June 7, 2013
Kuchaman, well known for its Shekhavati style Havelis, is
city in Nagaur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. Many historical
monuments make it one of the most popular tourist destinations in Rajasthan. It
is mainly popular for its Kuchaman Fort which is the prime attraction of the
tourists. Temperature of it reaches up to 48 c in summer while winter is cool
and best time to visit.
Places of interest: Kuchaman houses many places worth
visiting. Most prominent place of attraction of Kuchaman is it’s fort known as Kuchaman
Fort.
Kuchaman Fort :
The fort is situated at the top of 1000 feet high cliff. The
fort is now heritage hotel but still it allows visitors to watch many beautiful
palaces and Mahals in the fort. It also displays the collection of interior
designs made of semi precious stones, glass and gold paint.
Meera Mahal :
Meera Mahal is another monument which attracts many tourists.
The Mahal has miniature paintings about the life of Saint Meera. Saint Meera
was passionate devotee of Lord Krishna.
Jal Mahal :
Jal Mahal was built to provide queens and princes a hidden
swimming pool. It is pool built underground and it looks royal in every
aspects. Sabha Prakash and Sunehari Mahal are some of the other attractions of Kuchaman
Fort.
Krishna Mandir :
Krishna Mandir is old temple built about 200 year ago. It
houses the idol of Lord Krishna made of eight mettles.
Maa Kaali Mandir :
Maa Kaali Mandir is another place of interest in Kuchaman. It
was brought from Karnataka as war trophy as it was the way of those days. The
temple is about 1200 year old.
Ganesh Dungri :
Ganesh Dungri is Ganesh temple built during the rule of raja
Hari Singh. It is situated in elevated Dungri hills near Kuchaman.
Shaktipeeth Shakumbhri
:
At 3km south of Kuchaman there situates Shakambhri Hill. Shaktipeeth
Shakumbhri is situated near the hills.
This temple is believed to be built by Raja Pratap Singh. A famous
Shakumbri fair is also organized here twice in year.
How to reach:
You can get down at Bikaner railway
station as it is closest one to Kuchaman. It is about 115km away and well liked
to other cities and towns of the state. There are many state run buses and
other private vehicles like cars and luxury buses available from other cities
and town to reach here. Sanganer Airport at Jaipur is closest to Kuchaman and
it is well linked by several domestic flights to other major cities of the
country.
Other details:
People of Kuchaman celebrate many
religious festivals like Janmasthmi Utsav, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussera etc.
Many hotels have the facility of accommodation for the
tourists according to varying budgets of visitors; all the same they provide
basic facility of accommodation.
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