Bikaner A Must Visit Place In Rajasthan

By Author: Ashima Banerjee
Total Articles: 95
Comment this article

Bikaner is among the prominent places to visit in Rajasthan and is famous across the globe for its desert landscapes, stunning forts and magnificent havelis which are treasure-house of the yesteryears arts and artifacts.

The city of Bikaner was once known as Jangaladesh, as the place has been cited as this name in the Mahabharata. After a long gap of being surrounded in the jungles the original city was founded by Rao Bika in 1488. A magnificent fort was constructed in the city of Bikaner by Rao Bika along with many other monuments. After the establishment of British Rule in India, Bikaner was undertaken by the British and three new forts were constructed in and around the city of Bikaner. It was the pathway to the thar and therefore, was considered a good business place.

When you are in Bikaner, you see the winding forts, the temples and havelis and it will be a spellbound experience. The international tourist loves to watch the camel festival which is an event of relevance. Other important place to visit in Bikaner is the Karni mata temple. The people love and respect the rats in the temple and these are considered ...
... as the reincarnated members of the goddess. The name of the principal deity of the temple is the Karni Mata. The foreign tourist find it a strange experience to walk barefooted among the rats in the temple but it is a wonderful experience of those people who do not believe in the preconceived notions and have the tendency to merge with the mainstream culture.

Junagarh Fort is one of the major attractions of Bikaner and is an impressive fort of Northern India famous for its magnificent architecture, design and decoration. In 1587, the Rajput king Raja Rai Singh, an influential military commander of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, began building this ground level fort, which is protected by a moat and high walls. Over time Rai Singh successor erected countless structures within the walls, so that visitors can now admire more than 30 palaces, temples and pavilions. Large parts of the palace are open to public. As it is easy to get lost in the rooms, it is advisable to make use of the guides employed by the fort to look around. Particularly impressive are Ganga Niwas Durbar hall with finely chiseled walls and ceilings, PhulMahal (flower hall) decorated with mirrors, and Chander Mahal (Moon Hall), painted with hunting scenes. The room interiors clearly show the influence of Mughal architecture. The fort museum has an extensive collection of weapons with menacing swords, cannons and huge rifles, which soldiers once used to fire at enemies from the backs of elephants.

Lal Garh Palace is another tourist destination with red sandstone built by Maharaja Ganga Singh on his father's memory. Sir Swinton Jacob is a person who designed this beautiful palace. Delicate latticework, gardens with peacocks and overhanging balconies plays a vital role in raising attraction of beautiful palace.

You can also explore the museum in the Bikaner named as Ganga-Golden Jubilee. In this museum you come across richest compilation of weapons, terracotta-ware and attractive paintings. Lalgarh Palace - This is another palace in the Bikaner city, which is made up of red-sandstone, as the name signifies. This palace his having exquisite pattern work.

The city is well-connected with Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and all major cities of India. The nearest airport is at Jodhpur, which is located at a distance of 235 km. Bikaner has good rail network with most of the main cities of India. There is also a luxury train tours package that covers eight-day trip to Rajasthan. There is also another way to get to Bikaner by road, Bikaner has wide road networks connected to major cities of India. Tourists can also book their private car rentals India that enables them to get private tour to Bikaner including all major and minor tourist spots of Rajasthan.

Visit Rajasthan travel agencies for booking Rajasthan Packages and Delhi Agra Jaipur triangle