Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Hanuman temple in Dausa district famous for rituals believed to cure spirit possession; strict visitor customs apply.
Mehandipur Balaji in Dausa district is dedicated to Hanuman (Balaji) along with Pret Raj and Bhairav, and is widely known for rituals believed to relieve people of evil spirits. The atmosphere can be intense, with some devotees undergoing exorcism-style rites. Visitors follow distinctive customs: prasad is not taken home, and people do not look back when leaving.
Deshnoke shrine to Karni Mata, famous for thousands of rats revered as sacred inside the temple.
Krishna temple in Jaipur's City Palace complex, the city's most beloved shrine with set jhanki darshans.
15th-century Jain temple to Adinath with a forest of over a thousand carved marble pillars.
Seven interconnected yellow-sandstone Jain temples inside Jaisalmer Fort, open to visitors only in the morning.
Shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, one of South Asia's most visited Sufi pilgrimage sites.
Major pilgrimage temple in Sikar district devoted to Shyam Baba (Barbarika), drawing huge crowds at the Phalgun mela.
One of the very few temples in India dedicated to Lord Brahma, standing near the holy Pushkar Lake.
India's largest fort by area, a UNESCO hill fort on a 180 m mesa, central to Mewar's history of sieges and sacrifice.