A small quiet village of half a million inhabitants, Ajmer is housed in arid plains, surrounded by the Aravalli Range mountain range. On a trip to Rajasthan, this small town is a good step to rest. Indeed, there is not a lot to visit. Grab last minute flight deals to india and save big on your travel trip to india.
Thursday, October 12, 2017, we leave Jaipur late in the morning hoping to catch a bus around 11:30 as indicated on the reservation site makemytrip.com. As soon as we arrive at the main bus stand from Jaipur to 10:40, we find a bus to Ajmer which by chance, leaves immediately! We will put a little less than 3h to travel the 130 kilometers separating Jaipur from Ajmer. Serial-Travelers-India-India-Rajasthan-what-to-do-a-ajmer-stroll-street-street-Sightseeing: The buses have a reserved lane, unpublished in India, which allows to get out quite quickly from Jaipur avoiding the traffic jams of this great metropolis. We then borrow a highway that crosses a desert, reminding us of our passage through the Nevada desert a year ago. Despite the drought, many hotels and guesthouses line this highway. We also fall on bus stops that resemble smaller markets, where we systematically stop for a few minutes to allow all the local merchants to pass on the bus to sell their merchandise 🙂 Arriving in Ajmer, we are immediately approached by the Tuktuks to join Pushkar. Why do they all want to bring us there? We will understand it later.Serial-Travelers-India-India-Rajasthan-what-to-do-a-ajmer-stroll-sightseeing-street-street-child-kid-tuktuk-rickshaw Travel to Jaipur – Ajmer by bus: 3h – 110 INR (~ €1.45) for women and 145 INR (~ €1.90) for men.This is the first time it has been noticed since the beginning of the stay but in public transport such as trains and buses, the prices of tickets are cheaper for women. Arrived at the beginning of the afternoon at the guesthouse, we stroll in the city looking for a place to eat and ask us a little. Once again, it is not obvious. It is only after a good quarter of an hour of walking that we will find a real restaurant. Mean a menu, a kitchen, chairs and tables; And believe us, in India it's not common everywhere! Serial-Travelers-India-India-Rajasthan-what-to-do-a-ajmer-shop-shopping-fabric-sari-saree: We spend the afternoon in our worst guesthouse since we arrived in India, where we must almost beg so that we want to give us the WIFI code and the remote control of the air conditioning, included in the price. We will therefore leave the next day from the dawn to, this time a hotel, which we had spotted the day before. Guesthouse Furfura Darbar: 900 INR/night (~ €12) for a room with air conditioning, a bathroom with a very dubious hygiene and with extremely unsympathetic staff! We therefore do not recommend you to go there! What to do in Ajmer? On the second day, Friday 13 October 2017, the receptionist of the hotel informs us about all the points of interest of the city, numbering three. We start the day of sightseeing with the surprising temple Jain Soniji Ki Nasiyan! Serial-Travelers-India-India-Rajasthan-what-to-do-a-ajmer-inescapable-temple-Jain-Nasyan-3: This is the first time we visit a temple of Jain religion and it is just amazing! If the exterior is not exceptional, the interior houses an entirely gilded miniature city, supposed to be a representation of Ayodhya, a sacred city for Hindus and Jains. Looking for a little, it has been understood that Jainism is a very ancient religion (10th or IXème century BC), whose faithful practice non-violence and whose ultimate goal is to break the cycle of reincarnations, reaching Enlightenment (Nirvana) . This goal is common to Hindu religions, Buddhism and Sikhism, which is not surprising, since they are all four born on the Indian subcontinent. Apparently, it was almost 1000 kg of gold that were used to cover the whole! In a large room visible through windows, we discover a world made up of small characters, buildings and mobiles on the ceiling. Very loaded and pompous, the visual effect is still successful and we remain for a few minutes to travel all the corners of the Hall of the temple on two floors. Temple entrance: 10 INR/pers. (13 euro cents!) As in Hindu temples, you have to remove your shoes and leave them to the deposit: 1 rupee per pair of shoes (make no mistake, they never have any change...) Warning: Before entering a Jain temple, you must get rid of all the leather objects you wear on you (belt, shoes, bracelets...)
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