Saturday, October 28, 2006
GENERAL INFORMATION : UTTAR PRADESH
Capital : Lucknow.
Area : 2, 38, 566 sq.km.
Literacy : 57%.
Languages : Hindi, Urdu.
Roads : 2, 37, 358 km.
Railways : 8, 911 km.
Airports : Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Jhansi, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Rae Bareilli.
When to visit : Oct to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 45 to 11 Winter 32 to 2.
Monsoon : June to Sept
Districts : 70, Agra, Aligarh , Allahabad, Ambedkar nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Baghpat, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahar, Chandauli, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj nagar, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hadoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Jyotiba Phule nagar, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat,Kanpur nagar, Kaushambi, Kheri, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Maeerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Rampur, Saharanpur, San Kabir nagar, Sant Ravidas nagar, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti, Siddharth nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao, Varanasi.
Places of Tourist importance : Agra, Fatehpur sikri, Lucknow, Varanasi, Saranath, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Mathura.
Area : 2, 38, 566 sq.km.
Literacy : 57%.
Languages : Hindi, Urdu.
Roads : 2, 37, 358 km.
Railways : 8, 911 km.
Airports : Agra, Kanpur, Lucknow, Allahabad, Varanasi, Jhansi, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Rae Bareilli.
When to visit : Oct to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 45 to 11 Winter 32 to 2.
Monsoon : June to Sept
Districts : 70, Agra, Aligarh , Allahabad, Ambedkar nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Baghpat, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Budaun, Bulandshahar, Chandauli, Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj nagar, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Etah, Etawah, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Buddha nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Hamirpur, Hadoi, Hathras, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Jyotiba Phule nagar, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat,Kanpur nagar, Kaushambi, Kheri, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Maeerut, Mirzapur, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Rampur, Saharanpur, San Kabir nagar, Sant Ravidas nagar, Shahjahanpur, Shravasti, Siddharth nagar, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Unnao, Varanasi.
Places of Tourist importance : Agra, Fatehpur sikri, Lucknow, Varanasi, Saranath, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Mathura.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
TOURIST INFORMATION : TRIPURA
Capital : Agartala.
Area : 10, 491 sq.km.
Literacy : 73%.
Languages : Tripuri, Manipuri, Bengali.
Roads : 14, 726 km.
Railways : 45 km.
Airports : Agartala, Kailashahar, Kamalpur.
When to visit : Sept to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 35 to 24 Winter 27 to 13.
Monsoon : June to Aug.
Districts : 4, Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura.
Places of Tourist importance : Ujjayanta palace, State museum, Jagannath temple and Rabindra Kanan at Agartala, Wild life sanctuary - Sephahijala, Trishna, Gumti and Roa.
Area : 10, 491 sq.km.
Literacy : 73%.
Languages : Tripuri, Manipuri, Bengali.
Roads : 14, 726 km.
Railways : 45 km.
Airports : Agartala, Kailashahar, Kamalpur.
When to visit : Sept to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 35 to 24 Winter 27 to 13.
Monsoon : June to Aug.
Districts : 4, Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura.
Places of Tourist importance : Ujjayanta palace, State museum, Jagannath temple and Rabindra Kanan at Agartala, Wild life sanctuary - Sephahijala, Trishna, Gumti and Roa.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
TOURIST INFORMATION : TAMIL NADU
CHENNAI (MADRAS) - Marina beach : Second longest beach in the world with a length of 11 km (longest beach is Rio de Janario in Brazil), Anna memorial, MGR memorial, Madras University, San Thome cathedral, Kapileswar temple at Mylapore (39 m high), Valluvar Kotlam memorial shaped like a chariot (1976), St.Thomas mount with bleeding stone cross, Egmore museum, Government museum and art gallery, St.George fort - State Assembly and museum, parks, Guindy national park, Kishkinda fantacy park with 3D theatre, Vandalur zoological park (35 km), Pulicat (59 km, backwaters, boating, bird sanctuary, beach).
MAMALLAPURAM / MAHABALIPURAM - World heritage centre, 70 km from Chennai, rock cut temples, shore temple and 'rathas', sculpture, beach, crocodile bank (14 km), Tirukkalukundrum temple - (16 km), Dolphin city with Sea Lion, MGM Dissiworld at Tambaram, VGP, Little folks.
KANCHIPURAM - City of 1000 temples 60 km from Chennai, One of the seven holy places for Hindus, (others are Dwaraka, Ujjain, Varanasi, Ayodha, Mathura and Haridwar), Vaikundaperumal temple, Ekambaranathar temple (59 m, 540 pillared hall), Kailashnath temple (700 AD), Varadarajaperumal temple (3 km, 100 pillared hall with rock carved chain), Sriperumbudur - Rajiv Gandhi memorial (30 km).
PALANI - Temple & rope way.
MADURAI - Sri Meenakshi temple with 30 million sculptures, one of the largest temples in India, museum, Gandhi memorial museum and government museum, Tirumalai Nayak palace museum, Kapiliswarar temple, Parthasarthy temple, Thirupparankundram temple (8 km).
SRIVILLIPUTUR - Highest temple tower, 74 km from Madurai.
KODAIKANAL (2100 m) - Hill station 120 km from Madurai, lake, Solar Physics observatory, Shenbegannur museum of orchids, Pillar rocks (120 m), Byrant park (trees and shrubs), Silver Cascade (waterfall).
RAMESWARAM - Indira Gandhi Setu over sea (Pamban bridge, 2.3 km), temple with longest corridor (197 m), One of the four most sacred Hindu pilgrim centres.
UDAGAMANDALAM / OOTACAMUND / OOTY - Coimbatore (95 km), hill resort, toy train route from Mettupalayam to Ooty is in world heritage centre list : 16 tunels, 31 bridges, 326 m to 2193 m , 1899 AD, 46 km in 4.5 hour. Botanical garden, fossil tree trunk (20 million year old), lake, rose garden, Dodebetta peak (2636 m, 10 km), tea plantation, Government museum, Deer park, Pykara (21 km) : Toda settlement, trekking, Kotagiri hill station (40 km); Coonoor hill station (20 km) : Dolphin's nose (26 km) to view Catherine falls, Lamb's rock : View of Coimbatore plains, Sim's park, botanical gardens; MUDUMALAI Wild life sanctuary (30 km).
TIRUCHIRAPALLI - Rock fort temple (84 m with 437 steps cut into a tunnel through rock, in 1660), Jambukeshwar temple, museum, St.John's church, SRIRANGAM temple (10 km) : World's biggest Hindu temple with 21 gopurams and 904 pillared hall, tallest tower is 72 m high.
TANJAVUR - Brihadeshwara temple, a world heritage centre. 63 m high temple has a single piece of granite weighing 80 tonnes as dome, 6 m high Nandi statue, palace, Saraswati mahal library and art gallery, Raja museum, temple museum, Kumbhakonam temple (30 km), VELANGANNI - Church of Our Lady, Major christian pilgrim centre with festival on Sept 7 (94 km), Nagore - Muslim pilgrim centre.
CHIDAMBARAM (106 km from Tanjavur) - Natraja temple with 1000 pillared hall, four 49 m gopurams and a huge chariot, Thillai Kali Amman temple.
TIRUVANNAMALAI - Arunachal temple tower of 66 m with 1000 pillared hall, 80 km from Vellore. Ginjee fort (40 km).
TIRUNELVELI - Kantimati and Nellaipapper temples, Tiruchendur shore temple (13 km).
KUTTALAM - Waterfall near Tenkasi near the Kerala border.
HOGENAKKAL - Waterfall near Karnataka border. Access from the Salem - Hosur road.
KANYAKUMARI (CAPE COMORIN) - Land's end, Guganatha sami temple, Gandhi memorial, Vivekananda rock (via boat 200 m from shore), temple, church, Suchindram temple (13 km) : Musical pillar and 5.3 m Hanuman statue, Padmanabhapuram (30 km) - Palace, museum, temple.
MAMALLAPURAM / MAHABALIPURAM - World heritage centre, 70 km from Chennai, rock cut temples, shore temple and 'rathas', sculpture, beach, crocodile bank (14 km), Tirukkalukundrum temple - (16 km), Dolphin city with Sea Lion, MGM Dissiworld at Tambaram, VGP, Little folks.
KANCHIPURAM - City of 1000 temples 60 km from Chennai, One of the seven holy places for Hindus, (others are Dwaraka, Ujjain, Varanasi, Ayodha, Mathura and Haridwar), Vaikundaperumal temple, Ekambaranathar temple (59 m, 540 pillared hall), Kailashnath temple (700 AD), Varadarajaperumal temple (3 km, 100 pillared hall with rock carved chain), Sriperumbudur - Rajiv Gandhi memorial (30 km).
PALANI - Temple & rope way.
MADURAI - Sri Meenakshi temple with 30 million sculptures, one of the largest temples in India, museum, Gandhi memorial museum and government museum, Tirumalai Nayak palace museum, Kapiliswarar temple, Parthasarthy temple, Thirupparankundram temple (8 km).
SRIVILLIPUTUR - Highest temple tower, 74 km from Madurai.
KODAIKANAL (2100 m) - Hill station 120 km from Madurai, lake, Solar Physics observatory, Shenbegannur museum of orchids, Pillar rocks (120 m), Byrant park (trees and shrubs), Silver Cascade (waterfall).
RAMESWARAM - Indira Gandhi Setu over sea (Pamban bridge, 2.3 km), temple with longest corridor (197 m), One of the four most sacred Hindu pilgrim centres.
UDAGAMANDALAM / OOTACAMUND / OOTY - Coimbatore (95 km), hill resort, toy train route from Mettupalayam to Ooty is in world heritage centre list : 16 tunels, 31 bridges, 326 m to 2193 m , 1899 AD, 46 km in 4.5 hour. Botanical garden, fossil tree trunk (20 million year old), lake, rose garden, Dodebetta peak (2636 m, 10 km), tea plantation, Government museum, Deer park, Pykara (21 km) : Toda settlement, trekking, Kotagiri hill station (40 km); Coonoor hill station (20 km) : Dolphin's nose (26 km) to view Catherine falls, Lamb's rock : View of Coimbatore plains, Sim's park, botanical gardens; MUDUMALAI Wild life sanctuary (30 km).
TIRUCHIRAPALLI - Rock fort temple (84 m with 437 steps cut into a tunnel through rock, in 1660), Jambukeshwar temple, museum, St.John's church, SRIRANGAM temple (10 km) : World's biggest Hindu temple with 21 gopurams and 904 pillared hall, tallest tower is 72 m high.
TANJAVUR - Brihadeshwara temple, a world heritage centre. 63 m high temple has a single piece of granite weighing 80 tonnes as dome, 6 m high Nandi statue, palace, Saraswati mahal library and art gallery, Raja museum, temple museum, Kumbhakonam temple (30 km), VELANGANNI - Church of Our Lady, Major christian pilgrim centre with festival on Sept 7 (94 km), Nagore - Muslim pilgrim centre.
CHIDAMBARAM (106 km from Tanjavur) - Natraja temple with 1000 pillared hall, four 49 m gopurams and a huge chariot, Thillai Kali Amman temple.
TIRUVANNAMALAI - Arunachal temple tower of 66 m with 1000 pillared hall, 80 km from Vellore. Ginjee fort (40 km).
TIRUNELVELI - Kantimati and Nellaipapper temples, Tiruchendur shore temple (13 km).
KUTTALAM - Waterfall near Tenkasi near the Kerala border.
HOGENAKKAL - Waterfall near Karnataka border. Access from the Salem - Hosur road.
KANYAKUMARI (CAPE COMORIN) - Land's end, Guganatha sami temple, Gandhi memorial, Vivekananda rock (via boat 200 m from shore), temple, church, Suchindram temple (13 km) : Musical pillar and 5.3 m Hanuman statue, Padmanabhapuram (30 km) - Palace, museum, temple.
Monday, October 23, 2006
GENERAL INFORMATION : TAMIL NADU
Capital : Chennai.
Area : 1, 30, 058 sq.km.
Literacy : 73.5%.
Languages : Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada.
Roads : 20, 576 km.
Railways : 4, 000 km.
Airports : Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Tanjavur, Tuticorin.
When to visit : Nov to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 43 to 18.
Monsoon : Oct to Dec.
Districts : 30, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganaga, Thanjavur, The Nilgiris, Theni, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Tiruchirappally, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanamalai, Toothukudi, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar.
Places of Tourist importance : Chennai, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Kodaikkanal, Madurai, Mamallapuram, Rameswaram, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappally, Ooty.
Area : 1, 30, 058 sq.km.
Literacy : 73.5%.
Languages : Tamil, Urdu, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada.
Roads : 20, 576 km.
Railways : 4, 000 km.
Airports : Chennai, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Coimbatore, Tanjavur, Tuticorin.
When to visit : Nov to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 43 to 18.
Monsoon : Oct to Dec.
Districts : 30, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Krishnagiri, Karur, Madurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganaga, Thanjavur, The Nilgiris, Theni, Thiruvallur, Thiruvarur, Tiruchirappally, Tirunelveli, Tiruvanamalai, Toothukudi, Vellore, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar.
Places of Tourist importance : Chennai, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Kodaikkanal, Madurai, Mamallapuram, Rameswaram, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappally, Ooty.
Friday, October 20, 2006
TOURIST INFORMATION : SIKKIM
GANGTOK - World's 3 rd highest mountain Kanchenjunga (8598 m), trekking, palace, handicrafts, orchid sanctuary, Rumtek monastery (24 km).
LACHUNG - Yak country, waterfalls, scenic beauty.
NATHU LA - 4400 m high pass on the India - China/Tibet road. The trade route is opened on July 2006.
TASHIDING - Monastery, Buddhist pilgrim centre.
YUMHANG - Yak country, hot springs.
YUKSOM - Lakes, scenic beauty, training base for Himalayan training institute.
FESTIVALS - Losar (Feb), Losoong (Nov/Dec).
LACHUNG - Yak country, waterfalls, scenic beauty.
NATHU LA - 4400 m high pass on the India - China/Tibet road. The trade route is opened on July 2006.
TASHIDING - Monastery, Buddhist pilgrim centre.
YUMHANG - Yak country, hot springs.
YUKSOM - Lakes, scenic beauty, training base for Himalayan training institute.
FESTIVALS - Losar (Feb), Losoong (Nov/Dec).
TOURIST INFORMATION : SIKKIM
GANGTOK - World's 3 rd highest mountain Kanchenjunga (8598 m), trekking, palace, handicrafts, orchid sanctuary, Rumtek monastery (24 km).
LACHUNG - Yak country, waterfalls, scenic beauty.
NATHU LA - 4400 m high pass on the India - China/Tibet road. The trade route is opened on July 2006.
TASHIDING - Monastery, Buddhist pilgrim centre.
YUMHANG - Yak country, hot springs.
YUKSOM - Lakes, scenic beauty, training base for Himalayan training institute.
FESTIVALS - Losar (Feb), Losoong (Nov/Dec).
LACHUNG - Yak country, waterfalls, scenic beauty.
NATHU LA - 4400 m high pass on the India - China/Tibet road. The trade route is opened on July 2006.
TASHIDING - Monastery, Buddhist pilgrim centre.
YUMHANG - Yak country, hot springs.
YUKSOM - Lakes, scenic beauty, training base for Himalayan training institute.
FESTIVALS - Losar (Feb), Losoong (Nov/Dec).
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
GENERAL INFORMATION : SIKKIM
Capital : Gangtok.
Area : 7, 096 sq.km.
Literacy : 69.8%.
Languages :Bhutia, Lepcha, Nepali.
Roads : 1, 834 km.
Heliport : Gangtok.
When to visit : Mar to May, Sept to Nov.
Climate(in °C) : Cold, fog and Rain.
Districts : 4, East Sikkim, West Sikkim, South Sikkim, North Sikkim.
Places of Tourist importance : Mt. Kanchenjunga (8598 m), Singba Dhododendron sanctuary, Yumthang, Namtse, Pelling, Nathu La, Yuksom.
Area : 7, 096 sq.km.
Literacy : 69.8%.
Languages :Bhutia, Lepcha, Nepali.
Roads : 1, 834 km.
Heliport : Gangtok.
When to visit : Mar to May, Sept to Nov.
Climate(in °C) : Cold, fog and Rain.
Districts : 4, East Sikkim, West Sikkim, South Sikkim, North Sikkim.
Places of Tourist importance : Mt. Kanchenjunga (8598 m), Singba Dhododendron sanctuary, Yumthang, Namtse, Pelling, Nathu La, Yuksom.
Monday, October 16, 2006
TOURIST INFORMATION : RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR - Known as 'the pink city', Jaigarh fort with world's largest cannon on wheels and museum, city palace with large silver container, museum, Nahargarh fort. Jai Singh observatory, government museum, museum of indology, handicrafts, Sisodia palace (3 km), Hawa mahal with 953 windows, Ram Nivas Bagh, zoo & Albert hall museum, Ishar lat tower near Tripola bazar, Govindevji temple, Galtaji temple, central museum, Gaitor (8 km) - palace, centographs, Amer palace (11 km) and archaeological museum, Jal mahal in Mansagar lake, Sanganer Jain temple (12 km).
BIKANER - Junagarh fort and museum, Lalbaug palace, Ganga memorial museum, Government museum, Bhandasagar Jain temple (5 km), camel farm (15 km), Devikund tomb (8 km), Deshnoke (32 km) - Karni devi temple (famous heavan for rats).
AJMER - Dargah of saint Moinuddin Chisti, Rajputana museum, Government museum, Taragarh fort, Mayo college, Pushkar lake (11 km) - Brahma temple.
JODHPUR - Mehrangarh fort, inside palaces and museum, lakes, Sardar market museum, Maha temple, Jaswant Thada royal tombs. 16 Jain temples at Osiyan (60 km).
JAISALMER - 650 km from Jaipur, fort, palace, museum, Amar sagar (6 km) : lake, Jain temple, Badabagh (6 km) : Royal centograph, lake, Ludrawa Jain temple (16 km) : Splendid carving, Aakal fossil park (17 km), Sand dunes at Sam National desert park (40 km), Jain temple of Rikabdevji and Sambhavnathji, Manek Chowk and Salim Singh, Nathwaji and Patwon ki Havelis.
Mt. ABU - Jain Dilwara temples : Adinath temple (1031 AD), Hill resort, Nakki lake, Adha devi temple, Gaumuk temple, Raghunathji temple, Sunset point, Honey moon point, Achalgargh fort (8 km) - temple.
UDAIPUR - Lake Pichola with island palaces Jag Mandir and Jag Nivas, city palace and museum - access from Tripoli gate, Government museum, Archaeological museum, Jagdish temple, Saheliom ki Bari garden, Fateh Sagar lake and Pratap memorial, Ahar - centographs, Sajjan nivas, Machchalaya Magra, Dodh Talai, Sajjangarh palace, Eklingji - 108 temples of 734 AD in marble (22 km), Nagda (Near Eklingji) - Sas Bahu temple and Adbudji Jain temple, Rishabdeoji temple (65 km), RANAKPUR Adinath Jain temple complex (85 km) - Nearest railhead is Falna on Ahmadabad - Jodhpur line.
CHITTAURGARH - Fort, Kali temple, Rama Kumbha's palace.
BHARATPUR - 60 km from Agra; fort, palace, Government museum, Dig (35 km, palace, fort), Keoladeo Ghana (5 km, largest water bird sanctuary in India, Oct to Feb) - a world heritage centre.
FESTIVALS - Jaisalmer desert festival (Feb), Holi (Feb/Mar), Teej (July/Aug), Raksha bandhan (Aug/Sept), Dussera, Diwali, Pushkar fair (Oct/Nov).
BIKANER - Junagarh fort and museum, Lalbaug palace, Ganga memorial museum, Government museum, Bhandasagar Jain temple (5 km), camel farm (15 km), Devikund tomb (8 km), Deshnoke (32 km) - Karni devi temple (famous heavan for rats).
AJMER - Dargah of saint Moinuddin Chisti, Rajputana museum, Government museum, Taragarh fort, Mayo college, Pushkar lake (11 km) - Brahma temple.
JODHPUR - Mehrangarh fort, inside palaces and museum, lakes, Sardar market museum, Maha temple, Jaswant Thada royal tombs. 16 Jain temples at Osiyan (60 km).
JAISALMER - 650 km from Jaipur, fort, palace, museum, Amar sagar (6 km) : lake, Jain temple, Badabagh (6 km) : Royal centograph, lake, Ludrawa Jain temple (16 km) : Splendid carving, Aakal fossil park (17 km), Sand dunes at Sam National desert park (40 km), Jain temple of Rikabdevji and Sambhavnathji, Manek Chowk and Salim Singh, Nathwaji and Patwon ki Havelis.
Mt. ABU - Jain Dilwara temples : Adinath temple (1031 AD), Hill resort, Nakki lake, Adha devi temple, Gaumuk temple, Raghunathji temple, Sunset point, Honey moon point, Achalgargh fort (8 km) - temple.
UDAIPUR - Lake Pichola with island palaces Jag Mandir and Jag Nivas, city palace and museum - access from Tripoli gate, Government museum, Archaeological museum, Jagdish temple, Saheliom ki Bari garden, Fateh Sagar lake and Pratap memorial, Ahar - centographs, Sajjan nivas, Machchalaya Magra, Dodh Talai, Sajjangarh palace, Eklingji - 108 temples of 734 AD in marble (22 km), Nagda (Near Eklingji) - Sas Bahu temple and Adbudji Jain temple, Rishabdeoji temple (65 km), RANAKPUR Adinath Jain temple complex (85 km) - Nearest railhead is Falna on Ahmadabad - Jodhpur line.
CHITTAURGARH - Fort, Kali temple, Rama Kumbha's palace.
BHARATPUR - 60 km from Agra; fort, palace, Government museum, Dig (35 km, palace, fort), Keoladeo Ghana (5 km, largest water bird sanctuary in India, Oct to Feb) - a world heritage centre.
FESTIVALS - Jaisalmer desert festival (Feb), Holi (Feb/Mar), Teej (July/Aug), Raksha bandhan (Aug/Sept), Dussera, Diwali, Pushkar fair (Oct/Nov).
