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List of top 8 places you must visit in jaisalmer
HERE IS A LIST OF TOP 8 PLACES YOU MUST VISIT IN JAISALMER:
LIGHT & SOUND SHOW AT GADISAR LAKE  Top 8 Places to visit in Jaisalmer: Watch 3D Light and Water show depicting history of Jaisalmer at Gadisar Lake PC: Unsplash Laser Water Show at Gadisar Lake is one of the first and largest Laser Water Show having water screen projection mapping using 3-chip DLP projectors of 25,000 lumens. Show depicts story of founders of Jaisalmer city, Jaisalmer fort, attacks of invaders on the fort & sacrifice of brave Rajput to save their land, glimpses of other tourist locations in Jaisalmer region e.g. Tanot Mata Temple, Lodruva Temple, Laxminarayan Temple, Longowala war scenes, etc. JAISALMER FORT  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: Also known as Sonar Quila, the Jaisalmer Fort is the best sunset point in the city. PC: UnsplashThe Jaisalmer Fort also goes by the name Sonar Quila (Golden Fort) as it rises from the desert itself and seems to become one with the golden hues of the sand. The setting sun adds its own magic and shrouds the fort with mystique. The fort is constructed in the classic style of the royals by local craftsmen. This fort is a world heritage site and forms an important plot point in one of Satyajit Ray’s famous Feluda stories and corresponding movie, Sonar Kela (The Golden Fortress). NATHMAL JI KI HAVELI  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: The most beautiful Jali work at Nathmal ji ki haveli PC: Unsplash Two architect brothers built Nathmal Ji Ki Haveli in the 19th century. They worked on the haveli from two sides and the outcome is a beautiful blend of the symmetrical construction. Miniature style paintings and mighty tuskers carved out of yellow sandstone are used for decoration. PATWON KI HAVELI  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: One of the most intricately carved havelis, Patwon Ki Haveli PC: UnsplashAmong the largest and the most elaborately carved havelis in Jaisalmer, this five-storey structure sits proudly in a narrow street. While the haveli has lost some of its early glory, a few paintings and mirror work art can still be seen on the inside walls. JAIN TEMPLES OF JAISALMER  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: Beautiful carvings out of yellow sandstone, at Jain temples PC: UnsplashThe Jain Temples located inside the Jaisalmer Fort date back to the 12th and 15th centuries. The temples are dedicated to Rikhabdevji and Shambhavdevji, famous Jain hermits known as ‘Tirthankars’. Like all other structures in Jaisalmer, the temples are carved out of yellow sandstone. They have been built in the famed Dilwara style which is known for its beautiful architecture. BADA BAGH  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: The perfect sunset point, Bara Bagh PC: Unsplash About 6 kilometres to the north of Jaisalmer lies Bada Bagh, also called Barabagh (literally Big Garden). This garden complex houses chhatris or royal cenotaphs of the Maharajas of Jaisalmer state, including that of Jai Singh II. The location of the garden is such that it offers wonderful sunset vistas to tourists. KULDHARA  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: One of the most haunted places in the country. PC: UnsplashThe underlying history of Kuldhara has piqued the curiosity of a visitor too many, and makes it one of the most enigmatic destinations to visit in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. Located about 18 km from the city of Jaisalmer is this old town that was abandoned by its villagers in the 1800s. It was like the entire town vanished in the course of a single night. With about 85 villages full of people, it remains a mystery as to how no one saw them leave; in fact, even to this date, no one knows where all of them went. The village remains uninhabited to the day, in the same state that the villagers had left it, hundreds of years ago. The location has become a major tourist destination as people from all over the world travel here to revel in the mysteries of the past. TANOT MATA TEMPLE  Top 8 places to visit in Jaisalmer: Tanot Mata Mandir, a reaffirmation of people’s faith in Goddess. PC: Unsplash Some 120 kilometres away from Jaisalmer is the Tanot Mata Temple. Tanot Mata is considered to be a reincarnation of Goddess Hinglaj. There are many stories of how during the 1965 India-Pakistan war, Tanot was under heavy attack and shelling. However, none of the shells or bombs fired at the temple exploded. Post the war, the Border Security Force (BSF) rebuilt the temple and today, the temple is managed by a BSF Trust. 
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