Ajmer
formerly written as Ajmere, is a city in Ajmer
District in Rajasthan state in India. Raja Ajai Pal Chauhan founded
the historic city of Ajmer - a green oasis, wrapped by barren
hills. Ajmer was once known as Ajaymeru, the city ruled by
Prithviraj Chauhan. The city has given its name to Ajmer
district,and to a former region of British India called
Ajmer-Merwara and to the erstwhile state of Ajmer, which was formed
after Independence of India.
Today,
hundreds of years later, Ajmer is popular pilgrimage centre for
Hinus as well as the muslims. It is located 135 kilometres
(84 mi) west of the Rajasthan state capital Jaipur,200 km
from Jodhpur, 274 km from Udaipur, 439 km from Jaisalmer,
and 391 km from New Delhi.
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| (Dargah Scared Threads of Faiths, Ajmer) |
Ajmer is
surrounded by the Aravalli Mountains.It is a popular Muslim pilgrim
city for the shrine or Dargah of the Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin
Chisti.It is also the base for visiting Pushkar(11 km), an
ancient Hindu pilgrim town for the temple of Brahma.Ajmer is
regarded as a center of education in Rajasthan.
Prime Sites
The Dargah
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| (Dargah Shariff - A Place of Hindu Muslim Pilgrimage ) |
At the foot of a barren hill Dargah, is
situate, India's most important pilgrimage centre for people from
all faiths. The shrine attracts thousands of pilgrims during the
Urs-commemorating the death anniversary of the saint, held from the
1st to 6th day of Islamic month of Rajab. To reach Sarwar Sheif Dargah you can take a ST bus from Ajmer Bus stand which is 15 minutes away from the Dargah or you can hire a car. There is regular bus after every half an hour from Ajmer.
Adhai-Din-Ka-Jhonpra
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| (Masterpiece of Indo-Islamic Architecture) |
A remarkable structure, this
is a masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture located on the
outskirts of the city, just beyond the Dargah. As the legend goes,
its construction took two and half days (Adhai-Din) to complete.
The Distinct pillers-and arched 'screen' with its ruined minarets
make it a spledndid architectural masterpiece. "Dhai Din Ka Jhopra" is a grand mosque, is located at a high place. Sultan Shamsuddin Altamash got it repaired and made some modifications. One can reach the building, it starts from Dargah Bazar to west along the boundary wall of Ajmer Dargah Sharif. After crossing Tripoli Darwaza there is Mohalla Inderkot. At a short distance from Inderkot this mosque is located on right hand side.
Taragarh Fort
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| (Way for Taragarh Fort) |
A steep half an hour climb
beyond the Adhai-Din-Ka-Jhonpra leads to the ruins of the Taragarh
Fort, perched on a hill. One can have an excellent view of the city
from here. The fort was the site of the military activity during
the Mughal period, later used as a sanatorium by the British. It is
now connected with a motorable Road. It's a grand fort, located on steep hill in south of Ajmer Dargah Sharif, The height of the hill is 800 ft. During the reign of Rai Pithora, it was a famous and a strong fort and was considered it cannot be conquered. But Sultan Shahabuddin Ghauri conquered it without any difficulty and appointed Syed Meeran Husain (R.A) as the Qiledaar.
Ana Sagar Lake
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| (Pavilion at Ana Sagar) |
Ana Sagar lake is a beautiful lake in the heart of Ajmer city. There is a high hill on south western side of Ana Sagar, known as Sada Bahar hil, On the South western of the hill is a small cave having a Tomb on the Top of it. Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (R.A) took seclusion here for the first time. He used to sit on the stone-bench lying inside the chillah Sharif. On the North-Eastern side if Sada Bahar is located the Chillah of Hazarat Khwaja Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kakii (R.A). It is the place where Hazrat engaged himself in prayers when in Ajmer.
The Museum
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| (Rajputana Museum, Ajmer) |
Once the roal residence of
Emperor Akbar, the museum houses a rich repository of the Mughal
and Rajput armour and exquisite sculptures.
HOW TO GET
THERE
By
Air
Jaipur's
sanganer airport is nearest (137km) airport for
Ajmer.
By Road
NH 8 connects Delhi and Jaipur to
NH 79 TO Ajmer.Buses also connect Ajmer to Delhi,Jaipur and
Udaipur. A good network of bus services operate from Ajmer to key
destinations around.
SHOPPING
Shopping in Ajmer is an enjoyable
experience. One
can stop for antiques, curios and fascinating gold and silver
jewellery in contemporary designs, colourful tie and dye sarees and
embroidered Jodhpuri 'Juits'. Especially during the annual Urs
fair, a range of colouful items and marvellous creations of
traditional folk artisans are for sale.
EXCURSIONS
Pushkar Lake
(11km)
Pushkar
Fair
Man
Mahal
Foy Sagar
(5km)
GENERAL
INFORMATION
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