Places to Visit in Bikaner

Places to Visit in Bikaner The desert city of Bikaner has a certain medieval charm that shines through as you explore its fort and the old city. Take a walk along its winding lanes and admire the beauty of its red sandstone havelis and ancient Jain temples. The places to visit in Bikaner are a traveller’s dream. Bikaner is set up like a tourist city with ample accommodation and exciting camel safaris, but travellers don’t usually land up here. However, there is a lot to explore in Bikaner and you can do it all at a leisurely pace. The 18th century, 7km wall that encompasses the old city is testament to Bikaner’s

Set up in 1448 by a Rathore prince who didn’t want to inherit a kingdom from his father, Bikaner was born out of the wilderness that was formerly known as Jangladesh. Located in northern Rajasthan, the region that is Bikaner is sand dune country and camels are everywhere. It is said that some of the best camels can be found here and it is no wonder that people give Jaisalmer’s camel safari a miss, in order to have a more laidback experience here in Bikaner.

Junagarh Fort
The Junagarh Fort is accompanied with a beauty that can never be described in just a bundle of words. Also known as the Bikaner fort, it was constructed by Raja Rai Singh who was prominent as Bikaner’s sixth ruler. It is undoubtedly a true symbol of royalty since the fort belongs to the royal family of Bikaner!
While being here, the travellers will be getting to know about the royal life and their living culture. Apart from that, there is a prevalence of an engaging museum perfectly maintained with all the necessary objects which are highly more than enough to keep the tourist engrossed in its ambiance. It is an exhibition of the distinct and good number of ornaments and weapons belonging to the previous era. The Junagarh fort is a true epitome of victory and this is because it has never been defeated in the history of wars.

Karni Mata Temple
Karni Mata Temple is a pilgrimage hub that is located at a distance of 32 kms from Bikaner at Deshnok. The temple was designed with an intention of paying homage to a local deity that is the ‘Karni Mata’ and as confirmed, she was the caretaker of the family of Rajputs. Here, the visitors are surely going to get thrilled to see thousands of rats running here and there within the temple’s vicinity and no one even would remove them. It is because people consider these creatures as the ‘holy ones’.
Also, it is also believed that the person who spots the white rat is the luckier one and that is undoubtedly a good sign. On having a talk with the locales, they said that the white rats in the temple might be one or two in number! The walls and pillars of this temple are attractively crafted with the beautiful religious carvings undoubtedly adding a charm to its construction.

Camel Breeding Farm
Being a part of the activities in the Camel Breeding Farm has being referred as ‘one of a kind experience’ for many travellers. The farm is situated at a distance of approximately 8 kms from Bikaner and while being here, the tourists will be getting to know more about the breeding of camels including their food habits, different camel breeding methods.
They can also roam in the farm and notice the manner in which these silent creatures are fed accompanied with a delicious lunch. It is also commonly called as the Government Camel Breeding Farm and not only this, it is recognized amongst the list of Asia’s most massive camel reproduction farms. Extended over an area of 2000 acres, tourists can easily walk in the farm as per their comfort. This is truly a different activity and is not merely a normal sightseeing activity, thus it literally is worthy of being experienced whenever you are at Bikaner.

Lalgarh Palace
The King of Bikaner Ganga Singh Ji built Lalgarh Palace in commemoration of his father in 1902 and designed by sir Switon Yakub who has shown Rajput, Mughal and European way. All the Lalgarh Palace is made of red stone on which excavation is a great work. Silverwork in sandstone is the main magnetism of this palace and also tourists attract a large number of Jalinuma balcony. This Lalgarh palace is one of the marvelous samples of architectural art. Within this palace, there is a library with the collection of hand-written books and beautiful paintings on the walls.
The Mahal and peacock-dance attract tourists. Visitors cannot live without the panegyrize of the Lalgarh palace by seeing the beautiful park, big trees and colorful flowers. A portion of the Lalgarh Palace has been converted into a hotel by Rajasthan Tourism to encourage tourism at present. The Sri Sadul Museum is built in Lalgarh Palace which introduces itself prosperous Bikaneri cultural property.

Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum
The museum is also known as the Bikaner Museum by collecting the residues from the Barapole area in Bikaner. Italian linguistic Tacintori established this museum on the instructions of Maharaja Ganga Singh, Viceroy Linlithgo inaugurated this museum on November 5, 1935. Rifle, Coat, Bag etc. have been kept for the Bikaner who that used by Maharaja Gangasingh in the first World War so this museum is the center of attraction for tourists.
Visitors can see sculptures, statues, inscriptions, the collection of postures and antique materials. pottery, weapon, paintings. The coins of the soil are preserved in the Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum which is considered as Harappan civilization and Kushan period. Kalibanga, Pilibhanga DulMani, Bhawar Badopal, Manak and rang mahal obtained jewelry are also safe here. The museum exhibits art from the 5000-year-old culture to the 20th century. It is also added in the list of Bikaner Sightseeing.