Bikaner



Bikaner City




Bikaner is a city in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, east of the border with Pakistan. It's surrounded by the Thar Desert. The city is known for the 16th-century Junagarh Fort, a huge complex of ornate buildings and halls. Within the fort, the Prachina Museum displays traditional textiles and royal portraits. Nearby, the Karni Mata Temple is home to many rats considered sacred by Hindu devotees.


Climate


Sand dunes near Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Bikaner is situated in the middle of the Thar desert and has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures. In summer temperatures can exceed 48 °C, and during the winter they may dip below freezing.
The climate in Bikaner is characterised by significant variations in temperature. In the summer season it is very hot when the temperatures lie in the range of 28–53.5 °C (82.4–128.3 °F). In the winter, it is fairly cold with temperatures lying in the range of −4–23.2 °C (24.8–73.8 °F). Annual rainfall is in the range of 260–440 millimetres (10–17 in).


Cuisine

The city is most famous for its savoury snack Bikaneri bhujia which is sold all over the world and also have Geographical Indication tag to keep its originality intact.Other special Food items for which Bikaner is well known are Bajre ki Roti (Chapati made up of Pearl millet flour), Dal baati Churma, Ghevar, Halvas, Papads/Papadum, Rasgulla, Gulab Jamun, etc. The Kachori and Samosa can be seen/purchased at every nook and corner are highly recommended by the locals. Rajasthani sweets(mithai) & snacks(namkeen) fondly attracts everyone.

Places of interest


Junagarh Fort




Laxmi Niwas Palace




Karni Mata Temple




Laxminath Temple




Rao Bikaji’s Fort




Bhandasar Jain Temple



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