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Bikaner - Camel Country by sreedhar sreedhar
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Bikaner is regarded as a bloom of a desert. The city was founded by Rao Bika in 1486.From its small origins now it is a fourth largest city in Rajasthan. Bikaner is located in the middle of the Thar desert, the Great Indian Desert with little rainfall and extreme temperatures.The majestic palaces, admirable and richly sculptured temples of red and yellow sand stones with the Thar desert back drop symbolizes the combination of captivating beauty and the finest creations of Rajput civilization. Rajyashree Kumari, the princess of Bikaner is not only famous for her respectable lineage but also because she earned recognition with her own qualities. She is the winner of the Arjun Award - the highest award presented to the sports personalities of India for their outstanding contributions. An ace shooter, Princess Rajyashree Kumari has brought many laurels to the country and won the prestigious award in 1969. This place is called the camel country and the city is identified for the best riding camels and hence boasts of having one of the largest Camel Research and Breeding farms in the world. Bikaner is famous for Mojari (Bikaneri style), rangi dupatta, Kundan work, wooden antiques, Rasgullas, bhujia, Lacquer Bangles, carpet and the exquisite works of art made out of camel hides. Bikaner has a great tourist attractions like Junagarh Fort, Lallgarh palace, Gajner Palace, prachina Museum, Devi kund Sagar, Shri Laxminath Temples, bhandeswar Jain Temple, Camel breeding farm, Bikaner Havelis and Shiv bari Mandir. Bikaner is famous for its camel research farm (NRCC). sweets and snacks (Bikaner Bhujia), wool production, PATA culture ( Wooden made big square size table which is laid upon the streets where localites sit at their leisure ) Beside these Bikaner is renowned for its Usta and chadhwa arts. Bikaner was and is the centre for Usta Art, a generic term for the Manoti-Naqqashi (embossed and unembossed floral and geometric patterned objects layered with gold) media produced by Usta family master artistans of Bikaner. The Usta artists and artisans also controlled all production of the Bikaner School "miniature" paintings using translucent and opaque vegetable and mineral watercolours from the late-16th to late-19th Century. Famous painters of the Bikaner School were Hamid Rukn-ud-din, Ahmad, Nathu ji, Nure, Rahim, Isa, Iso, Sahab-ud-din, Rehim ji,Murad, and Abdul Shakoor. Kolayat is a famous pilgrimage spot with a temple dedicated to Kapila who, according to his devotees, sat in meditation near the lake. One week before Pushkar Festival and till one week later this lake is more interesting if you like to see Sadhus. Pushkar will have some Sadhus but Kolayat will have many hundreds. Built from red sandstone by Dungar Singh in the late 19th century, the temple is surrounded by a wall with battlements. It has a four faced black marble statue of Shiva and a bronze Nandi facing the Shiva Lingam. There are also two large reservoirs of water known as bawaris. The temple attracts thousands of visitors during Shravan (August) especially on Mondays. For all the visitors, the place offers a wide range of options with respect to accommodation. Accommodation includes hotels that range from the magnificent luxury hotels to the affordable budget hotels. If you are traveling to Badami, start from Mumbai. You can get some good accommodation and transport in Mumbai. Mumbai Hotels can be booked online. Reputed online hotel offers a wide range ofHotels in Mumbai. Do enjoy your trip.
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