Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Hindu temple in Amber, Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
A 17th-century Hindu temple, and one of the few in India where Meera Bai, the poet-saint of the Bhakti movement, is enshrined alongside Lord Krishna. It is also a site of cultural interest during festivals like Janmashtami, where devotees gather in large numbers for special darshan and bhajans dedicated to Krishna and Meera.
Within 1 km of Jagat Shiromani Temple.
Hilltop Rajput-Mughal palace-fort above Maota Lake in Amer, about 11 km north of Jaipur, best known for its mirror-work halls and ramparts.
Ridge-top military fort above Amber that guarded the Kachhwaha capital; home to the huge Jaivana cannon and long views over Amer.
Palace that appears to float in Man Sagar Lake on the Jaipur–Amer road; viewed from the lakeside promenade only.
Aravalli-ridge fort overlooking Jaipur, popular for sunset views and the Madhavendra Bhawan suites built for royal queens.
Palace in Amber, Rajasthan, India
Monument in Jaipur.
Krishna temple in Jaipur's City Palace complex, the city's most beloved shrine with set jhanki darshans.
Small museum in a restored haveli near Amer dedicated to Rajasthan's block-printing tradition, with live demos.
Deshnoke shrine to Karni Mata, famous for thousands of rats revered as sacred inside the temple.
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.
Hanuman temple in Dausa district famous for rituals believed to cure spirit possession; strict visitor customs apply.
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.