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Landmark clock tower built by Maharaja Sardar Singh at the heart of Sardar Market in old Jodhpur.
The Ghanta Ghar is the clock tower that stands at the centre of Sardar Market in Jodhpur's old city and gives the surrounding market one of its names. It was built by Maharaja Sardar Singh of Marwar, after whom the market is named. The tower is the usual meeting point and reference landmark for the old-city bazaars, with views of Mehrangarh Fort above.
Within 1 km of Ghanta Ghar.
Massive 15th-century fort on a rock above Jodhpur's blue city, with one of India's best-run palace museums.
White-marble royal cenotaph near Mehrangarh, built in 1906 for Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, with gardens and a small lake.
park in Jodhpur, India
Jodhpur's main old-city market around the Ghanta Ghar clock tower: spices, bandhej, bangles, juttis and street food.
Tiny egg stall at the Sardar Market/Clock Tower gate serving masala and cheese omelettes.
Clock Tower snack shop known for large samosas with a spiced potato-and-cashew filling.
Cafe overlooking the restored Toorji ka Jhalra stepwell in the old city.
Nai Sarak sweet-and-snack shop, a Jodhpur breakfast staple for pyaz kachori, mawa kachori and mirchi vada.
17th-century ruined town and fort in the Aravallis, famous as India's 'most haunted' site; no entry after sunset.
India's largest fort by area, a UNESCO hill fort on a 180 m mesa, central to Mewar's history of sieges and sacrifice.
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.
Aravalli-ridge fort overlooking Jaipur, popular for sunset views and the Madhavendra Bhawan suites built for royal queens.
Ruined Paliwal Brahmin village west of Jaisalmer, abandoned in the 19th century and surrounded by local legend.
Golden-sandstone 12th-century 'living fort' on Trikuta hill, still home to thousands of residents, shops, temples and hotels.
15th-century Mewar fort in the Aravallis with a 36 km perimeter wall, one of the longest continuous walls in the world.