Junagarh Fort Inside

Staying in the Desert

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February 21st 2016
Geo: 26.9176, 70.9039 Leisurely rise today departing 9.30am for tour of Junagarh Fort on our way to Jaisalmer, The Sun City.First group in the Fort, opens at 10am. Very interesting with most rooms original or restored, built in 1588 AD & residence to 20 rulers of Bikaner to 1902 AD. No enemy was ever able to conquer the fort. Beautiful features in the rooms, palaces & pavillions with many antiq ... 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