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Known as THE TIGER GATE of Rajasthan surrounded by Aravali hills, it has a perfect picture postcard setting and looks as if carved magnificently out of rocks. Lush green deciduous forests and lakes, dotted with architectural splendors, surround the harsh hills. The deep valleys and the thick forest cover is a haven for many species of birds and animals. It is one of the oldest cities of the state and its prehistoric and historic sites are an archaeologists delight. Paradoxically Alwar is both the oldest and the newest of the Rajput Kingdoms of Rajasthan. On the one hand, it traces its tradition back to the kingdoms of Viratnagar that flourished here around 1500 B.C. it Is also known as Matasya Desh where the pandavs. The mlghtly heroes the Mahabharata, spent the last year of their 13 year exile. The city of Alwar is believed to have founded by a member of the Kachh family who hailed from Amber, but control was wrested from the Kachhwahas of Nikumbhas.
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The grandeur, beauty and delicacy of design of innumerable forts and palaces of the region, the tranquil lakes, stately hunting lodges, sites of archeological importance, thick forests with several of birds and animals intermingled with an equally diverse socio-cultural configuration have made this region a traveler delight.
CLIMATE - ALWAR
The district has a dry climate with hot summer, a cold winter and a short monsoon season. During May the maximum temperature is around 41 degrees C and minimum is around 28 degrees C
During January the maximum temperature is around 23 degrees C and minimum around 8 degrees C
The normal annual rainfall in the district is 57.77 cms. The average humidity: 70 per cent .
Accessibility
Air: The nearest airport is Jaipur
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For further details visit:
www.indian-airlines.nic.in, www.jetairways.com, www.airsahara.net
Train : Train available for Delhi to Jaipur is the shatabdi express
For further details visit:www.indianrail.gov.in
Road: Connects all places in the state. Buses for Delhi and Bharatpur are easily available.
For further details visit:www.rsrtc.gov.in
Sight Seeing
BALA KILA – ALWAR
Fort, which bound the people to watch its magnetic beauty, towering on a hill dominating the town, is the BALA QILA (young fort). Amazing fortifications surround the NIKUMBHA MAHAI PALACE at the top, which has graceful Bengal caned marble columns and delicate latticed balconies. The fort is 595 mts. above the city and extends about 5 kms from north and south and 1.6 kms from east and west. The fort has 15 large and 51 small towers, which contains 446 loopholes for the musketry, its eight towers all around defend it. The most magnificent were 3,599 kanguras, each containing two loopholes for musketry. The fort can be entered through six gates, namely JAI POL, SURAJ POL, LAXMAN POL, CHAND POL, KRISHAN POL and ANDHERl GATE.
CITY PALACE - ALWAR
City Palace
The City Palace was built in 1793 AD. by Raja Bakhtawar Singh.It represents a intermingling of Rajput and Mughal stvles. It has graceful marble pavilions set on lotus flower bases in the central courtyard
Once this palace was part of the Maharajas ornate lifestyle and housed, among other things, a drinking cup cut out of a single emerald in its treasury and a mammoth, double storied four-elephant carriage in its stables. Today however the palaces has been converted into the districts collectorate and its hall and chambers have a been turned into government offices
The Museum
The palace Museum has a wonderful collection of exhibits of the personal wealth of the Maharajas of Alwar and some rare manuscripts including an illustrated Mahabharata on a 200-foot-long scroll, Others prize pieces here after illustrated manuscripts of GULISTAN, SHAHNAMA and on EMPEROR Babur’s life. There are also some fine RAGAMALA paintings and miniatures from the Alwar, Bundi and Mughal school it has an armory section, which has some historic swords belonging to the likes of Sultan Muhammad Ghori, Emperor Akbar and Aurangzeb.
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RANI MOOSI CHHATRI – ALWAR
The centopath reflects Indo-lslamic style of architecture. The upper portion in marble with columned pavilions and domed arches with exquisite floral tracery rests over the pillared red sand stone story. Mythological and court scenes in fading gold leaf painting and sculpture adorn the ceiling. The memorial is rated as one of the finest in its class. The picturesque SAGAR is concrete catchments with a pattern of stairs and tiny kiosks in perfect symmetry along the sides.
TOMB OF FATEH - ALWAR
This spectacular tomb has a massive dome, which is a fine blend of Hindu and Islamic architectural styles. Fateh Jung was a minister of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and related to the Khanzada rulers of Alwar.
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PURJAN VIHAR – ALWAR
The beautiful garden was laid out during the reign of Maharaja Shiv Dan Singh built in1868 a most picturesque place locally known as Simla (the Summer House), was added to lush greenery of this garden do not give the blazing sun a chance to peep in. The garden was originally named Company Garden, later on Maharaja Jai Singh changed it to PURJAN VIHAR.
VIJAY MANDIR PALACE – ALWAR
It is the royal residence of Maharaja Jai Singh built in 1918. The largely uninhabited palace is a window on the life style of the royals. Migratory1 birds and waterfowls can be obsened feeding on fish in the small lake, beside the palace. Vijay Mandir, a sprawling, coupled palace with 105 rooms and a beautifully laid out garden lies 6 miles outside Alwar Reflected picturesquely in the waters of Vijay Sagar Lake, it is said to have been designed along the lines of a ship like all the ventures of its builder, the sinister and dazzling Maharaja Jai Singh.
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