| Rajasthan | |
| Capital | Jaipur |
|---|---|
| Residents | 68.548.437 (2011) |
| surface | 342,269 km² |
| website | rajasthan.gov.in/ |
| location | |
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Rajasthan is a state located in the northwest India. It is mainly dry and borders Pakistan to the west. The main attractions for travelers are the vast Thar Desert, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, the Aravallis and the Rajput legacy that is evident in the forts, temples and palaces built by Rajput kings such as Bappa Rawal, Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga and Rana Pratap were erected.
Regions
Rajasthan borders on the Indian states Gujarat in the southwest, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in the east and Haryana and Punjab in the North. Western neighbor is Pakistan. The Thar Desert or the Great Indian desert with vast expanses of sand and dunes stretching on both sides of the border. In the south of Rajasthan is the former Rajput principality of Marvar, in the north it is Shekhawati, both areas with extensive thorn savannahs. The Aravalli Mountains run across Rajasthan roughly on a line from Delhi above Jaipur and Udaipur. Behind are the regions of the former principalities such as Mewar, Ajmer and Hadoti.
Steppe landscape with antelopes in northern Rajasthan
The desert-like land is irrigated with the help of deep wells
places
- 1 Bikaner
Famous for its sweets
- 2 Jaisalmer
The Golden City, famous for its Havelis and Thar desert safaris
- 3 Jodhpur Second largest city in the state of Rajasthan. Location of the spectacular Mehrangarh Fort. She will be the blue city called. It is also called the gateway to the Thar because it is on the edge of the Thar desert. It is also called the Sun City because the sun (bright and hot) shines almost every day of the year.
- 4 Pushkar One of the five holy pilgrimage sites (Hindi: dhams) for devout Hindus. One of the oldest still existing cities in India, on the shores of Pushkar Lake.
- 5 Ajmer Tomb of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, famous place of pilgrimage for both Hindus and Muslims
- 6 Jaipur State capital, also known as Pink City
- 7 Alwar Former capital of the princely state of Alwar in British India, is surrounded by the Aravalli Hills and is uniquely recognized for its Sariska Tiger Reserve, Bala Qila Fort and Lake Silisher
- 8 Bharatpur Location of a famous bird sanctuary
- 9 Udaipur Known as City of Lakesincluding Lake Pichola and Lake Fateh Sagar
- 10 Chittorgarh Site of the numerous battles between Maharana Pratap and the Mughal Emperor Akbar
- 11 Kota Home to the Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, various temples and parks
Other cities:
Other goals
- 1 Shekhawati region Rich traders created brightly painted properties here, some of which can also be viewed from the inside
- 1 Sariska reserve and national park Tiger reserve and site of several archaeological sites
background
Rajasthan means Land of the Rajputs or Royal sons, a people who form their own caste in Hinduism, belonging to the group of Kshatriya or warriors heard. The country of the Rajputs used to be divided into 23 principalities with a corresponding number of Maharajas and their palaces.
Farm in Rajasthan
Fire pit on a farm
Pottery near Jodhpur
language
About 90% of the residents of Rajasthan speak Hindi, but in everyday life they usually speak one of the many dialects known as Rajasthani and which deviate not insignificantly from standard Hindi. Be among the dialects of the Rajasthani group Marwari (around Jodhpur) of about 13 million people, Dundari (around Jaipur) of 9 million and Mewari (around Udaipur) spoken by 5 million people.
getting there
Rajasthan has six airports, of which only the Sanganer Airport in Jaipur is served by international lines. The other airports serve the domestic service:
- Civil Airport Jodhpur (Jodhpur)
- Maharana Pratap Airport (Udaipur)
- Kota Airport (Kota)
- Jaisalmer Airport (Jaisalmer)
- Nal Airport (Bikaner)
Most of the air passengers will have an arrival over New Delhi choose from where Rajasthan is relatively easy to get to.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
kitchen
Savory food is generally very spicy - only consumed in moderation for beginners. Milk-based sweets are also very popular in this part of the country. Restaurants are mostly vegetarian. It might be difficult to find restaurants that serve good non-vegetarian food and, in general, non-vegetarian food should be avoided in roadside restaurants. Bread, both leavened and unleavened, is readily available.
A typical meal in Rajasthan would contain Daal-Baati-Churma. Daal is lentil curry; Baati are round balls made of wheat flour that are baked on a charcoal fire; Churma is a dessert made from crushed wheat balls that are rolled in jaggery / sugar and baked with ghee.
Millet and beans are staple foods. Water and fresh green are scarce. That is why milk, buttermilk and butter are used in the desert to cook mostly vegetarian dishes.
- samosas are seasoned dumplings filled with meat or vegetables.
- Sula is a skewer of chicken or goat meat that has been marinated in a spicy sauce and cooked in a tandoori oven.
- Ghevar are sweet round cakes made from flour, in Ghee (boiled butter) and soaked milk, topped with flaked almonds.
- Laal maans (red mutton, Hindi: लाल मांस) is a mutton curry that is prepared in a sauce made from yogurt and hot spices such as red Mathania chillies. This dish is typically very hot and rich in garlic, the sauce can be thick to runny and is eaten with chapatis made from wheat (usually in summer) or bajra (millet grown in Rajasthan in the winter months). Chef Bulai Swain says, "Traditionally, laal maas were made from game meat (jungli maas) such as wild boar or deer, and chilies were used to mask the wild smell of the meat. It was popular among royalty. While the tangy taste was retained tender mutton is now used ".
samosas
Ghevar
Laal maans
nightlife
security
climate
literature
- : A thousand and one splendors on a drive through Rajasthan. In:In Asia, Vol.1 (January / February) (2009), Pp. 18-23 (German).
Web links
- http://rajasthan.gov.in/ - Official website of Rajasthan
