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Welcome to the "Pink City" Jaipur

Capital of Rajasthan - the 'Pink City'. Jaipur means "the city of victory" & was founded in 1727 by king Sawai Jai Singh and designed by architect Vidyadhar Bhattacharya in accordance with the principles of town planning set down in "Shilp Shastra" an epochal treatise on the Hindu architecture. This colorful city is enriched with royal tradition & culture, attractive monuments, Forts , Palaces- like the Magnificent City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Amer, Nahargarh and Jaigarh fort which are some of the most exquisite blend of Hindu architecture.

Climate of Jaipur
Climate of Jaipur is extreme with hot and humid summers and chilly winters. Maximum temperature during the summers (from April to July) reaches a high of around 45ºC. On the other hand winters have sunny and pleasant days and bitterly cold nights. Temperature can touch a low of around 5ºC, mostly during the nights.

Language

Rajasthani is the state language but Hindi and English are also commonly used.

The pink city offers a variety of attractions to her guests. See the beautiful palaces, grand forts and other monuments and enter into an era gone by long ago. Known for its colorful culture, the city offers cultural attractions in the form of various festivals, folk dances and music programs. The city is also famous for jewelery, clothes, handicrafts and other ethnic items.
The capital of courageous Rajputs, Jaipur is a romantic destination waiting to be explored by you.

Places to Visit

Hawa Mahal: The Hawa Mahal, which adjoins the famous City Palace wall, was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh and has now become one of the major landmarks of Jaipur. The palace is shaped like a pyramid and is a five-storied building, with number of small windows and screens, with arched roofs. As one looks at this building, one realizes that the rear side of the building is comparatively very plain and lacks much of ornamentation. One is rather surprised at the contrast, since in the front there is intricate carving and much attention has been paid to even minute details yet the backside is more a mass of pillars and passages.

Jantar Mantar: Jantar Mantar, in Jaipur, is the most famous of five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh in India. The Jantar mantar is a mis-prounounciation of Sanskrit word Yantra Mantra. It was built to check the astronomical observation at Jaipur. The Jantar Mantar at Jaipur was conceived as a quest for discovering the mysteries of the Cosmos. The sun dial of Jantar mantar is one of the major tourist attraction

The City Palace: Located in the center of the old city, it is the official residence of the royal family. The magnificent palace houses a museum named after a former king Maharaja Sawai Man Singh. The museum displays a rich collection of Rajasthani costumes and arms of the Mughals and Rajputs. The most impressive of all collections are the rare astronomical works in Arabic, Persian, Latin and Sanskrit acquired by Sawai Jai Singh II.

Ram Niwas Bagh: It was built as a famine relief project by Sawai Ram Singh II in 1868 AD. It houses a well-kept spacious garden with a zoo, an aviary, a greenhouse, a herbarium, a museum and popular sport ground.
Other major attractions at Jaipur include Amber Fort, Sheesh Mahal, Jaigarh Fort, Amer Palace, Govind Devji Temple, Galtaji and Sisodia Rani Garden.

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