Jaipur-travel-tips

      Documents

Everyone needs a passport and a visa to enter India. Tourist visas are issued for six months. You can travel freely in all areas except the so-called "restricted areas".
PassportVisa extensions are sometimes granted for 15 days, but the process is really complicated. Special permits may be required with the visa to visit certain areas. For areas such as parts of Sikkim and the North east frontier states, and northeast of Himachal Pradesh near the Tibetan border, you should apply for a permit at least four weeks in advance at Indian embassies and consular offices abroad or foreigners' registration offices, immigration offices at main international airports in India.
Most countries have embassies as well as consulates in India. You should get in touch with them, if you need assistance in case of emergency (theft, imprisonment and hospitalization).It is advisable to take out an insurance policy for medical emergencies as well as theft before leaving home.

       Health

For hepatitis A and B Only visitors traveling from certain countries in Africa, South America, and Papua New Guinea require a valid vaccination certificate for yellow fever. However, visitors should get vaccinated against tetanus, typhoid, and hepatitis A and B. It is also advisable to start a course of anti Malaria Pills before leaving and to consult a doctor. Also don't forget to carry your basic first aid kit that must include your personal medications, few aspirins, pain killers etc.

Green coconut waterSince Indian temperature is hot and humid, drink lots of water and other fluids to avoid dehydration. Green coconut water, fresh lime juice will keep you rejuvenated. Buy bottled water from respectable outlets. Be careful that you eat non vegetarian dishes only at good restaurants. Try to avoid eating fish when you are not in the coastal regions.

Don't forget to bring your sunscreen lotion and use it whenever you step out to protect your skin. Also carry dark sunglasses, wear cotton clothes. Also don't forget to bring your sunscreen lotion.

      Behaviors

Avoid short skirts, halter neck tops Try to avoid short skirts, halter neck tops, or anything which could attract the attention. Eating with your fingers is the best way to enjoy Indian food. It is considered impolite to use your left hand for eating and sitting on the floor for eating is common.

Avoid short skirts, halter neck tops The feet are considered like the lowliest part of our body, so usually you will take your shoes off before entering a house. On the other hand, the head is thought to be the person's spiritual center. Public displays of affection between couples are mainly disapproved in India and can be punished with a fine in some places.

When you enter a place of worship, be sure that you are well dressed. At most places, you should take off your shoes, and sometimes cover your head. Anyway, you should behave according to the strict rules of the places. 

Jaipur-Travel

Jaipur

Jaipur is the largest city in Rajasthan and was built in the eighteenth century by Sawai Jai Singh as India's first planned city. Jaipur is a major tourist attraction amongst Indian as well as international travellers. It belongs to the tourist Golden Triangle of Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. It hosts several attractions like the City Palace, Govind Dev ji Temple, Vidhan Sabha, Birla Temple, several massive Rajput forts and so on.

History 

Jaipur gets its name from its founder Maharaja JaiSingh II (1693-1744) the great warrior and astronomer. He came to power at the age of 11 on the death of his father Maharaja Bishan Singh. Jai Singh’s lineage can be traced back to the Kucchwaha Rajput, clan who came to power in the 12th century. They were long-term rivals to the Sisodia Rajputs who ruled from Mewar. This rivalry led them to ally with the Mughals, and this alliance resulted in them eventually gaining a pre-eminent position in Rajasthan.                     

Ruling from the magnificent Amber Fort which they built, the might of the Kucchwahas encompassed the kingdoms of Mewar (Udaipur) and Marwar (Jodhpur). After Jai Singh came to power, there was moment of disquiet when he supported Aurangzeb’s son Azam Shah’s bid to the throne. Azam Shah lost the battle of succession to his brother Bahadur Shah, who demanded Jai Singh’s removal and the installation of Vijay Singh to the throne of Jaipur. Jai Singh, not one to take setbacks lying down, formed a formidable front against the Mughals by aligning himself with other Rajput states and reinstated himself.

After the dust had settled, peace reigned and the kingdom prospered and its borders expanded. Jai Singh built the city around the Amber fort to serve as his capital, and the city was named Jaipur, after himself. Much of the credit for Jaipur goes to Vidhyadhar Bhattacharya, the chief architect from Bengal who, with Jai Singh’s approval, founded the city on strong scientific principles, laid out according to the Shilpa Shastra, the ancient architectural manual. It remains one of India’s best planned cities.However, expansion meant that the limited sources of water proved inadequate for the city.                 
                                                                       
After Jai Singh’s death in 1744, his sons squabbled for power and without a monarch, the kingdom became open to invasion and neighboring Rajput states and the Marathas usurped large areas of kingdom. The core, however, remained part of the kingdom, which lasted during British times. As with the Mughals, Jaipur maintained good relations with the British and during the war of independence in 1857 remained loyal to the Raj. Yet, the British gradually began to undermine the independence of the state and exercised greater control over the administration.

In 1876, Maharaja Ram Singh painted the entire city pink, traditionally a colour associated with hospitality, to welcome the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) to the city. The tradition has been maintained and today all residents in the old city are compelled by law to preserve the pink colour. Jaipur got the sobriquet of pink city.

             
Maharaja Ram Singh also built the Ramgarh Lake to supply water to the burgeoning city. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city’s population spread beyond its walls. In 1922, Man Singh II ascended to the throne and it was during his reign that civic buildings like the secretariat, schools, hospitals and other public buildings were built. After independence, Jaipur merged with the states of Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Bikaner to form the state of Rajasthan. In 1956, Jaipur became the capital of the state of Rajasthan.