Collage of Digital art created using free photos from pixabay.com with Rajashtan Map.
This post is part of #StateChallenge run by @Denise_Barlock and @jayasimha78
Host for Rajasthan #WorldChallenge is @AnshukMitra , Who is from Mount Abu and a Researcher in Udaipur. I am pretty sure he has lot of local insight on Rajasthan, which we are looking forward to hear from him.
Rajasthan is on my bucket list of places to visit. I have heard lot of great things about Rajasthan, which is a great place to visit as a tourist.
‘Palace on Wheels’, most of the folks are heard of in the west. This is one of the luxurious ways to visit Rajasthan in a train. Cost of the ticket is upwards of $6000 per person for a 7-8 days trip. I am pretty sure you will be treated like a king/queen for that kind of money.
Regarding Food, Rajasthani Thalis are very popular. Even in San Francisco bay area there are restaurants serving Rajasthani Thalis, Like Thali, Rajwadi Thali etc.
When I visited I experienced Rajasthani and Gujrati Thali in Rajdhani Restaurant. So I am definitely looking forward to experiencing Rajasthani food when I vist Rajasthan.
Rajasthan Quick Facts
Capital: Jaipur
Nick Name: Rangila Rajasthan (Thanks! @NareshDarji )
Districts: 33
Statehood: 20 March 1949
Total Area: 342239 Sq Km
Area Rank: 1st
Population: 68,548,437
Rank: 7th
Languages: Rajasthani, Hindi, English
Highest Elevation: Guru Shikhar 1722m
Symbols of Rajasthan
Dance: Ghoomar
Mammal: Camel and Chinkara
Bird: Godawan
Flower: Rohida
Tree: Khejri
Digital art of collage of ‘Palace on Wheels’ and Jaipur created using free photos from pixabay.com
Interesting Facts about Rajastan
As stated in one of the blogs on tourmyindia.com, here are some interesting facts from Rajasthan:
- "Rajasthan is often known as the most color-coordinated state. "
- “The popular cities of Rajasthan are devoted to a separate color; Jaipur is Pink, Jodhpur is Blue, Udaipur is White and Jhalawar is Purple.”
- "One of the most beautiful things you will witness in Rajasthan is the swift change in the color of sky and terrain. Well, it is a sight that is hard to see anywhere else, it’s true! "
- “An unknown fact about Rajasthan is that it is the home to the oldest mountain range in India- Aravalli Range.”
- “Rajasthan has only one hill station, Mount Abu.”
- “After Kutch and Leh, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan is the largest district with 39,313 sq km of area.”
- “Every truck in Rajasthan includes some amazing art; it could be either a funny one-liner or a Shayari or graphic art.”
- “Talking about the history of Rajasthan, Kalibangan, a place in the state reveals that it is the world’s earliest attested ploughed field.”
- “This means that the place has been a part of the world’s oldest civilization – Indus Valley Civilization.”
- “India’s only saline river, Luni, flows through the Thar Desert in Rajasthan and concludes in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.”
- “There are three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Rajasthan – Keoladeo National Park, Jantar Mantar of Jaipur and Hill Forts of Rajasthan which include Chittor Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Ranthambore Fort, Gagron Fort, Amer Fort, Jaisalmer Fort.”
- “Kuldhara in Jaisalmer district is an abandoned town in Rajasthan. The interesting thing to know here is that the town is said to abandoned overnight in the 1800s.”
- “The signature Palace on Wheels train operating in Rajasthan, is one of the world’s most luxurious trains.”
- “The state of Rajasthan also has numerous haunted places. However, of all those, Bhangarh Fort tops the list. it is also one of the most haunted places in India.”
- "Kumbhal Fort on Aravalli Range includes a 38 km long wall, and hence, is the world’s second largest wall complex after the Great Wall of China. By the way, the fort is also the second largest of its kind in Rajasthan.
- “Talking about the largest fort of Rajasthan, Chittor Fort, also known as Chittorgarh, is on the top.”
- “As per the ancient scriptures, Pushkar is also home to the only Lord Brahma temple in the world.”
- “Rajasthan is the largest state of India by area with the total area of 34,239 sq km.”
- “It was formed in the year 1949 by merging 22 royal kingdoms and principalities.”
- “The capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur, was founded by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the year 1727.”
- “However, before Jaipur, Amber was the capital of the state under the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh II.”
- “The state shares its boundary with five states – Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.”
- “The state also has a unique topology which includes infertile land in the west (mainly deserts) and the fertile land in the east.”