Tourist Attractions in India’s Blue City Jodhpur

Tourist Attractions in Blue City Jodhpur

Jodhpur is the Blue City, Sun City and also the Gateway to Thar that is renowned in the country in general, and Rajasthan in particular. When you visit the beautiful city of Jodhpur, you will love to roam around the shopping streets and purchase the famous local items for your favorite ones followed by visits to the sacred temples and forts that have both spiritual and historical significance with the passing of years. Jodhpur is the former capital of Marwar and it is famous for its Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Tada and Umaid Bhawan Palace. The city is called the blue city because of its blue walls, houses, lakes and its overall aerial views.

Best Time to Visit Jodhpur

If you want to spend some quality time in Jodhpur, you must plan it in the months of the winter season that falls from October to March that grants to you the pleasant weather conditions. Make sure that you avoid the months from April to September for they are heated up in an arid land.

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Getting around Jodhpur is relatively easy, and rewards you with walks through a massive fort, palaces, and gardens as well as markets full of fruit, textile, and handicraft stalls. Take special note of Jodhpuri pathar, the peach-color stone that makes these houses and buildings stand apart from others in Rajasthan. If you have extra time, take a desert safari on camelback.

Jodhpur is also well-known for its food and hospitality, especially its mithai (sweets) and the manuhar ritual that accompanies its food. When you’re offered a mave ki kachori (milk-based pastry) or basin ki baarfi (graham-flour cookie), along with mirchi hada (fried breaded pepper) and kofta (fried breaded potato), don’t resist: The offer will be repeated until you take some.

Jodhpur can be experienced in two days, covering the essentials first. Start your first day early at the Meherangarth Fort, where you’re bound to spend a few hours. Take one of the waiting rickshaws down the mountain and north to the Jaswant Thada memorial. After a break for lunch, hire a car and driver for the short drive north of Jodhpur to the Mandore Gaidens. From there, it’s a hop, skip, and a jump to Balsamand Lake and Gcirden. If yoil have a little extra time, visit Mahandir. End your day at the Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum—walk through the museum before it closes at .5; then stay for dinner and fabulous sunset views.

If you have two days here, drive out of town once more to see the nature-loving town of Guda Vishnoi, where deer and birds feed at water holes early in the morning. Return to Jodhpur for lunch and a bit of shopping. In the early evening, make a pilgrimage to the temple town of Osian.

Top sightseeing attractions in India’s Blue City – Jodhpur

Balsamand Lake and Garden

This public park (cum wildlife sanctuary) has a picturesque view of its 12th-century artificial lake and the royal family’s beautiful 19th-century summer palace, now a hotel. The lake is surrounded by a thick jungle of fruit trees called badis. It’s the perfect place for a tranquil stroll—just bewares the mischievous monkeys, who are always on the watch for good pranks (and good pakoras, vegetable fritters). Don’t try to pluck the fruit from the trees, as the monkeys will catch you red-handed.

Jaswant Thada

The Jaswant Thada is a royal cenotaph that was built in white marble, just 7 km away from the city center. There is a small pond and a beautiful garden where you can stroll to spend some quality time.

Mahamandir

Built in 1812 just outside Jodhpur, this old, walled monastery complex still’ has a few hundred houses. The monastery belongs to the Nath community, warrior-priests who worked closely with the royal family to arrange support in times of war. Mahamandir is best known for the 84 beautifully carved pillars that surround it.

Mandore Gardens

Within the old Marwar capital at Mandore, these gardens house the exquisitely sculpted red-sandstone davals (cenotaphs) of former rulers. The Hall of Heroes depicts 16 colorfully painted heroes and deities carved from a single piece of stone. The small museum on the grounds’ has sculptures from the 5th to the 9th centuries as well as ivory and lacquer work. There’s even a cactus nursery. Unfortunately, due to the large number of picnics and dal baati churma feasts held here, the gardens have grown dirty and are not terribly well-maintained.

Mehrangarh Fort

Located 7 km away from the city center, you will locate the Mehrangarh Fort that is one of the largest forts in the country that is elevated at 410 feet on the foothills. The fort has huge walls with a beautiful museum which exhibits belongings of the royals.

Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum

Soon after you cover 5 km from the city center, you will come across the Umaid Bhawan Palace that is a major tourist attraction that was built in 1944. It is named after the Raja Umaid Singh which is also known as the Chittar Palace because of its location on the Chittar Hill.

Mandore Gardens

Mandore Gardens are located 13 km away from the city center of Jodhpur and is the home to multiple cenotaphs which are built like the traditional Hindu temples.

Ghanta Ghar

The Ghanta Ghar in Jodhpur is one of the most sought places in the city which is a clock tower lying in the center which offers brilliant views from the height, surrounded by markets on all sides.

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