Ajmer - Rajasthan - India

Rajasthan, the combination of two Hindi words (1) King (2) Place, means Place of Kings. Before becoming Rajasthan, it was scattered in many small states ruled by different kings of their time. All these states were united by Mewar's Rana's and turned it into a whole big state of India as Rajputana (Rajasthan).

There are so many heritage sites and places which you would like to visit.

Ajmer: Holly city, aur the City of Khwaja. History of Ajmer is filled up with Bravery and Interesting stories. There used to be the Chauhan Rajput's who ruled this city and give its name Ajmer, as it was established by Chauhan King Ajayraj-II underneath the mountain known as Ajaymeru. Because no body could win this mountain so it was called Ajaymeru. Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Came to Ajmer and in honor of him, Mughal ruler made a mosque named Khwaja moinuddin chisti ki Dargah (Tomb).

               Ajmer is mostly known for Prithviraj Chauhan, which is also known as Rai Pithora. Prithviraj Chauhan ruled Ajmer and Delhi also and he was the last Hindu King who ruled Delhi. After Him, Hemu sit on thrown of Delhi. 

              He married Sanyogita in 1175.  Sanyogita's father Jai Chandra Rathod wanted to Marry Sanyogita with some one else, but she was not agreed for that so she invited Prathviraj and Prathvi Picked her with him and married with her. Due to his act, Jai Chandra and other Hindu Ruler got angry with him and further they didnot supported him in his wars with Muhamad Gori.

    He fought first battle of Tarain with Mohamad Gori in 1991 and won, but soon he stopped taking interest in safety of his region and on other side, Mohamad Gori was practicing with full enthusiasm for taking revenge and he defeated Prathviraj in second battle of Tarain in 1992.  His father was Someshwar Chauhan and Mother was Karpuri Devi, He was born in 1949 in Ajmer and died in 1192 in the age of 43 years in second battle of Tarain.

 Places for visiting.

• Pushkar Lake:
              This shrine lake of pushkar town is well known to each and very famous for its sacred bath in the lake in the Hindu Month of Karthika specially near Karthika Purnima (Full moon light of Karthik Month, the eight month of Hindu Calender) at the time of pushkar Fare in a belief that taking a dip in this lake water, your all sins will be cleansed and all skin diseases will go away.  In Pushkar fare, there will be Camel fare, Camel ride and shopping for antique pieces and view of god Brahma, the one and only temple of Brahma in the country.
  
  
  This is well known by Thirth Raj Pushkar by Hindus.  There are 52 Ghats means steps to the lake for bathing purpose to cleanse your sins.
  
  
• God Brahma Temple:
              Jagatpita Brahma Mandir: a Hindu temple situated at Pushkar in the district Ajmer of Rajasthan, close to the sacred Pushkar Lake to which its legend has an indelible link. The temple is one of very few existing temples dedicated to the Hindu creator-god Brahma in India and remains the most prominent among them.
  Although the present temple structure dates to the 14th century, the temple is believed to be 2000 years old. The temple is mainly built of marble and stone stabs. It has a distinct red pinnacle (shikhara) and a hamsa bird motif. The temple sanctum sanctorum holds the central images of Brahma and his second consort Gayatri.
  
  

  The temple is governed by the Sanyasi (ascetic) sect priesthood. On Kartik Poornima, a festival dedicated to Brahma is held when large number of pilgrims visit the temple, after bathing in the sacred lake.

  
  
• Camel Fair and Camel Ride in Pushkar :
  
  
             In Rajasthan, It seems like camel ride is available in all districts because camel is the special pet animal of Rajasthan's people, it works for good carrying as well as avalilable for camel ride for tourist in desert site seens. Similarly, to Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Marwar, its again available in Ajmer's Pushkar Camel Fare, Tourist takes so much fun in riding camel.
  
  
• Tomb of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti's: 
             This is just at few meters from Railway Junction, Ajmer. in the memory of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. who visited Ajmer (India) in the time of Islam Emporer and and their popularity reached to top so the emporer made the tomb of khwaja and its known as Garib Nawaz, Dargah Sariff etc.
  
  
• Taragarh Fort:
               This fort is an special specimen of Art, Architecture, Attacks and Safety. While travelling from Ajmer you can see this fort from your window of Train and it seems like its calling us to visit it. This is very famous for our historical proud. Its at the Ajmer's highest peak of the moutain (Aravali peak), and Known as second Gibraltar of the world. Mughal Emporer Akbar felt its excellence and decided to make Ajmer as its big Region 'Suba'.
  
              A tar col road is ready to take you to the fort by vehicle at a height of 1885 feet and spreads over an area of 2 square miles. Its height is very much that it can be view from far away locations. One side to the fort is a steep valley. Second side, three mountain ranges, third side, a sharp inclination and the fort side gives an overview of Ajmer City. This fort was made by King Ajayraj II in year 1033. In year 1505, Mewar's price Prithviraj took control of the city and named it Taragarh for his queen Tara Bai. Entry of the fort in by a very narrow gate so that attackers can be arranged in a line and killed easily. To attack on invaders, there are so many hols for shooting and firing arrows.
            There are fourteen towers (Burj) over that Mughal's placed canons and due to importance of these towers, this fort could not be won at its foot steps.
  
             People, who walks on foot the mountain enjoys more than reaching by vehicles. There is a Dargah of sufi saint and in the middle of way to fort, Poet Chandravardayi's statue is available in honor of him, as he used to be the most famous and special poet of the Ajmer's Royel Family. He written many novels in the time of Prathviraj Chauhan, the ruler of Ajmer. this Fort was also their head palace at that time. 'Prathviraj Raso" is most famous creation of Poet Chandravardayi.
  
             This can be said as unfortunate of Taragarh fort, that during 1832 to 1920, Englo's did so many damages to the fort and other places that there is only remaining thing now a days are Toran Gate, damaged Towers and Minar Sahab's Dargah.
  
• Sai Baba Temple: 
               Where the road to Taragarh fort starts. there at the bottom of mountain, Sai Baba's temple is established by a civilian, who did this after his wish got fulfilled, as said by local public of ajmer. Its so beautiful and a place of Peace. Every Thursday, Sai Baba Temple is crowed very much as lungers and prasadi takes place on Thursday in all Sai baba temples through out the country. 
  
  
• Aana Sagar Lake:  
               Aana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake situated in the city of Ajmer. It is was built by Aanaji Chauhan (Arnoraj Chauhan/अर्णोराज चौहान), the grandfather of Prithvi Raj Chauhan, (पृथ्वीराज चौहान),  in 1135 -1150 AD and is named after him. The catchments were built with the help of local populace. The lake is spread over 13 Kilometers. The Baradari or pavilions were built by Shahjahan in 1637.
  
  
• Daulat Bagh:
               Gardens was made by Jahangir. There is a Circuit house on a hill near the lake that used to be British Residency. There is an island in the center of the lake which is accessible by boat. Boats could be hired from the east side of the Dault Bagh. There are Chowaptty and Jetty walkway next to each other and Baradari to capture the scenic of the lake. The lake is the biggest one in Ajmer, with the maximum catchments area (5 square km built up area). The maximum depth of lake is 4.4 m with storage capacity of 4.75 million cubic meter. The Rajasthan High Court has banned construction in the catchment areas of the lake basins. This is one of the beautiful lake in India.
• Maan Palace: 
• Dhai Din Ka Jhopda ( ढ़ाई दिन का झोपड़ा )
                This is very special Heritage built near World Famous Ajmer Dargah (mosque), Its History is 800 years Old. and Many folk talks are in environment  for this. Its said that it was made in two and half days.
  
                      Actually, It was Originally a Sanskrit College, and In the time of Second war between Muhammad Gauri and Prithviraj Chauhan, Gauri Killed Chauhan after defeating him in Train's Second ward and when he was returning from Ajmer, he was scared of Hindu Temples, That he ordered his slave Military Head, that i am giving to 60 days to change this temple into a Mosque, and he followed the ordered and within 60 days he converted that Hindi's Sanskrit College into a Mosque, From there it's Name was derived "Adhai Din ka Jhopda".
  

• Circuit House: 
                   Beside, Aana Sagar, Circuit House is there.

Bikaner - Rajasthan - India

Rajasthan, the combination of two Hindi words (1) King) (2) Place means Place of Kings.
Before becoming Rajasthan, it was scattered in many small states ruled by different kings of their time. All these states were united by Mewar's Rana's and turned it into a whole big state of India as Rajputana (Rajasthan).
There are so many heritage sites and places which you would like to visit.

Bikaner: 
                    Bikaner, Prior to the mid 15th century, the region was a barren wilderness called Jangladesh. Rao Bika established the city of Bikaner in 1488. According to James Tod, the spot which Bika selected for his capital, was the birthright of a Nehra Jat, who would only concede it for this purpose on the condition that his name should be linked in perpetuity with its surrender. Naira, or Nera, was the name of the proprietor, which Bika added to his own, thus composing that of the future capital, Bikaner.
                    Rao Bika was the first son of Maharaja Rao Jodha of the Rathor clan, the founder of Jodhpur and conquered the largely arid country in the north of Rajasthan. As the first son of Jodha he wanted to have his own kindom not inheriting Jodhpur from his father or the title of Maharaja. He therefore decided to build his own kingdom in what is now the state of Bikaner in the area of Jungladesh. Though it was in the Thar Desert, Bikaner was considered an oasis on the trade route between Central Asia and the Gujarat coast as it had adequate spring water. Bika’s name was attached to the city he built and to the state of Bikaner (“the settlement of Bika”) that he established. Bika built a fort in 1478, which is now in ruins, and a hundred years later a new fort was built about 1.5 km from the city centre, known as the Junagarh Fort.

• Junagarh Fort:
          Around 1578, this fort was constructed by successors of Rao Bika. The Fort was called Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or "Old Fort" in the early 20th century when the ruling family moved to Lalgarh Palace outside the fort limits. It is one of the few major forts in Rajasthan which is not built on a hilltop. The modern city of Bikaner has developed around the fort.
  The fort complex was built under the supervision of Karan Chand, the Prime Minister of Raja Rai Singh, the sixth ruler of Bikaner, who ruled from 1571 to 1611 AD. Construction of the walls and associated moat commenced in 1589 and was completed in 1594. It was built outside the original fort of the city, about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the city centre. Some remnants of the old fort are preserved near the Lakshmi Narayan temple.
  Historical records reveal that despite the repeated attacks by enemies to capture the fort, it was not taken, except for a lone one-day occupation by Kamran Mirza. Kamran was the second son of the Mughal Emperor Babur who attacked Bikaner in 1534, which was then ruled by Rao Jait Singh. In the battle, the Mughals were defeated by Rathors. Kamran then returned to Lahore.
  The 5.28 hectares large fort precinct is studded with palaces, temples and pavilions. These buildings depict a composite culture, manifest in the mix of architectural styles
• Lalgarh Palace:
                 The palace was built between 1902 and 1926 according to Rajput, Mughal and European architectural styles, being largely in the Indo-Saracenic style. The building was commissioned by the British-controlled regency for Maharaja Ganga Singh (1881–1942) while he was still in his minority as they considered the existing Junagarh Palace unsuitable for a modern monarch. Ganga Singh decided that the palace should be named in memory of his father Maharaja Lall Singh.
              In 1972, Karni Singh, M.P., the Maharaja of Bikaner, established the Ganga Singhji Charitable Trust. The Maharaja endowed a part of Lallgarh Palace to be used in service of the trust. Two wings were converted into independent hotels with the income from The Lallgarh Palace Hotel, a heritage hotel used to support the trust. Currently, Lallgarh Palace is owned, and the hotel is run, by his daughter Princess Rajyashree Kumari.
• Camel Safari:
            Camel is the ship of Desert because it can survive in desert for many days even without drinking water and where human being cannot walk in sand (Hot Sand), this camel walks so easily as its running of soft and cool land. So camel a camel ride is also enjoyable in this desert specially at the time of sunset.
• Gajner Palace:
• Gajner Wild Life Sanctuary: 
            Sanctuary is located at a distance of 32 Km from Bikaner. In former times it was a hunting ground for the Maharajah of Bikaner. There is a lake in this sanctuary and a variety of animals come here to quench their thirst in summer. This is one of the proposed forests for Cheetah reintroduction in India. The lake in this wildlife sanctuary draws a variety of avian species. The residential species include wildfowl, deer, antelope, nilgai, chinkara, black buck, desert fox and wild boar
• Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum:
• Sadul Singh Museum : 
• Jain Temple:           Jain temples are collection of art and architecture in the whole country and they are really worth to see/visit. Either you visit to Ranakpur In Pali aur visit Dilwara's Jain temples in Mt. Abu (Sirohi), every one is unique and view-able.