RAJASTHAN
Visit Ravana’s ‘sasural’ in Mandore Garden
Away from the main city of Jodhpur, lies Margen Garden, the neglected beauty of an era. It is also known as the native place of demon king Ravana’s wife Mandodari, or Ravana’s sasural. From the History Rao Jodha, the Rajput chief of Rathore clan founded Jodhpur in 1459. As he hailed from the nearby town […]
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RAJASTHAN
Postcards from Mehrangarh, Jodhpur
Presenting a photoblog on Mehrangarh Fort in blue city Jodhpur. At one of the gates inside Mehrangarh fort are the handprints of 31 ladies who performed Sati. This ritual was actually a practice of self immolation by women who lost their husbands. The gory practice was later put to an end with the efforts of […]
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