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Tourist Places Bikaner
Camel Research Farm (8km):
Spend a day with indispensable ship of the desert at their camel research and
breeding centre-one of its kind in Asia.Timing 15.00hrs to 17.00hrs (Closed on
Sundays and government holidays) Photography prohibited. The farm extends over
2000 acres of semiarid land is managed by the central Government. The camel crops
of Bikaner were a famous fighting force during the Raj and are still an important
part of the desert warfare and defence through the border security Force (BSF)
Devi Kund (8km):
Ayoyal crematorium with several ornamented
cenotaphs or "chhatris' built in the memory of the Bika dynasty rulers. Maharaja
Suraj Singh chhatri is the most impressive of all creative entirely in white marble
with spectacular Rajput painting on the ceiling
 Gajner
Wildlife Sanctuary (32km):
The lush foliage of woods on the Jaisalmer
road are a heaven to nilgai chinkara, black buck, wild coar and folk of imperial
sand grouse. The Gajner palace a summer retreat of the king stands on the bank
of the lake and has been converted into a hotel.
Shiv Bari Temple
(6km):
Built by Doongar Singhji in the late 10th century. The temple
in surrounding by an embattlement wall. It has beautiful painting and a bronze
Nandi facing the Shiva Lingam.
Deshnok's Karni Mata Temple (30km):
The famous 600 year old temple on the Jodhpur road dedicated to Karni Mata,
an incarnation of Goddess Durga. The temple has huge intricately carved silver
gates, which were donated by Maharaja Ganga Singh The most interesting thing about
the temple are the rats who scamper freely within the sanctum sanctorum of the
temple. They are regarded as sacred and are fed by priests and devotees owing
to the belief that they will be reincarnated as holy men.
Kolayatji
(50km):
A famous pilgrimage spot with a temple dedicated to Kapil Muni
(saint) The temple is the venue for an annual fair held in the month of Kartik
(oct-nov)when thousands of devotees gather in large number to take a sacred dip
in the holy waters of the Kolayat lake on the full moon day. A cattle fair, especially
for the trading of camels is a part of the festivals. The small oasis town is
now an idyllic picnic spot.
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