Archive for June 19, 2009
Shri Sardul Museum and Anup Library in Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner
Shri Sardul Museum and Anup Gallery in Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner
The Lalgarh palace in Bikaner city is an imposing red sand stone palace and was built by Maharaja Ganga Singhji in the memory of his father, Maharaj Lall Singhj in 1902 A.D.
Some time back it was converted to a Palace Hotel by the Welcome-Sheraton Group of hotels.
The intricate dexterous carving on the red sand stone is a hallmark of great craftsmanship. The lush green sprawling lawns with dancing peacocks and beautiful bougainvilleas adorn the palace. This rambling palace is built round an open garden court overlooked by ladies apartment windows.
Shri Sardul Museum and Anup Library
Some Part of Lallgarh Palace has been converted as a Museum containing a large numbers of items used and collected by Maharaja Ganga Singh and his successors. Old photographs, trophies, shikar objects early cameras and movie projectors and weapons used by Maharaja Karni Singh the great sportsman are on view here.
The Anup Library contains an extremely rare and valuable collection of Sanskrit manuscripts brought back from the Deccan by Raja Anup Singh in the 17th century. These rare specimen, counted among the best, are inscribed on parchments or engraved on copper, gold and silver plaques.
Other Tourist Attractions in Bikaner
Bikaner is also well known for the famous and impregnable Junagarh Fort which is made from red sandstone and encircled by a moat around which the modern city of Bikaner and consists of several palaces and apartments in a remarkable state of preservation.
One of the other Famous attraction of Bikaner is Karni Mata Temple which is also known as Rat Temple is at a distance of 30 Km from Bikaner.
The unique thing about the temple is the thousand of rats that come here and worshipped by the devotees.
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