Rajasthan Travel Guide - Fact File
 Population
: 49.7 million
Area : 3,42,239 sq km
Population Density : 129 (per sq km), Population Growth: 28.4%
Principal Languages : Rajasthani & Hindi
Capital : Jaipur
Date of Statehood : November 1, 1956
Religion : Hindu 89%, Muslim 7%, Jain 1.8%, Sikh 1.5%,
Christian 0.1%., Best time to
Time To Visit : November-March
Major Crops : Jowar, bajra, wheat, maize, pulses, barley,
gram, oilseeds, cotton, tobacco, sugarcane.
Minerals : Gypsum, mica, copper, tungsten, emerald, asbestos,
felspar, glass-sand gypsum, iron ore, lead, zinc, limestone, marble,
salt, silver, soapstone & marble.
Industries : Textiles, cement, sugar, chemicals, glass, wool,
handicrafts.
Roads : 83,469 km
Railways : 6,228 km
¤ Rajasthan Most Preferred
Destination On Tourist Itinerary
Rajasthan is the only Indian State that has captured the imagination
of the people, rulers and invaders through the ages as well as
tourists both national and international. Earlier known as Rajputana
or the land of the Rajputs – brave and proud, it is still an
exotic and colour vibrant state that has retained the very essence of
the bygone royal era. This part of India was dominantly ruled for over
1000 years by the Rajputs, a warrior clan who claim descent from the
sun, the moon and the flames of a sacrificial fire. They have a strict
sense of honour and chivalry similar to that of the mediaeval European
Knights and preferred to die an honourable death rather than face
defeat at the hands of the enemy. The Rajput women on the other hand
threw themselves onto immense funeral pyres to escape dishonour at the
hands of the enemy. In order to defend their kingdoms the Rajputs
built massive forts and fortresses all over this harsh desert land.
Though known as the Desert State, Rajasthan has a number of exotic
palaces with beautiful gardens, fountains, temples and forts with
amazing artistry, mirror walls and galleries, painted streets and
kaleidoscopic men and women as if they have walked out of life sized
frescos.
¤ A Varicolored State
Travel to Rajasthan, a state apparently a riot of colours –
brilliant red, orange, pink, shocking yellow, emerald green, turquoise
blue, you name and they have it. These colours are mainly visible in
the turbans of the men in their designer moustaches and in the
ghagharas (long skirts) and odhnis (headscarves) worn by the belle of
the area. You’ll experience this celebration of colour every
place that you visit – be it the crowded village bazaar or the
middle of the desert. The Rajasthanis with their colour sense thus
have created murals of human beings in breathtaking hues, in their
otherwise stark, bleached and severe desert land.
¤ Attractions of Rajasthan
Rajasthan is one of the most popular tourist spots in India –
well it has so much to offer. From the romantic forts and palaces of
Jaipur and Jodhpur, the lake cities of Udaipur and Pushkar, the
painted town of Shekhawati, the golden fort and sand dunes of
Jaisalmer to the national parks of Bharatpur and Sariska. and not to
forget the camels, the widely accepted representative of the state,
threading their way through the streets and bazaars, at the traffic
signals or making a beautiful silhouette against the sunset on the Sam
sand dunes.
¤ Travel trip to Rajasthan will provide a complete
hospitality to its visitors
The best thing about Rajasthan is that a visitor is always treated as
a privileged guest and this leaves a lasting impression that they
carry with them, to return again. |
