Jodhpur (State: Rajasthan) has many historical monuments of interest. One of them is Jaswant Thada, located on the long road that takes one to the Mehrangarh Fort.
This monument is built by Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of Maharja Jaswanth Singh II. This ornamental cenotaph is entirely built using white marble. It is a traditional cremation ground of Jodhpur rulers.
The above image was taken from the fort. The monument in the empty hilly region is Jaswant Thada.
This monument is built by Sardar Singh in 1899 in memory of Maharja Jaswanth Singh II. This ornamental cenotaph is entirely built using white marble. It is a traditional cremation ground of Jodhpur rulers.The above image was taken from the fort. The monument in the empty hilly region is Jaswant Thada.
Hi, beautiful and interesting pictures.. i like..
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful. in the old days, buildings or monuments were built to last. ~bangchik
ReplyDeleteThis is a very impressive, beautiful monument.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pic along wid d soothing greenery
ReplyDeleteThe second image is very interesting to me, as we never ever see any kind of nature like that around here. It is so exotic and desert like.;))
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impressive!
ReplyDeleteI hope to be in Jodhpur on Dec, 22 so this was quite right to help me to point out an interesting place. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteVery good pictures.Greetings Andrzej.
ReplyDeletehow fascinating. i hope to visit India someday.
ReplyDeleteJodhpur is no doubt a great tourist place... My next target is Rajasthan and jodh pur surely :)
ReplyDeletethanks for stimulating us :)
Lovely post, excellent monuments!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful as always...
ReplyDeletefantastic views for sky watch friday, that white marble sure does make a statement on the sky line
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these great photos. I enjoyed the history lesson as well.
ReplyDeleteThe architecture you show us is always so interesting and impressive.
ReplyDeleteIndia is amazing with so many magical and historical places!
ReplyDeleteAs always..great monuments and buildings..and you have such blue cloudless skies.
ReplyDeleteLovely post, as always! Your skies always look like they are hot.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and beautiful photos!It´s very interesting for me to see India!Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat monuments Rajesh :-)
ReplyDeleteYou captured it very well !!
This historical monument is amazing! I love marble!
ReplyDeleteWhat a splendid monument, Rajesh, and the landscape of the second picture is amazing.
ReplyDeleteamazing monument and also to see the vast landscape is interesting.
ReplyDeleteGrande immagine del tuo mondo Raj.
ReplyDeleteMi piace molto questo luogo.
Buona giornata.
Myriam :)
another fascinating piece of history. thanks for continuously sharing these priceless gems.
ReplyDeletethe more i see the more i like your country.
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Wow this is build with white marble? Unbelievable!!! Happy weekend!
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Marvelous captures as always and such a magnificent building! Love the view from the fort! Breathtaking!! Hope you have a great weekend, Rajesh!
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As usually I'm enchanted!
ReplyDeleteI love the first image especially Rajesh
ReplyDeleteVery interesting!
ReplyDeleteWow - just magnificent!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful scenery. India has a very rich history. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteFor me the second picture is quite captivating.
ReplyDeleteNice picture and infor :)
ReplyDeleteThe first shot is inviting for a visit. Thank you for sharing information about this beautiful structure.
ReplyDeleteWonderful capture, Rajesh! The monument and the view from the fort are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteI am so sad today, Rajesh, and even these wonderful photos don't cheer me up. I was supposed to be boarding a flight this morning, heading to India, connecting to Air France, via Paris, for Mumbai and a six month stay. My ill health the past few weeks made me chang my plans. Last time, it was my mother's stroke. I'm not hoping for Oct 2011 if I can tear myself away from my first grandchild who will arrive in July.
ReplyDeleteLocation is superb.
ReplyDeleteIt always amazes me to think these awesome monuments are built high on a hilltop when so little machinery was there to help in the hard work.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed by how large it is...and the white marble is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful monument and information. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteIt must look great in a closer look too - with white marble and this beautiful architecture.
ReplyDeleteHappy SSS!
http://fotochip.blogspot.com/2010/12/sssthe-shadow-of-me.html
U always take such a great shots! How I wish I could visit India, one day.
ReplyDeleteOne in the travel list, next stop India.
Happy SSS...
/chie
Beautiful shadow shots!
ReplyDeleteMy SSS is Santa Ski Slope shadows!
Beautiful views (and shadows!)
ReplyDeleteWow. A building made of all marble. Amazing. Singh is a pretty common name here in the USA...I'm guessing it must be like the equivelant of Smith or Jones. Lovely ShadowShots.
ReplyDeleteI've been there too, it's wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThe temple’s outlook is very beautiful and that’s a wonderful shot captured from this distance!
ReplyDeleteAmazing pics, the second one gives a birds eye view of the magnificient city!!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for appreciating the architecture of royal cenotaph.
ReplyDeleteI had been to Jodhpur when I was very young, this post was refreshing!
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