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Jodhpur
Travel Guide
A valiant sentinel in the desert, on the eastern fringe of the Thar desert has
the distinction of neither being a part of the Thar desert nor out of it.
At best it is a doorway to the wonderland of sand dunes and shrubs, rocky
terrain and thorny trees. The home of the Rathroes - the awesome princely state
of Rajasthan. They conquered Marwar or Maroodesh, land of the sand after the fall
of Delhi and Kannauj.
In 1459 AD, Rao Jodha, chief of Rathore clan of
Rajputs, who claimed descent from Rama, the epic here of the Ramayana, laid the
foundation of Jodhpur. A high stone wall protects the well-fortified city. The
wall is nearly 10km in length and has eight gates facing various directions.
Within, stands an imposing fort on a low range of sandstone hills, about
125m above the surrounding plains. Invincible! And dauntless in its league with
time! The city lies at the foot of the hills. The clear distinction between the
old and the new city is visible from the ramparts of the fort.
On the
other side of the city, facing the fort is the Umaid Bhawan Palace. One of the
most spacious, sprawling and well-planned palaces in India. And from here, as
you look at fort, a tantalizing view rises before your eyes at sunset.
The peculiar slant of the sunset lends the desert landscape an awe-inspiring glow
and the people, a chivalry undaunted.
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