Ajit Bhawan- India's First Heritage Hotel In Jodhpur

Mount Abu is a very popular hill station nestled in the Aravalli ranges in Sirohi district of Rajasthan, at an approximate elevation of 1,220 meters above the sea level, the highest being 'Guru Shikhar' which reaches a height of 1,722 meters. A leisure destination for many, Mount Abu in Rajasthan is nothing less than a divine retreat for the folks at Rajasthan and Gujarat , providing them abatement from the otherwise harsh climate and scorching desert heat. At a modest height, the only hill station in Rajasthan is often referred to as 'an oasis in the desert' and is home to a number of waterfalls, lakes and rivulets, and the whole neighborhood is encapsulated by greenery. Mount Abu is an eclectic mix of experiences quite unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan; providing a stark contrast to the parched state, more than 60% of which is desert. Come the month of May, when the rough summer beats down on the royal state of Rajasthan , the only hill station...

A self respecting king wanted a grand and secure fort. When one fine day he stumbled upon the ideal location, an isolated hill, he ordered his men to clear the place of its inhabitants. A holy man, who was known as Chidiya Wale Baba was the only one residing on the hill. The hermit was known to feed the birds and talk to them. Hearing the king's plan he became all furious and cursed the king with recurrent droughts in his kingdom. The appalled and apparently terrified king asked for forgiveness to which the hermit laid a condition. A man had to be buried alive upon the hill before they could lay foundations for the fort's construction. The king was dejected for there was no one who he believed would volunteer for the noble yet deadly cause. The fort' construction felt like a lost cause and just before the king decided to call it off, a man by the name of Rajaram Menwal volunteered for the deed. Ecstatic, as the king was, he accepted the offer and on an auspicious day,...