How to plan a trip to the Desert Kingdom of Rajasthan - Travel Guide to Rajasthan

Planning a Trip to Deserts of Jodhpur Bikaner Jaisalmer - Triangle of the three desert kingdoms

When I was on my first trip to Rajasthan about many years ago the first thing that came into my mind was that I shall be encountering sand dunes and camels on my way. I had just passed my college and in those days I did not have access to computers or internet and the information was not that vast as it used to be today. My perception about Rajasthan was only a desert because this is what was being projected in our movies or Tele serials those days. During my entire journey by bus I kept on hoping that now I will get to see sand dunes, I was curious to see all this but to my surprise I reached Jaipur and did not encounter such landscapes. Even after Reaching Jaipur I did not get to see desert or sand dunes.

After my visit to Jaipur I went to Ajmer Pushkar and was disappointed again that there were no sand dunes or desert there. Out of curiosity I used to ask the locals about the desert and came to know that I have to go all the way to Barmer, Jaisalmer or Bikaner to get a glimpse of the Desert. During this visit I had to satisfy myself with the small sand dunes in Pushkar - the holy city near Ajmer.

That was my first experience in Rajasthan during the times when there were limited mobile connections, no internet on the move and other fast modes of communication.

Today the times have changed, now you can plan your journey in advance and can have the minutest details of the place you are going to visit. You can book your hotel room online, book your rail or bus tickets online. In fact you can have all the information under the sun.

Do you know how you can plan a trip to the Desert Kingdom of Rajasthan? If you are planning to visit the deserts in Rajasthan then you need to go to Jaisalmer Jodhpur or Bikaner regions of Rajasthan.

Here is the suggested itinerary for you for a trip to the deserts in Rajasthan. Triangle of the three desert kingdoms are Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer

Day 1 at Jaipur: Arrival in Jaipur. You can plan Sightseeing at Amer fort and Nahargarh Fort. Evening at Chokhi Dani.

Day 2: Plan Jaipur city tour, visit old Jaipur market, City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar and other famous places in the Pink City

Day 3: After breakfast, drive via Samode with its lovely palaces, through the   painted towns of Shekhwati to Mandawa for overnight stay at the castle.

Day 4: Sightseeing at Mandawa, and then depart for Bikaner with picnic lunch.

Day 5: Sightseeing of fort and museums of Bikaner and depart for Jaisalmer.

Day 6: Enjoy desert safari, camel safari, jeep safari at Sam Sand Dunes. Overnight stay in the camps.

Day 7: Sightseeing at Jaisalmer fort, Lake and temples. Jodhpur in the evening

Day 8: Sightseeing at Jodhpur and nearby Mandore gardens. Tour ends with evening flight  to Delhi/Mumbai (In a variation of this trip, you can eliminate Bikaner and replace it with the small desert village of Khimsar where   the fortified palace is a heritage hotel.)

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Phase 1 Temples

Rajasthan is not only famous for forts and palaces, it has numerous ancient temples which are must see. If you are planning a trip in Rajasthan then there are many unexplored places where you can visit.

The Gurjara – Pratiharas of Mandore, near Jodhpur and Jalore and their feudatories or contemperories patronized a style which is regarded as one of the major successors to the Gupta style in North India. The most significant early temples in this style can be seen at Osian, Abhaneri, and Chittaurgarh.

Osian, north-west of Jodhpur contains a number of superb temples of the 8^th and 9^th centuries, alongwith those of later periods. Among these the two Sun Temples, three Harihara Temples, and Mahavira Temple are more significant. These temples usually have decorated terrace and a graceful single – turreted spire. The multi turreted spire of Mahavira Temple is of a later period, while that of harihara III was pyramidal. The Sun Temple I is situated by the side of main 12^th century temple on the hill and is perhaps the earliest and most elegant of the lot.

This Temple and Harihara I have only a Porch in front of the sanctum, whereas the sun temple II and Harihara II and III also have Mandapas or Halls. The Mahavira Temple originally consisted of only a sanctum with a covered ambulatory, a closed mandapa, a half manadapa and a porch.

Harihara I and II show a quincunx plan. i.e four sub shrines at 4 corners with the main shrine in the center. The Mandapas of Mahavira Temple has a Pyramidal roof.

The Harshatmata Temple at Abhaneri, only a few Kms off the Jaipur – Agra highway in Dausa District, is today a sad ruin. But it must have been a magnificent structure raised over a decorated platform, itself raised over two decorated terraces. But it is very much worth a visit even now for its sensuous sculpture and splendid step – well.

The Sun (now known as Kalika Temple) and the Kumbhashyama Temples in Chittaur fort have original 8^th century features, alongwith later renovations and additions. Both stand on high and originally decorated terraces, further provided with beautiful platforms. The façade of the sanctum of the Sun Temple is especially noteworthy, so are the pillars of its halls and the ceilings of the latter rising in three levels.

Temples of Middle Phase and late phases in Rajasthan

The Kameshwara Temple at Auwa, nearMarwar Junction in Pali District and the Ranachhodji Temple at Khed near Balotra in BarmerDistrict represent the mature middlr phase of this style. The super strcture over the sanctum a Auwa is unique in Rajasthan. It consists of tiered Pyramid in the centre surrounded by tiered bunches of pediments. At khed one sees the beginning of the multi-turreted arrangement in the spire over the sanctum. The main pillars of the mandapa are of a later period.

The denouements of the Gurjara – Pratihara Style is to be seen at Kekind, south of Merta in Nagaur District, Harsha on the hill, to the south east of Sikar, Paranagar in Sariska Sanctuary and Kiradu, west of Barmer. The Neelkantheshvara at Kekind shows excellent, balanced decoration on the outer walls of the sanctum. Each face is cleverly offsetted to accommodate as many as 13 images. The spire is powerful, though still mono – spired. The mandapa has beautiful carved pillars and a rich but chaste main ceiling rising in corbelled tiers. The Harshanatha Temple shows impressive remanents. The hill top has another interesting remains also and commands a beautiful view.

At Kiradu in a deserted hill there are five temples, Someshwara being the most attractive. It has multi banded plinth. 

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Rajasthan is also known as Royal state of India. The place of Royal Palaces, Rajasthan has number of Historical places to visit. Jaipur the Pink City (How to reach Jaipur), Ajmer the Holy City (How to reach Ajmer) , Jodhpur, Udaipur the lake city, Chittorgarh, Ranthambore, Mount Abu, Sikar, Jhunjunu, Pilani, Alwar, Sariska, Neemrana are some of the best places to get the flavour of Rajasthan. Not to forget the desert cities Jaisalmer, Barmer and Bikaner and Pushkar

You can, Plan a trip to Rajasthan in such a way that you cover more cities with less of travelling. If you are planning a trip to Rajsthan from Jaipur then you have many options.

You can visit Jaipur, Ajmer Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Another route would be Jaipur Bikaner Jodhpur jaisalmer. Alternatively you can also plan, Jaipur, Sikar Jhunjunu and Alwar.

A trip to Udaipur from Delhi can also be planned along with visits to jaipur Ajmer and Chittorgarh.

Mount Abu, Sirohi, Beawar, Ajmer Jaipur can also be clubbed in yet another wonderful trip. You can plan a trip to Rajasthan by bus train of flight. Online Bus Tickets are available at the Rajasthan roadways official website. Make sure that you have booked your hotel room in advance. Online Hotel Bookings of RTDC hotels in Rajasthan is available. You get the details of buses to Rajasthan from Rajasthan Roadways Enquiry ISBT Jaipur and Delhi centers.

Mount Abu is the only hill station in Rajasthan and one of the nice places to enjoy your vacation.

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