Sunday, August 10, 2008

Bikaner, Camel Country and more

Apart from the Junagarh Fort of Bikaner has lot to offer to the tourists.

The other major attractions here are:


Devi Kund


Eight Kilometers east of Bikaner, this is the site of royal chatris of many of the Bika dynasty rulers. The royal crematorium has several exquisite cenotaphs (Chatris). 


Another attraction of the city is Lalgarh Palace.

That is for the tourist attractions of Bikaner. Apart sight seeing in the city we went around the streets of the city in the market area. You will find lot of sweet stalls or bakery's around. Bikner is famous for Bikaner Bhujia. It is a spicy snack made from moth dal, spices and edible oil. There are lot of varieties in them. We purchased quite a few varieties for the rest of the trip.

From Bikaner we traveled to Jaisalmer, the Golden City.
Distance: Bikaner ---> Jaisalmer is 333 kms

P.S: December is the month when lot of tourists land in Rajasthan. So if you really want all the arrangements to be done properly this has to be done before October end.

13 comments:

Indrani said...

I could not cover Bikaner in my last trip. I will refer your posts when I plan.

Chubskulit Rose said...

Thanks for sharing this interesting place.

My Camera Critter post. Have a good day!

Misty DawnS said...

It's so neat to see things in others' posts that I would not normally get to see.

EJ said...

Cool!

My first time joining this meme,hope you can take a peek on my first CC entry. Have a great weekend!

ellen said...

What a great entry you have! Wishing you all the best this year. God Bless you and your family.

Mine is up! Hope to see you. Your comment is much appreciated.

DeniseinVA said...

What a fascinating place to visit. Your photos are wonderful. Happy New Year!

rinzo said...

happy camera critters! visit my 2nd entry! happy new year!

Sylvia K said...

Another marvelous and interesting post, Rajesh! Love your photos as always and also enjoy the information you share about them. The details in the second shot are fantastic!

Sylvia

Roger Owen Green said...

I particularly love the beautiful interior of the dome. Another place I may never get to visit, I'm afraid, except electronically.

On behalf of the ABC Wednesday team, thank you!

Tumblewords: said...

Beautiful. Your photographs are superb and your narrative finely done!

Tania said...

Great post! And very nice details:-)

Rajesh said...

Indrani: Thanks, it is a nice place to see.

Rose, Misty Dawn, ellen, rinzo, Slyvia, Roger, Tumbelwords, Spiderdama: Thanks for the appreciation.

TGV said...

Nice place.. Thanks for the info...