THE SECERET HISTORY OF JAISALMER FORT
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Jaisalmer Fort: The oldest fort built by Raja Jaisal in the year 1165AD from whom the fort got its name. It is a famous historical monument which is adjudged as the world heritage site by UNSECO. Built in yellow stand stone, the forts is the house for around 3,000 people. The fort is also known as Sonar Quila because of the yellow sandstone walls which get faded to honey gold after sun sets. Raja Jaisal chose trikutta hills to built this huge fort as his earlier fort Luderwal was vulnerable to war.
The Jaisalmer fort was under the control of Ala ud din Khiliji for almost 9years and survived many Mughals attack. The fort is 250 foot tall and is surrounded by 30 feet long walls all around. The basement of the fort is also has 15ft wall giving double protection. The fort consists of 99 bastions. The fort is a blend of Mughal and Rajput architecture. The fort consists of four gates namely Hawa Pol, Ganesh Pol, Jawahar Pol, Rang pol. There are many Haveli’s inside the fort which were built by wealthy persons some hundreds of years ago. These Haveli’s are beautifully carved on yellow sand stone. The fort consists of five stories with balconies, countless rooms, decorated windows, doors. The fort consists of five interconnected palaces with jails or jarokhas. The fort has a very good drainage system called as ghut nali which takes away the rain water away from the fort. But however the recent renovation activities have reduced the effectiveness of the system.
Maharwal
palace is the famous structure located in Chauhata Square. The main attraction
of this place is the Maharwals throne which is placed on marbles stone. Another
important attraction is the Tazia tower which was constructed by a Muslim ruler.
Some havelis are converted into museums but however few havelis still having
families residing in it. Another important tourist attraction in the fort is
the Jawahar pol where the royal families were residing. This place is highy
decorated with carved walls, paintings and beautiful construction.
As one moves
outside the Jaisalmer fort , one can see lot of eateries, market place called Manek
chowk. Some of the must visit place in the fort are Lakshmi temple, the Jain
temple, Raj Mahal temple. Due to lot of shops inside the fort it looks very
congested and the pathways are very narrow. The narrow lanes inside the fort
lead to houses, temples,
The best
time to visit the fort is from October to March. The fort is open from 9am-5pm.
Jaisalmer is easily accessible through road, rail and air. Summer months are
very difficult as temperatures may go up till 45oc, hence better to
avoid summer months.
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