Nsyght - Last Bookmarks tagged with "rajasthan"

Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:40:19 GMT

Ajmer is a city in Ajmer District in Rajasthan state, India. Ajmer is a very beautiful city, since it is surrounded by the mountain by all sides.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Mount Abu, Aravalli Hills, Rajasthan

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:39:05 GMT

Mount Abu is the highest peak in the Aravalli Range of Rajasthan state in western India. It is located in Sirohi district. The mountain forms a distinct rocky plateau 22km long by 9 km wide. The highest peak on the mountain is Guru Shikhar, at 1722 meters above sea level. It is referred to as 'an oasis in the desert', as its heights are home to rivers, lakes, waterfalls and evergreen forests.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:37:54 GMT

Bikaner is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan in western India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District. It was formerly the capital of the princely state of Bikaner. The city was founded by Rao Bika in 1486 and from its small origins it has developed into the fourth largest city in Rajasthan.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Udaipur, The Venice of the East.

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:36:49 GMT

Udaipur is a city in Rajasthan, India. It is the historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar, and the administrative headquarters of Udaipur District. It is also known as the City of Lakes and Venice of the East.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:35:35 GMT

Pushkar is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India. Pushkar means born due to a flower. In Hindu mythology it is said that the gods released a swan with a lotus in its beak and let it fall on earth where Brahma would perform a grand yagna. The place where the lotus fell was called Pushkar. It is situated 14 Km from Ajmer and is one of the five sacred dhams (pilgrimage sites for devout Hindus) It is often called "Tirth Raj" - the king of pilgrimage sites - and has in recent years become a popular destination for foreign tourists.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:34:23 GMT

Jodhpur is the second largest city in Rajasthan. It was formerly the seat of a princely state of the same name, also known as Marwar. Jodhpur is a popular tourist destination, featuring many beautiful palaces(esp. Umaid Bhawan Palace), forts and temples, apart from a stark, scenic desert landscape.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Jaipur, The pick city of India

Wed, 21 May 2008 06:32:59 GMT

Jaipur also popularly known as the pink city, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. Historically rendered as Jeypore, Jaipur is the former capital of the princely state of Jaipur. Founded in 1727 by Maharaja Mohit Krishnia, the ruler of Amber, the city today has 2.7 million people.
Submited by Vivek 21, May 2008

Punjab Tourism, India

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:01:08 GMT

Punjab is situated in northwestern India. Though the present state covers a rather small area, earlier Punjab was a huge region spanning across the present Indo-Pakistan border.
Submited by SanthoshAnand 19, May 2008

Rajasthan Tourism, India

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:43:43 GMT

Rajasthan is bisected by the Aravalli hills, dividing it into two distinct landscapes. On the west is Rajasthan's unique feature, the Thar Desert an area of sand, scrub and thorn. The other is the region to the east of the Aravallis, which is more rain fed and hospitable
Submited by SanthoshAnand 16, May 2008

Gujrat Tourism, India

Wed, 14 May 2008 07:39:11 GMT

Gujarat is the westernmost state of India, a part of it projecting out into the Arabian Sea. It shares an international border with Pakistan in the northwest and common borders with the states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and the Union Territories of Diu, Daman and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
Submited by SanthoshAnand 14, May 2008