Rajasthan is a palace state of India where we can find royalty, desert, tradition, and food and due to its stunning monuments, enormous colorful tradition, and historical value. Rajasthan has captured nation’s heart and has been a renowned tourist destination. Rajasthan is also a land of golden history that amasses the various interesting facts.
Here is the list of interesting facts about Rajasthan, which many of we are not aware with:
There is a city named, as Kalibanga falls in the state is the city of Indus Valley Civilization.
Ramayan has its main villain Rawana and it is said that his wife Mondadari belongs to Rajasthan and her native place was Mandore.
Bhangarh fort is known as most haunted places in Rajasthan. Earlier it was a royal palace but now archaeologists forbids to visits there after sunset.
The Thar Desert is approximately 120,000 sq. mt. in the area of which 90% is in India and rest 10% is in Pakistan. This desert forms a border line between Pakistan and India.
An iconic beauty of Jaipur was build of pink sandstones and its final construction was finished in 1799 by Raja Sawai Pratap Singh. This magnificent monument consists of total 953 small windows and this is the reason it is called as Hawa Mahal.
Each city is recognized with color, not with their names like Jaipur as the Pink city, Jodhpur as Blue city, Udaipur as White city, Jaisalmer as Golden city and Jalawar as Purple city.
Like other folk dances of India, Kachchi Ghodi is most popular dance form. It is mostly performed by using dummy horses. Also, Khayal Dance and Ghoomar is an important folk dance.
The oldest mountain range of India is Aravalli and some facts signify it is older than Himalaya. It surrounds the Udaipur city and can be seen from the Guru Shikhar point of Rajasthan.
The classic movies like Mughal-E-Azam, Rang De Basanti, Yeh Jawani Hai Diwani and Bajiro Mastani was shot in Rajasthan. It is a hub for movie shooting not only for Bollywood but also for Hollywood.
Very few of us know that Rajasthan has a second greatest wall in the world that is a wall of Kumbhalgarh Fort. It is 36 Km long.
Its core beauty is forts and Palaces like Lake Palace and Jag Mandir Royal Palace of Udaipur, Rambagh Palace, Jal Mahal, and Umaid Bhawan Palace of Jaipur, Gorbandh Palace Hotel of Jaisalmer and many more.
There are 5 national parks that are Bharatpur Bird Century, Darrah National Park, Desert National Park, Sariska Tiger Reserve, and Ranthambore National Park.
It has captured the world with its beauty.The handicraft market of Rajasthan is the most important and the biggest market of the entire country.
Rajasthan is known for its spices and food but Dal-Bati-Churma has captured the nation.
Popular religious sites include Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah in Ajmer, Binnagaya Buddhist caves, Brahma temple in Pushkar, Ramdevra in Pokhran and many more.
