Bikaner, Tourism, Best Places to Visit, Travel Guide |Pravase

History, Culture, Tradition, Fort, International Camel Festival, Sacred Places and Travel Guide of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India

Bikaner, the vibrant and dust-swirling desert town, district head quarter, and historical town of Rajasthan is located in midst of Thar Desert at 330 km from Jaipur the capital city. Bikaner was formerly capital of Bikaner state, founded in 15th century by Rao Bikaji the elder son of Maharaja Rao Jodha, founder of Jodhpur. Bikaner was founded in the area which is previously known as Jangladesh where various Jaat communities like Punia, Dhaka, Saran, Sihag etc. were lived. Now Bikaner is fourth largest city and important district of Rajasthan. Bikaner attracts all type of visitor who are interested in history, culture, tradition, spirituality etc.

Gigantic forts, palaces, marvelous architecture and great history and culture of Bikaner makes it paradise for tourist. Bikaner is also popular across the world for its Camel Festival, here you can see the world best riding camel. Thus Bikaner becomes the center of camel ride and desert safari, which makes city famous as Camel Country. Bikaner is home to one of the only two models of the biplane used by the British in First World War which was presented by the British to Maharaja Ganga Singh. Bikaner has vast expanse of rippling sand, sizzling sun, rocky scrubland throughout the year.

Junagarh Fort, Lalgarh Palace, Ganga Government Museum, Laxmi Nivas Palace, Rampuria Haveli, Karni Mata temple, Bhandasar Jain Temple, Shri Laxmnath Temple, Bari Temple, Ganjer Palace, Lake and Wildlife century, Devi kund etc. are best places to visit in Bikaner. The city is most famous for its spicy snack Bikaneri bhujia also called Bikaneri Sev which is sold across the world.

International Camel Festival arranged in every year in January by the Department of Tourism, Art and Culture. This festival is celebrated with great zeal in honor of the Ship of the Desert - Camel. Beautifully adorned camels, camel dance, camel race and performances by artists from different regions of India attracts domestic and foreign tourist also.

How to reach Bikaner, Rajasthan

As Bikaner is one of the largest city, ancient town, district head quarter of Bikaner district, thus it is very well connected via Road, Rail and Air Network with all the major cities of India. Bikaner railway station is major junction in north western railway zone thus it is connected with all major cities like Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Surat, Mumbai, Vadodara, Haridwar, Nagpur etc. Bikaner has domestic airport from where tourist can get regular flight to Delhi and Jaipur.

Taluka / Tehsil: Bikaner, District: Bikaner, State: rajasthan, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu