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Bikaner Travel Guide
Bikaner retains the medieval splendor that pervades the city's lifestyle
More popularly called the camel country, the city is renowned for the best riding
camels in the world. The ship of the desert is an inseparable part of life here.
Be it pulling heavy carts, transporting grains or working on wells. Camels are
the prime helpers.
 The
well of Bikaner-an important source of water are another attraction of the city.
These are built on high plinth with slender minareted towers on each of the Four
Corners and can be noticed even from a distance.
Bikaner's history date
backs to 1488A.D. when a Rathore Prince. Rao Bikaji- a descendant of the founder
of Jodhpur(1459A.D.) Rao Jodhaji, established his kingdom here. Rao Jodhaji had
five sons but Rao Jodhaji had five sons but rao Bikaji was the most enterprising
of them.
Bikaji chose a barren wilderness called "jangladesh"
and transformed it to an impressive city, called Bikaji after the Founder's Name.
The strategic location of Bikaner on the ancient caravan routes that came from
west/Central Asia, made it a Prime trade center in the times of the year.
Bikaner stands on a slightly raised ground and is circumscribed by a seven
km long embattled wall with five gates.
The magnificent forts and palaces
created with delicacy in reddish-pink, sandstone, bear testimony to its historical
and architectural legacy.
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