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The city of Jaisalmer is widely known as the golden city. This city located on the west frontier of India (shares border with Pakistan ) acts as guard of Indian border. Founded by the Bhati Rajput ruler Raja Jaisal is highly acclaimed for its bewitching sand dunes, illustrious Havelis and fantastic camel safaris.Tourists from across the globe make a beeline to spend their holidays in Jaisalmer.
The scarlet sunset add some more beauty in this already beautiful desert city. This city is tastefully decorated with the stone and wooden havelis with highly decorated gates. The rich merchants left no stone unturned to decorate their havelis as beautifully as they could. Perhaps the wealth of these havelis was estimated by viewing their havelis. The famous Havelis of Jaisalmer are Patown ki haveli, Salim Singh and Nathmal ki haveli. Never loose a chance to visit theses Havelis while you are on Jaisalmer tour .
These havelis are the prime attraction of Jaisalmer and are known for its unique architecture. Besides being the status symbol of the affluent merchants, these Havelis also acted as the residence of the merchants. But what tops in the list is splendid Jaisalmer Fort. This fort adds icing to the cake for the tourists on Jaisalmer holidays. This fort situated on the Trikuta hills stands like a magnificent structure in the midst of other building and havelis. The walls of this fort are more than 100 feet high. A large part of the town population lives in this fort.
Apart from these this fort is the house of a number of temples, Important among them are Raj Mahal Temple , Laxmi Nath Temple , and Jain Temples . The sand dunes in the vicinity of pushkar make the evenings of Jaisalmer a blend of red and yellow during sunset. The strong blowing winds play an important role in the formation of these sand dunes. The most exciting way you can explore these sand dunes is by riding a camel safari. The camel owners know every in and out of deserts and also know from which location the best sunset views can be seen. Tourists can enjoy visiting these sand dunes riding a camel.
The Jaisalmer vacations are a holiday to cherish for a life-time.
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