Bening an ancient city, places to visit in Jodhpur are many and varied. Jodhpur, previously a
princely state of Rajasthan, was representative of Marwar region of Rajasthan. It was also called
Marudesh. Jodhpur is called Bule City of Rajasthan due to houses in old part of Jodhpur city are
painted in blue color. Founded by Rao Jodha in 1459 AD, the city has been named after him. Rao
Jodha was a Rathore Rajput, a clan descends from Lord Rama of Epic Ramayana in Satyuga. Strategically
located Jodhpur is a gateway to the wonderful world of sand dunes, shrubs, rocky terrain and thorny trees.
A high stone wall protects the fortified city. The wall is almost ten kms long and has eight doors facing
different directions. Nicknamed ‘Sun City of Rajasthan’ and the second largest city of Rajasthan,
Jodhpur has emerged slowly as one of the top tourist destination and attracts constantly large number
of tourists every year. With its world famous monuments of the yore, lively market, beautiful landscape,
variety of crafts and culturally-imbued lifestyle of its inhabitants serve as major tourist attractions
in Jodhpur. Among the prominent and finely preserved monuments of Jodhpur, Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada,
Ummaid Bhawan, Mandore Garden rank high. Sadar Bazar is a must see market to experience culture, observe
craftsmanship and delicacies of the cuisines. The Blue color was once the mark of distinction of the city’s
Shaivite Brahmins, but has since been adopted by others. Stroll through the narrow streets of the old town
Jodhpur. Leisurely take the time to observe these small houses of the Brahmins, see their architecture and
the beauty of blue color. Jodhpur will surely please you. Most of the quintessential Rajasthan tour packages
take a visitor to Jodhpur.