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Jaipur Travel Guide
Jaipur is 260 km from Delhi and 240 km from Agra and forms the most chosen tourism
golden triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. It a bustling capital city and a business
centre with all the trapping of modern metropolis but yet flavoured strongly with
an age-old charm that never fails to surprise a traveller.
The old Jaipur
painted in Pink can grip any visitor with admiration. Stunning backdrop of ancient
forts Nahargarh, Amer, Jagarh and Moti Dungri are dramatic testimonials of the
bygone era and a reminder of their lingering romance.
 Settled
in the rugged hills of the Aravallis, Jaipur is the pristine jewel in the desert
sands of Rajasthan.
Jaipur is as remarkable for its marvellous architecture
and town planning as it is for the lively spirit of the people who inhabit it.
The city presents a unique synthesis of culture that has to be experienced in
order to be appreciated.
With its origin buried deep into the pages of
history, the city still exudes a magical old world charm; an aroma of chivalry
and romance is evident, despit having evolved into a city that is the hub of modern
commercial activity in the region. Tell-tale signs of the glorious past and regal
splendour of the city lie strewn across with gay abandon.
The colourful
and intricately carved monuments are adequately matched by the lively spirit of
fanfare, festivity and celebration of the people. Even today, one can find weather
beaten faces with huge coloufrul trurbans, fierce moustaches and lips that spontaneouslya
crease into a heart warming smile.
A city like Jaipur, where modernity
and tradition live hand-in-hand, is truly rare. Perhaps this is what makes it
an attractive destination for tourists who flock to Jaipur , year after year .
Jaipur is named after its founder the warrior and astronomer sovereign
Sawai Jai Singh II (ruled 1688 to 1744). The decision to move out of his hilltop
capital Amer was also compelled by reasons of growing population and paucity of
water.
Moreover in the early seventh century the power of the great Mughals
was dwindling with its aging Monarch Aurangzeb and after several centuries of
invasions the north was now quite and the wealth of the kingdom had become greater
than before.
Seizing upon this opportune time Jai Singh planned his new
capital in the planes. Jaipur is a corroborative effort of Sawai Jai Singh's strong
grounding in sciences and astrology and a Bengali architect Vidyadhar with a strong
instinct for planning.
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