AROUND THE CITY


AMAR SAGAR



Location: 7 K.M. in the western outskirts of Jaisalmer
How to reach: Hire a cab or share an Auto-rickshaw
Attractions: Lake and a Palace Amar Sagar is a small and beautiful lake cum Oasis and is adjacent to a 17th Century palace called the Amar Singh Palace. Maharawal Akhai Singh built this palace in honor of one of his predecessors Amar Singh. Next to the palace are pavilions with a large stairs leading down to the Amar Sagar Lake. This haveli has been constructed in the pattern of apartments. The Amar Sagar is a five story high haveli and is famous for its murals. Wherever you go in this haveli, you will notice beautiful murals painted with delicate efforts.

You can find many of wells and ponds in the surrounding which have a royal air about them. There is an old Shiva temple in the complex itself. Amar Singh built this because he was supposed to be an ardent follower of Lord Shiva, a Hindu God related to destruction.





KULDHARA (The Story of Time)

Distance : 27 kms west of Jaisalmer

The Village kuldhara was formed by a Paliwal person named Kuldhar and on his name the village is known as Kuldhara.
The Village is now abondand and behind this there were so many stories in the air among these a very popular and strong one is that ... Deewan of that time Salim Singh was was a very rude and tourturing personality to get rid of all this the villagers of 84 villages near by Kuldhara took a bitter decision to leave the place on a perticular day and they did it and left the place all togather. Because of all this the village is now abondand but its The village is also known for its architecture and water conservation techniques. Thw Magsase award winner Mr. Rajendra singh also put efforts to adopt the water conservation techniques of this village because its an exaple of better water coservation techniques.
The village was having 5000 population and there was only one temple which shows that there was a uniformity in the vision and where is a uniformity there is a way of Success.



LUDRWA

Distance : 13 kms North-west of Jaisalmer



It is also kknown as ancient Capital of Jaisalmer, but it is more famous for the Jain temples and Kalp Vraksh (The wish tree).
The architecture and carving on the stones is faboulus.

This place is having very high relegious values for the Jain community the Lidrwa is among there main relegious places.
every year somany Jain peoples come to here for their worship.
The wole temple is having very fine carving on every piece of stone used to construct the temple.






BARABAGH

Distance : 7 kms North of Jaisalmer

Bada Bagh which literally means ‘Big Garden’ is located on the Ramgarh road. It was commissioned by Maharawal Jait Singh in the early 16th century and completed by his son Lunakaran after his death. The site itself consists of a tank, a dam and a garden. Nearby you will find the Govardhan Stambh (pillar) on which are engraved the names of the dam and the water tank which are called the Jait Bandh and the Jaitsar respectively, dedicated to the man who constructed them. The Jait Bandh is a colossal structure, about 1,200 feet in length and 350 feet in width and built out of solid blocks of stone, as are the stepwells.
On the nearby hill lie the imperial chhatris or cenotaphs of the rulers – a tribute to the valourous Bhatti dynasty. The oldest among them are the cenotaphs of Maharawal Jait Singh and his predecessor Devidas who reigned from 1470-1506. The newest cenotaph is that of Jawahar Singh who was Maharawal at the time of Indian independence. Jawahar Singh’s chhatri was left incomplete as his son died within a year of his accession to the throne which was considered a bad omen by the family. From then on the practice of building a valedictory memorial to the ruling clan has been discontinued.



AKAL WOOD FOSSILS PARK

Distance : 40 kms South of Jaisalmer

Millions of years the ocean submerged ago Jaisalmer, and the discovery of seashells here emphasizes that belief. The wood fossils at Akal (17 km off the city on the Jaisalmer-Barmer road) are an example of the fossilization archaeologists say occurred 180 million years ago. The story goes that entire forests were so petrified of something that they were converted into stone. The fossils are said to represent non-flowering plants and provide a clue to the age of the deposition of sediments. At nearby Kandiala the deposits are probably older, but historians have been unable to ascribe a date to it.