Badal Mahal, Kumbhalgarh Fort

Jodhpur, Kumbhalgarh and Ranakpur

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May 30th 2013
Jodhpur Jodhpur is known as the Blue City due to the vivid blue-painted houses in the old city. Spend at least a couple of days here and visit the luxurious Umaid Bhawan Palace - the residence of the Maharajah, a museum and a hotel at the same time. Other sights include the lively Sadar Market around the old city's clock tower, the blue-painted houses and the peaceful ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more