Panoramic view of the fort at night
Jaisalmer is a city built amidst the vast expanse of Thar Desert in the State of Rajasthan. It's called 'The Golden City' owing to widespread use of sandstone in houses and 'hawelis', which gives the city a distinctly yellowish appearance. The fort, pictured above, towers over the city and houses numerous Jain temples, a palace and some hawelis. In fact, like the Red Fort in Delhi, there are people residing inside this fort.
Inside the fort
One can easily spend an entire day inside this fort marvelling at the various structures inside. Unfortunately I had only an hour to spend :(
City view
Enough gold out there.
On the window sill
Such ornately carved windows and balconies are quite common in Jaisalmer.
Bada Bagh
Bada Bagh is located enroute to Lodurva (site of beautiful Jain temples) from Jaisalmer and is worth a visit for those who want to go back in time and spend some quite moments admiring the architecture.
Some of the other attractions in and around Jaisalmer are Amar Sagar, Ghadisar, Patwon ki haweli (must see), Sam desert and Lodurva.
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