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City in Rajasthan, India
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Emperor Akbar's royal residence, now serves as a museum, which houses an excellent collection of Mughal and Rajput armour, and some fine sculptures.
The dam built by the grand father of Emperor Prithviraj Chouhan in Ajmer. Daulat Bag is an enormous park by the side of Ana Sagar and is a nice place to relax. there are marble monuments by the shore and plenty of ice cream and papad-wallahs selling snacks. There is apparently boat rental, though other than a bumper boats tank.
Must go to Pushkar to visit this amazing Brahma Temple near Pushkar Lake, go shopping in the narrow but ethnic and colourful lanes of the marketplace, eat traditional foods as well as international delicacies in the numerous eateries.
The Dargah is a major pilgrimage centre of Muslim religion and holds a special place in the life of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moin Uddin Chisty(RA). Entry is free, but you should pay the people watching your shoes a couple of bucks. Priests are available to act as guides and to perform ceremonies at the shrine. Men and women must cover their heads, and women must cover their shoulders. The beggars in the Dargah Bazaar can be quite persistent. It is suggested for women not to enter the shrine in western clothes.
Only if it is rainy season and you don't have old members in your group.
A Jain place on the outskirts (Kishangarh bypass). This is a good place to visit, has a very big temple and offer authentic Jain food (You have to check the meal hours in advance, they are strict in serving meals in those hours only).
A park dedicated to Emperor Prithviraj Chouhan of the 11th century.
This mosque is the most beautiful of all the structures, in the Dargah precinct. It is made of white marble, delicately carved with trellis-work.
Soni Ji Ki Nasiyaan
This Jain temple built in the 19th century on the way to Ana Sagar is quite beautiful from the outside, it has a gold model of the city of Ayodhya, the birthplace of Hindu lord Ram, but usual temple protocols apply.
It has a shrine and it is the second highest peak in Rajasthan
A diner with separate places and menus for non-vegetarians and vegetarians.
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Cafe with different veg & non-veg dishes for travelers.
Vegetarian and non-veg cuisine, both traditional and neo-Indian cuisine. Apart from a private AC seating area, there is also a rooftop seating arrangement.
A good place to stay. It's a 3-star hotel with decent facilities.
This hotel offers a comfortable stay for travellers. The facilities offered are great and the tariff is economical. It can also be used to host a conferences and meetings.
By train
By bus
Jaipur is 1½–3 hours by road (depending on the type of bus you take)(the Jaipur-Ajmer expressway also known as national highway 8 is a 6 lane road and is fantastic to drive on).
By taxi
Various tour operators and travel agencies offer chauffeured car-taxi services; these are charged on a per km, per day basis.
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Ajmer (Kishangarh) · Regional · KQH
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