Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Jaipur Trip
Jaipur Trip
It was 19th March 2004; a group of around 100 people from our office took off to the pink city to see the beauties of ancient forts and the Ranthanbhore tiger reserve.
Amer Fort
An overnight journey from Indore took us to the pink city, which is almost 500 kms from here. Situated at a short distance of 11 kms from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway with its forbidding ramparts reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake below, one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture.
Jal Mahal
Jal Mahal is an 18th century pleasure palace situated within the Mansagar lake, which is in turn nestled amongst the Nahargarh hills. The Jal Mahal Palace, Jaipur is noted for its sophisticated design and grand architecture. The Palace was developed as a pleasure spot and was used for the royal duck shooting parties. The first four floors of this building is under water, only the top floor remains outside. One can have a wonderful view of the lake and the palace from the nearby hilltop fort or even from within the bus on the high way.
Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir is one of the many such temples built by the Birla family, one of the largest industrial dynasties in India. The temple is a great reminder of the secular traditions India has shown over the centuries. The temple has been constructed in white marble and has three domes, each portraying the different approaches to religion.
On the way back we have visited the Brindhavan Garden which is a real treat for the eyes.
Ranthambhore Forest
Ranthambhore National Park located on the rocky terrain of Aravalli and Vindhya famous for tigers and other wild animals was the main attraction of the trip. It was fun traveling into the deep forest in the specially designed jeeps, which can carry up to 20 people and is the safest way to travel such a dangerous forest. We were welcomed into the forest by groups of deer, monkey and peacocks and many other wild animals and birds. After traveling deep in to the forest we reached the tiger point where we all waited for an hour silently to see the tigers in action. At one point of time rest of the gang (other jeeps and tourists) lost their hope and took their way back without seeing even a single tiger, but we were one of those lucky groups where the driver (also the guide) was patient enough to wait till the tiger comes out of the den to show his majestic face to us.
It was 19th March 2004; a group of around 100 people from our office took off to the pink city to see the beauties of ancient forts and the Ranthanbhore tiger reserve.
Amer Fort
An overnight journey from Indore took us to the pink city, which is almost 500 kms from here. Situated at a short distance of 11 kms from Jaipur, the Amer Fort complex stands amidst wooded hills overlooking the Delhi-Jaipur highway with its forbidding ramparts reflected in the still waters of the Maota Lake below, one of the finest examples of Rajput architecture.
Jal Mahal
Jal Mahal is an 18th century pleasure palace situated within the Mansagar lake, which is in turn nestled amongst the Nahargarh hills. The Jal Mahal Palace, Jaipur is noted for its sophisticated design and grand architecture. The Palace was developed as a pleasure spot and was used for the royal duck shooting parties. The first four floors of this building is under water, only the top floor remains outside. One can have a wonderful view of the lake and the palace from the nearby hilltop fort or even from within the bus on the high way.
Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir is one of the many such temples built by the Birla family, one of the largest industrial dynasties in India. The temple is a great reminder of the secular traditions India has shown over the centuries. The temple has been constructed in white marble and has three domes, each portraying the different approaches to religion.
On the way back we have visited the Brindhavan Garden which is a real treat for the eyes.
Ranthambhore Forest
Ranthambhore National Park located on the rocky terrain of Aravalli and Vindhya famous for tigers and other wild animals was the main attraction of the trip. It was fun traveling into the deep forest in the specially designed jeeps, which can carry up to 20 people and is the safest way to travel such a dangerous forest. We were welcomed into the forest by groups of deer, monkey and peacocks and many other wild animals and birds. After traveling deep in to the forest we reached the tiger point where we all waited for an hour silently to see the tigers in action. At one point of time rest of the gang (other jeeps and tourists) lost their hope and took their way back without seeing even a single tiger, but we were one of those lucky groups where the driver (also the guide) was patient enough to wait till the tiger comes out of the den to show his majestic face to us.
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