Jodhpur (Blue City)

  

 Jodhpur (Blue City) : 

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My name is Sylvia Sen Gupta. If you love to enjoy visit of Jodhpur (Blue City) , you should see the writing part along with photographs until the end to get a proper guidance of that particular destination, which would make your travel easy and comfortable. 

  

               

Jodhpur is popularly known as “Blue City “ , among the people of Rajasthan , as well as the people of all over India. Jodhpur is the second largest metropolitan city of Rajasthan state. The Jodhpur state was ruled as princely state by the kings .It was capital of the kingdom of Marwar, which is now part of Rajasthan state. Jodhpur is a popular tourist destination because it has unique tourism feature like many palaces ,forts ,temples and Thar Desert . Jodhpur city lies between 26.2389⁰ N  latitude and 73.0243⁰ E  longitude. It is situated 231 m  above the sea level . It shares common border with five districts  such as Bikaner, Jaisalmer in north side & north west ,Banner and Pali  in southwest & southesat and Nagaur in South North & East .The geographical area of the city is 22850 sq km. Jodhpur has two types climate hot  arid climate  and hot semi-arid climate. Jodhpur average maximum temperature is 41 ⁰ C and average minimum temperature  is 22 ⁰ C. The average rainfall is around 362 mm(14.3 in).The Jodhpur city was founded by Rao Jodha in 1459.He was a Rajput chief  from Rathore Clan , he and his  family ruled Jodhpur upto the death ,of Rao Chandrasan Rathore in 1581. Then it came under the control of Mughal emperors .After Mughal

 

           

empire decline ,Marwar decided to work together with Marathas against Mughal but it does not work much.Then they take help from British and entered a subsidiary alliance with them.A major revolt occurred in 1857  by Rathore nobles of Pali led by Thakur kushal singh of Auwa but the rebels were defeated by the Brtish Army ,and  Jodhpur ( state)  came under the control of British government. After  India became independent  in 1947 ,Jodhpur state merged into the Indian republic. Later after the state Reorganisation   Act 1956 it was included within the state of Rajasthan by the Government of India.  Types Of  tourist site available in Jodhpur are : Mehrangarh Fort, Khejarla Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace, MOTI Mahal, Sheesh  Mahal, Phool Mahal, Chamunda Mataji Temple, Ranisar  Padamsar, Jodhpur  Government Museum, Jaswant Thada, Ghanta  Ghar, Mahamandir  Temple, Mahndaleshwar Mahadev, Masuria  Hills, Shastri  Circle, Mandore,  KaIlanaLake,  Machlya Safari Park,Balsamand lake, Guda Village,  Mehrangarh fort  and  Museum, Chokhelao Bagh and Interpreation  Center. Type of festival available in  Jodhpur is : Marwar Festival Types Of  Cusinie available in Jodhpur are :  Lal Maas at Darikhana,Gulab Jamun Ki Sabz, Dal Bati, Onion Kachori, Mawa Kachori, Rajashtani Thali, Makhaniya Lassi. Type of accommodation available in Jodhpur are : Bob hostel Jodhpur, Shangri-La The Heritage Haveli, Krishna Prakash Heritage Haveli, Suraj Haveli, Kankariya Heritage, The Ummed Jodhpur Palace Resort & Spa, Blue stay Jodhpur, The Kothi Heritage, Zostel Jodhpur. The type of transport available in  Jodhpur are  :Air service, Rail service, Road Service, Auto rickshaws, bus, Bike.

  

      

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