from red sandstone.
The apartments within, have their own magic -the Moti mahal (Pearl Palace), Phool Mahal (Flower Palace), Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace), Sileh Khana and Daulat Khana with a rich varied collection of palanquins, howdas, royal cradles, miniature paintings of various schools, folk music, instruments, costumes, furniture and an impressive armoury. The display of cannons on the ramparts near Chamunda temple is among the rarest in India. As you climb up, folk musicians revive the grandeur of a bygone era.
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Hotels in Jodhpur
Five Star Deluxe Hotels -
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Taj Hari Mahal
Four Star Hotels -
Ratnada Polo Palace
Heritage Hotels -
Ajit Bhawan
Balsamand Palace
Hotel Karni Bhawan
Budget Hotels -
Quality Inn Chandra
