Jaipur city located in Rajasthan (largest state of India) is also known as 'Pink City'. Jarasal is also one of the main reasons behind it being called Pink City. In order to welcome Prince Albert Edward to India, the whole city was painted pink for his grand welcome, since then it came to be known as the Pink City. Tourists like Jaipur very much due to its amazing beauty and its historical palaces, lakes, and forts. Thousands of devotees from all over the country and abroad come here every day to see the culture and tradition. Jaipur is also famous for its delicious and spicy food. Many fairs and festivals are also organized here every year. In which Elephant festival is very popular, which is a main festival of Hindus, it is organized every year on the occasion of Holi and if you want, you can also participate in it, apart from this you can also take a camel ride, balloon walk and you can also enjoy rock climbing.
The city of Jaipur is named after Maharaja Jai Singh II. This city was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh in the year 1727 AD. The king established this city in view of the increasing population and water problem of his old capital Amber. When this city was being built, then while planning its construction, it was divided into new parts, out of which the royal buildings and royal palaces were settled in two parts. Earlier this city was not pink but other cities. Just like this city was also normal, but when Prince Albert of Wales was about to come to India, it was painted pink to welcome him and to make it look more beautiful than other cities.
Jaigarh Fort is a huge fort built on the 'Chill Ka Tila' hills of Jaipur, this fort was built by Sawai Jai Singh II in 1726 AD for the protection of Amer Fort.
Although earlier the king and his family lived in this fort, later It was changed to Hattar Sala, here is the world's largest cannon, Jabad Top, which is 20 feet long and 50 tons heavy, which was used to run with the help of four elephants, there is the only greenery around the Jaigarh Fort. If you have happiness in haters, then you must go here because different types of old weapons are kept here.
Hawa Mahal is the main tourist destination of Jaipur. This palace was built by Maharana Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799 AD. This palace is pyramid-shaped and made of red and pink sandstone, which is 50 feet above the ground.
The name of the Hawa Mahal is derived from its amazing structure, it has a total of 953 windows, from where the cold air enters the palace and keeps the palace cool even during the summer, it is a five-storey building where the width of the top three floors One room is to be won, while the lower two floors have a courtyard. The main purpose of the construction of the palace here was to allow the Sahi Rajput women to see the festival happening on the road through the windows. The entry fee of Hawa Mahal is 50rs for Indians and 200rs has been kept for foreigners.
Situated in the Ram Niwas Bagh of Jaipur, this museum is the oldest museum in Jaipur, decorated with lush green gardens around it, the foundation of Albert Hall was laid in the year 1876 when Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, came to India.
This museum was built by Raja Ram Singh, which was later given the name of Albert Edward. You will be surprised to know that a 2340-year-old female mummy is kept in this museum, there is a lot to see here for those who are interested in history.
Amer Fort is also known as Amber Fort, which was built by Maharaja Man Singh in 1592 AD, which is made of pink and yellow sandstone, this fort is situated on the top of Aravalli hills, about 11 km from Jaipur City. It is at a distance to keep the fort more secure from the enemies, it has high and thick walls on all sides, which is spread over 12 km.
This is a huge fort where Deewane Aam, Sukh Mahal, Mohan Badi, Ganesh Pol and Sheesh Mahal has major attractions. It is said about Sheesh Mahal that this palace was built by the king with great love for his queen because the queen loved sleeping under the stars. There is also a 2-kilometre long tunnel between Jaigarh and Amer Fort, this fort is also included in UNESCO's "World Heritage Site".
City Palace Jaipur is one of the main tourist attractions located in the heart of the city, which was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II from 1729 to 1732 AD. Inside this huge palace, there are two more main palaces named Chandra Mahal and Mubarak Mahal.
Although the Chandra Mahal has been converted into a museum, the main part of it still stands as a royal residence where you will find a perfect blend of Indian and European architecture. There are also many palaces, buildings, courtyards, gardens and temples inside this palace, which you must see. Let us tell you that the entry fee of City Palace is 100 rupees for Indians, and 400rs were kept for foreigners and this palace is open at 9 in the morning till 5 pm in the evening.
This beautiful building made of marble and stone, located very close to the City Palace, was also built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in 1734 AD, which is also included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site, the main reason for the construction was time. The information, sunrise and sunset, was done for the information of planets and constellations.
Here is the world's largest sun clock, which tells the time of day only by the light of the sun, whose name is Virat Samrat Yantra which is in the Guinness Book of World Records. In addition to this, there are many other yantras like Jayaprakash yantra, Chakra yantra and Ram yantra etc. Jantar Mantar is open from 9 am to 4 pm and its entry fee is 40rs for Indians and 200rs for foreigners
Galtaji Temple, also known as Monkey Temple, is situated at a distance of only 11 km from Jaipur city because there are many monkeys living around the temple, it is a historic temple, there are many other small temples in this temple but the main temple. Apart from this, there are 7 holy kunds in the temple, in which Galta Kund is considered to be the most sacred.
To see this temple, you will feel like a grand palace or a haveli different from other temples. You will be surprised to know the history of this temple. It is said that Saint Galab did penance at this place for a hundred years, due to which God gave him a boon that the place where he is sitting will always be worshipped. A temple was built here in honour of Galab. One can visit the temple between 5 am to 9 pm for darshan.
This temple was built by Birla in the year 1988. For the construction of the temple, the Maharaja had given land for the temple to Birla on a token of one rupee.
This is why it is also known as Laxmi Narayan Temple. On the day of Krishna Janmashtami, the temple has a lot of glories.
Nahargarh means 'Lion's house'. This fort was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in 1734 AD on the Aravalli hills. The name of this fort was earlier Sudarsangarh Fort but later it was renamed as Nahargarh after Nahar Singh Bomiya.
The fort was built on a hill 700 feet above the ground, keeping an eye on the city's security, at one time this fort used to protect Jaipur along with Jaigarh and Amer Fort, to date there has been no attack on this fort. There are Deewane Aam, Sheesh Mahal, Matvendra Palace and Wax Museum which you can see. This fort is open from 10 am to 6 pm and here the entry fee is 20rs for Indians and 70rs for foreigners.
This is a beautiful and historical palace situated in the middle of Mansagar Lake. It is also called 'Eye Ball' due to its being in the middle of the lake. This palace was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh so that he could visit this palace with his queens.
This is why this palace is also called the 'Romantic Palace'. This palace is a total of five storeys, out of which four storeys are often submerged in water and only one floor is visible above, is it not beautiful? It is strictly forbidden to go inside this palace, but the yellow lighting happening in the palace in the evening is worth seeing, which you must take advantage of.
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