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Ghnata Ghar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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 Rajasthan Tour Diaries Day 2 contd..... This wanted to go but because I was too tired and it meant a lot of walking I had to skip.  But this is the market where you can shop and dine to your heart content  Picture from online jodhpur tourism site The clock tower in Jodhpur is a heavenly landmark in the old city, and Jodhpur is one of the most distinctive destinations standout. The clock tower, named as 'Ghanta Ghar' by the locals, which is around an exact interpretation, is three-storey long and has a Goliath English-style time which is good till today. History of Ghanta Ghar Ghanta Ghar Jodhpur is the key to unorthodox method by which it has been built. With clock towers, the design will usually be gothic in its genre. In any case, during the building's attempt by Maharaja Sardar Singh in the second half of the 1890s, the Ghanta Ghar received an Indian perspective very fast, which can be seen in any case today. Compared to a square clock tower, it is a real architectural

Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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 Rajasthan Tour Dairies. We landed in this city Called Blue City which name came because of the houses near the fort  painted * Blue*   both due to religious reasons as well as Blue cools the house during the high Sun.  Actually the guide was telling us that between 12 noon to 2 00pmthe sun us hottest in thus city compared to any other city in Rajasthan and that's also gets the city another name called Sun city. Close to the city is a place called Mandor and the guide was saying it  got its name because if Ravana wife Mandodari.  Originally the Rathore king build the fort here but the height wasn't enough to get the protection it needed a d few wars were lost and the king then chose Mehrangarh where he saw a She goat having g successfully fought a leopard to protect her calves.  So he felt the spirit of the place was good to make His home in that fort.   Places of interest Mehrangarh   https://saradaramani.blogspot.com/2023/09/mehrangarh-fort-jodhpur-rajasthan.html Jaswant  Tha