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Umaid Bhawan Palace | Umaid Bhawan History | Local Sightseeing

Umaid Bhawan Palace Umaid bhawan palace is located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This palace is known to be on the list of largest private residencies. This palace has around 347 rooms in it. This palace was the principal residence of Jodhpur royal family.  The decision to make Umaid Bhawan Palace was done on 18 november 1929. This was done by maharaja umaid singh. The construction work of this palace was done in 1943. Umaid Bhawan Palace is also awarded as the World’s best hotel organized by TripAdvisor. History of Umaid Bhawan Palace: The history of this palace relates itself to a curse by a saint. He said that drought will follow the rule of Rathore Dynasty. As the reign of Pratap singh ended after 50years, Jodhpur suffered drought as well as famine for 3years.  The farmers of Jodhpur went to ask for help from Maharaja Umaid Singh, the 37th Rathore ruler of Marwar. They asked him to provide them some employment options so that they can cope up with the conditio...

Best Things to do in Jodhpur

Jodhpur, the former capital of Marwar and second-largest city in Rajasthan, was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, a Rajput Rathore clan chief. Jodhpur is famous for its blue buildings, which were originally painted to signify that they were occupied by Brahmins & the second largest city in Rajasthan. The attraction places in Jodhpur are Mehrangarh Fort, Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park, Jaswant Thada, Umaid Bhawan, Bal Samand Lake, Kaylana Lake, Mandore Garden, Clock Tower & Sardar Market, etc Top 5 Things Which you need to do while the trip. Visiting Mehrangarh Fort Umaid Bhawan Palace and Museum Have Some Famous Namkeen (Mirchi Bada, Samosa) Heritage Garden Mandore Have Dal bati in Dinner Mehrangarh Fort The blue city, sun city, the gateway of Thar....all these are synonyms of Jodhpur, the romantic and splendor of Rajasthan. It is called blue city due to blue houses which are considered holy as it is linked with Lord Shiva. The city was founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha, th...