The Rajasthan government has recently decided to convert the Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary into a national park in an attempt to conserve some highly endangered species in the area as well as to support tourism. Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary, in Rajsamand district, […]
Discovering the City of Pali – By Nishank Verma
Nearly a hundred kilometers from Ranakpur, you get the whiff of a city after much of a wait. This is the city of Pali. It is said that the city of Pali was originally called Pallipur – the land of […]
Sadri Village, A Sleepy Rajasthani Town – By Nishank Verma
Nearly 8 kilometers from the Ranakpur Jain Temple, is Sadri Village. Though still called a village, Sadri has now grown to be a small township bursting with commercial activity and abundant with human movements, developing probably due to its proximity […]
Visit the Ancient Sun Temple in Ranakpur, Rajasthan
The sun god is an ancient and revered deity in India. Known as Surya or Aditya, vedic scriptures refer to the sun as a storehouse of inexhaustible power and radiance, as the source and sustenance of all life on earth. […]
Mana Hotels Announces its New Website
Mana Hotels announces its newly designed website: www.manahotels.in/ranakpur. The new design carefully and conveniently details out every facility offered by the Mana Hotels in an easily accessible manner and makes booking rooms at the soon to be launched Ranakpur property […]
Panja Durries – The Backbone of Ranakpur’s economy
Durries were originally the poor cousins of carpets – meant purely as a utility product and lacked hugely in terms of finesse, design and ornamentation. Most often, they formed the bottom-most layer of the bedding or used as an underlay […]
Mana Hotels Unveils Images for Luxury Cottages Ranakpur
Mana Hotels unveils the first set of photographs of its luxury cottages Ranakpur, which is scheduled to open in November 2011 Each cottage has two bedrooms, with the master bedroom, living room, and dining area on the ground floor and the […]
The Beginning of My Ranakpur Adventure – by Nishank Verma
Situated on the Udaipur – Jodhpur highway, Ranakpur Rajasthan is a picturesque and religiously rich valley nestled amidst the great Aravalies. The journey from the well-known City of Lakes to the lesser-known district of Ranakpur brings forth some quintessential Rajasthani […]
Ranakpur Jain Temple – A ‘Wonder’ of India
In 2008 – 2009, the Ministry of Tourism of the Government of India along with premier news channel NDTV did a nationwide survey of the 7 wonders of India. Amongst the Top 200 nominees was the gorgeous Ranakpur Jain Temple. […]
The Intricacies of Jain Architecture
Jainism is an ancient religion that has, over the centuries, had a great impact on Indian culture. As a religion, it has a great following; larger than what the numbers would suggest. The result therefore is that there are a […]