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Bikaner is a historic city, which should be interesting to travel to while you are in Rajasthan. The history of Bikaner reveals that the fortified city of Bikaner dates back to the 15 th century.

The tourist attractions in Bikaner are the forts and palaces of this historic city. The must see places in Bikaner are Junagarh Fort, Lalgarh Palace and Ganga Golden Jubilee Museum. Excursions from Bikaner can take you to the Camel Breeding Farm, which is one of its kind in Asia managed by the Government of India, and the famous Deshnok's Karni Mata Temple devoted to Karni Mata known for giving a spiritual status to rats that they roam around freely. 
 

HISTORY

 

Prior to the mid 15th century, the region that is now Bikaner was a barren wilderness called Jangladesh.[4] In 1488 Rao Bika established the city of Bikaner. According to James Tod, the spot which Bika selected for his capital, was the birthright of a Nehra Jat, who would only concede it for this purpose on the condition that his name should be linked in perpetuity with its surrender. Naira, or Nera, was the name of the proprietor, which Bika added to his own, thus composing that of the future capital, Bikaner. Rao Bika was the first son of Maharaja Rao Jodha of the Rathor clan, the founder of Jodhpur and conquered the largely arid country in the north of Rajasthan. As the first son of Jodha he wanted to have his own kingdom not inheriting Jodhpur from his father or the title of Maharaja. He therefore decided to build his own kingdom in what is now the state of Bikaner in the area of Jungladesh.

Places to Visit in Bikaner
Bhandasar Jain Temple
Camel Research
FarmDevi Kund
Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary
Shiv Bari Temple
Deshnok's Karni Mata Temple
Kolayatji
Kalibangan
Lalgarh Palace
Junagarh Fort
Karni Mata Temple


 

BIKANER

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