Bikaner Tourism - Best Places to Visit in Bikaner

Bikaner Located in the midst of Thar Desert, Bikaner is a "cultural paradise and a traveller's haven". The city will mesmerize you with the camels sauntering its beautiful sand dunes and captivate you with its ancient palaces and forts. Rightly called as one of the three great desert kingdoms of Rajasthan, the dazzling city boasts of old-world charm, opulent havelis and depicts a pleasing bygone era of the Rajputs. Best known as the "camel country" for breeding some best-knownn riding camels, Bikaner also happens to house one of the only two models of the biplane used by the British in World War 1.

Bikaner with its magnificence in architecture, art and culture has sands filled with colour, festivity and cultural marvels. Sand Dunes and the Desert Safari are among major attractions. Bikaner is also famous for hosting the international Camel festival which draws tourists from world over. Other attractions here include experiencing delicacies such as Thandai, Bhujias, shopping for the fascinating Ivory and Lacquer items or simply witnessing the immense heritage taking the form of wall paintings and arts and crafts in the area.

Bikaner founded by Rao Bika back in 1486, has many temples and forts reflecting the cultural heritage of Rajasthan. Some of the famous places you should definitely visit here are- Junagarh Fort- Earlier known as Chintamani, this fort also has artefacts from ancient past of Bikaner. Its intricate and immaculate interior designing on the walls and roof has never failed to impress the visitors.

Karni Mata Temple, a Hindu temple, also known as the Rat Temple, is located at Deshnok, 30 km from Bikaner. While thousands of rats are worshipped in this temple, there are few white rats here, considered to be the holiest ones. Lalgarh Palace, built in the 19th century, has been converted into a heritage hotel. The cravings are done on red sandstone. Its architecture is a mixture of Rajput, Muslim and European styles. Its beautiful designs with sprawling gardens are an attraction for tourists. Bhandasar Jain Temple, one of the most beautiful Jain temple, is famous for its paintings and for the fact that 40,000 kgs of ghee were used in making of this temple. It has three floors and one can have a bird's eye view from the top floor. Lakshmi Nath Temple, the oldest temple of Bikaner, has the statues of Hindu gods Vishnu and Laxmi. Apart from these places, Bikaner boasts of several other ancient temples and forts.

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