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Bikaner : Popular For Bikaneri Bhujias & Meethai (sweets & snacks).
Area : 38.10 sq. km.
Language : Hindi, Rajasthani, English.
Altitude : 237 mts.
Best Time to Visit : October to March.
STD Code : 0151
State : Rajasthan. |
About Bikaner
Founded in 1488, Bikaner is a desert built on an elevation and surrounded by a long embattled wall pierced by five gates. A magnificient fort built between 1588 and 1593 by Raja Rao Singh dominates the city. Best Season to visit is between October to March.
Sheer beauty in the desert is the royal fortified city of Bikaner. Lying at the northern tip of the famous triangle of the desert cities. Bikaner is a beautiful medival town. The genesis of Bikaner dates back to 1488, when a rathore prince, Rao Bikaji, son of Rao Jodhaji of Jodhpur, chose a barren wildeness called 'Jangaldesh' and transformed it to a charming city called 'Bikaner', after the founder's name. Its location on the ancient caravan routes, which linked Central Asia and North India with the Gujrat seaports, made Bikaner a bustling trade center in the times of yore.
CLIMATE
Bikaner has got extreme desert type of climate with high temperature difference and low rainfall. The best season to visit Bikaner is between October and March. Following the temperature, light tropical clothes are ideal in summers, and if the mercury dips too low then you might require heavy woolens in winter.
PLACES TO VISIT IN BIKANER
• Junagarh Fort : Travel in the architectural splendour, as you take an intimate look at this imposing fort, built by Akbar's comtemporary Raja Rai Singh. Within the fort are thirty seven palaces and pavilions. Suraj Prol or the Sungate is the main entrance to the fort. The most beautiful palaces in the complex are the Chandea Mahal, Phool Mahal and Karan Mahal. The Palaces, exquisitely built in red sandstone and marble are ornate with mirror work, carvings and paintings. An array of kiosks and balconies embellish the fort at intevals, breaking the monotony. A museum with valuable miniature paintings and rare antiques is also located in the Junagarh Fort.
• Bhandeshwar Jain Temples (5 Km.) : Beautiful 16th century Jain temples, dedicated to the 23rd Tirthankar Parshvanathji. Other important temples of Bikaner include the Lakshminath ji, Ratan Bihariji, Shiv Bari and Nagnecheji temple. the Bhaironji temple at Kodamdesar, about 40 Kms. from Bikaner, is another noteworthy temple.
• Devi Kund Sagar (8 Kms) : This is a royal crematorium with cenatophs of the house of Bikaji Rathore. Many decorated chatris, built in the memory of the Bika dynasty, offer splendid example of the Rajput architecture.
• Gajner wildlife : Gajner wildlife senctuary and PalaceWatch flocks of imperial sand grouse, as you wander through the lush foliage of woods located on the Jaisalmer road. Gajner is also home to neelgai, chinkara, wild boar and black buck. Gajner palace, a summer resort of kings built on the beautiful lake along the sanctuary, is a spot worth visiting.
• Kolayat (50 Kms) : A sacred spot, dedicated to Kapil muni. The temple here is the venue for a fair in the month of kartik (Oct-Nov), attracting thousands of pilgrims. Kolayat is an idyllic picnic spot as well.
• Camel breeding farm : Acquaint yourself with the indispensable ship of the desert at this camel research and breeding center, the only one of its king in Asia.
• Shiv Bari temple : Built in the 19th century by Maharaja Dungar Singh ji, the temple is encircled by a high wall. Beautiful paintings and Nandi bull facing the Shiva Lingam are the attractions of the temple.
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