Jaisalmer Travel Guide
Excursion in Jaisalmer
Lodurva The golden hued fort is a sentinel to the bleak
desert escape from its 80 meter high perch on the hill, housing the entire
township within its ramparts. It has an enchanting cow-web of narrow lanes
dotted lanes doted with some lovely havelis, three beautiful sculptured Jain
temples of the 12th-15th century A.D. and five interconnected palaces.
The fort is approached through four gateways-Akhaiya Pol, Ganesh Pol Suraj
pol and hava Pol. Manak Chowk and Havelis : A main market place outside the
fort leads to the narrow lanes doted with famous havelis.
Wood
Fossil Park A scenic rain water lake with numerous beautiful
shrines around and a spectacular avian variety. The lake is an idyllic spot
for outings.
Sam Sand Dunes
A pagoda like structure looming up from the "Badal
Mahal" with beautiful Taazias' - ornately decorated bamboo, paper and
tinsel replicas of a bier, carried out in processing during Moharram by the
Muslims.
Desert National Park The late 19th
century haveli with intricate architecture a display of sheer craftsmanship.
The left and right wings of the mansions, which were carved by two brothers,
are not identical but very similar and balanced in design. The interior
walls are ornate with splendid miniature paintings.
Amar
Sagar The most elaborate and magnificient of all the Jaisalmer
havelis. It has exquisitely carved pillars and exquisitely carved pillars
and extensive corridors and chambers.
One of the apartments of this
five story high haveli is painted with beautiful murals.
Bada
Bagh This 300 year old Haveli of Jaisalmer's Prime Minister to
Maharaja Rawal Gaj Singh Salim Singh, has a beautiful blue cupola roof with
superby carved brackets in the form of peacocks. This extraordinary mansion
in yellow stone is covered with intricate carvings and has an elaborate
projecting balcony on the top storey.
The mansion is one of the most
notables of the array of havelis.
Mool Sagar The fort has three exquisitely carved Jain
temples dedicated to the Jain Tirthankara-Rishabdev, Sambhavnath and
Parswanath.
Barmer Some of the oldest manuscripts
of India are found in this library established as a part of jain temples.
Camel Safaries Some of the oldest manuscripts of
India are found in this library established as a part of jain temples.
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Durjay,
I'm back at home and at work. The flight home was quite
an ordeal! First a ten-hour delay in Delhi, then a 20-hour flight to
Toronto, then a second overnight delay in Toronto before my flight to
Chicago. To top it all off, the bus I took from Chicago to Milwaukee got in
an accident on the way home. So I arrived home on Sunday afternoon instead
of Saturday at 8 a.m. as planned. But there was an empty seat next to me on
the Delhi-Toronto flight, so I got plenty of sleep. And I'm happy to be home
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