Jodhpur Travel - The Blue City

Founded in 1459 AD, by the Suryavanshi Rao Jodha, Jodhpur,the Blue City towers beneath the fort . Jodhpur's enchanting history is brimming with sagas that tell the tales of proud kings, brave warriors, court intrigues, colourful stories of gallantry and passion. Jodhpur gradually grew around the towering Mehrangarh fort.


A flourishing trading centre in the 16th century, Jodhpur is still one of the leading centres of wool, cattle, camels and salt . It showcases some very fine vestige of its glorious past - palaces, temples and other elegant monuments of architectural and historical value.

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Tourist Attraction
» Mehrangarh Fort : Mehrangarh Fort was built in 1459 on the advice of a saint. The fort spans over 5 km and is perched on a perpendicular hill offering a panoramic view of the city . Mehrangarh fort is one of the largest forts in India. The elegance and the splendour of numerous palaces in the fort reveals a saga of hard sandstones yielding to the chisels of skilled Jodhpuri sculptures.

In order to enter the fort, seven gates have to be crossed. There are some magnificent palaces with marvelously carved panels, latticed windows and evocative names within the fort.Out of all important ones are Moti Mahal, the Phool Mahal, the Sheesh Mahal, the Sileh Khana and the Daulat Khana.These palaces has good assemblage of trappings of Indian royalty including a superb collection of palanquins, elephant hawdahs, musical instruments,miniature paintings of various schools, costumes and furniture.

» Jaswant Thada : This cenotaph in white marble was built in remembrance of Maharaja Jai Singh II. This 19th century royal cenotaph holds the rare portraits of the rulers and Maharajas of Jodhpur

» Umaid Bhawan Palace : This was the palace where royal families use to live. Now the palace is divided into two- one part is a museum displaying array of items belonging to Maharaja and royal family like weapons, antiques crockery and trophies. The other part is still occupied by the royal family of Jodhpur

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» Government Museum : This museum houses a good assemblage of weapons, textiles, miniature portraits, local crafts and images of Jain Tirthankars. It is situated in the middle of the Umaid public gardens.

» Rai-ka-Bag Palace : Situated near Raika Bag Palace railway station, this Palace was constructed by Haji, the queen of King Jaswant Singh, in 1663.King Jaswant Singh-II stayed in the octagonal bungalow and liked this palace very much. In 1883 when Swami Dayanand Saraswati came to Jodhpur, his sermons were arranged for the public in the public ground of this palace.

» Umed Garden : Built in 20 the centuary by Maharaja Umed Singh, the garden has green lawns, towering Ashoka trees,seasonal flowers and also houses a library, museum and a zoo. In 1978 'Walk-in Aviary' was constructed there one could see different types of birds, local, African and Australian parrots, ducks, rabbits etc; in their natural environment. There are large cages for bears, foxes, deers, lions leopard etc .

» Raj Ranchhodji Temple : The temple in red stone was erected by queen Jadechi Rajkanwar after the death of her husband, king Jaswant Singh. The temple has a statue of Ranchhodji made of black marble. It has a unique architecture , the walls of the temple are carved with beautiful filigree work.It has green, yellow and blue glasses fixed on its main door.