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Mandore
: Towards the north of Jodhpur is the ancient capital of
Marwar, Mandore. It is just 8 Kms from the city. Main
attractions of the place are hall of Heroes where sixteen
huge figures which have been carved out of a single rock,
the shrine of 330 million Gods and the royal cenotaphs. But
one can not miss the caves in crags and the sprawling
gardens, which are now shelter place for monkeys and
peacocks. Greenery of the place makes Mandore, in true
sense, an oasis
Mandore Garden :
Spread in an area of 82 acres, this garden has beautiful
Ashok trees, Bougainvillea, row of floral plants and ancient
trees. There are no definite clues to say how old this
garden is but it surely existed during the reign of Kind
Maldeo (1532-1572). Maldeo was married to the princess of
Jaisalmer.The beauty of the garden has been captured on
celluliod by many film makers. The fountains, especially the
jet fountain is an all-time tourist attraction.Above this
level is a natural pond known as Nagadari. The Nagpancharni
and Veer puri fairs are organised in this garden. Nagkunds
are worshipped by people during Nag Panchami. Now in this
garden a little funworld is created for child
Nehru Park :
Spread in an area of 14 acres, Nehru Park was developed as a
children's part. It was inaugurated on 7th September, 1966
by the then Chief Minister of state, Shri Mohan Lal Sukhadia,
The part gets it's beauty from the fountain, pond, swings
flower beds, trees and plants here
Umed Garden :
Like Mandore gardens, Umed garden also covers an area of 82
acres. developed by Maharaja Umed Singh, it has green lawns,
towering Ashoka trees, roses and seasonal flowers, museum,
fountains, library and a zoo.In 1978 'Walk-in Avery' was
made where one could see different types of birds-local,
African and Australian parrots, ducks, rabbits etc; in their
natural environment. A large cage for bears opposites,
foxes, deers, lions leopard etc. educate children and
mesmerise people with nature's beauty |
