Archive for January, 2010

About Gajner Palace

Gajner Palace, a unit of HRH Group of Hotels is an incomparable jewel in the Thar Desert. This palace is built on the embankment of a lake by H.H. Maharaja Sir Ganga Singhji of Bikaner. Gajner Palace is situated about 30 km from Bikaner in Gajner and spread over 6000 acres of land. Gajner is [...]

Junagarh Fort

Junagarh Fort in Bikaner is an impressive fort built by a Rajput ruler. Raja Rai SinghJunagarh Fort, Bikaner in 1587. A fort that has never been conquered, though it has been attacked many times, Junagarh Fort is an impressive monument, with huge towers and battlements for defence. Raja Rai Singh who lived in the times [...]

About Karni Mata

Karni Mata was born on October 2, 1387 in the village of Suwap in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. The seventh daughter of Mehoji Charan and his wife Deval Devi, her original name was Ridhubai. According to legend, she earned the honorific name Karni at age six by miraculously curing her aunt. Mata,” a term [...]