Vyas Chhatri

Jaisalmer


This atmospheric assemblage of golden sandstone chhatris (cenotaphs), in an old Brahmin memorial ground on a rise on the northwestern edge of town, forms a popular sunset point from which to view the fort. Enter from Ramgarh Rd opposite the Himmatgarh Palace Hotel.


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5. Laxmi Narayan Temple

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6. Jaisalmer Fort

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This small 16th-century Hindu temple inside the fort is devoted to Surya, the sun god.

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Towering over the fort’s main square, and partly built on top of the Hawa Pol (the fourth fort gate), is the former rulers’ elegant seven-storey palace…

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