Bikaner

Geography

Bikaner is located at 28.02° N 73.3° E.

Climate

Bikaner situated in the midst of the desert with very little rainfall and extreme temperatures.

Animals

There is little life; The animals that live in Bikaner, India are either those who can burrow underground and come up during nights and winter or those who can withstand extreme heat and cold such as camels.

There are lots of species of deer in the vicinity of Bikaner.

Princely History

Tourist Spots (in Bikaner)

Tourist Spots (near Bikaner)

Junagarh Fort

This fort was built by Raja Rai Singhji, the sixth ruler of Bikaner, who ruled form 1571 to 1612.

Lalgarh Palace

The architectural masterpiece in red sandstone was built by Maharaja Ganga Singh (1881-1942) in memory of his father Maharaja Lall Singh between 1902 and 1926. Bikaner royal family still lives in part of the palace. A portion of palace is now a hotel.p

Laxminath Temple

Lakshmi Nath Temple is one of the oldest temples of Bikaner. The foundation of Bikaner was laid here in the year 1488 A.D.

Shiv Bari Temple

Built by Dungar Singhji in the late 19th century.

Kolayat

Kolayat is a famous pilgrimage spot with a temple dedicated to Kapil Muni (saint) Kapil Muni sat in meditation near lake

Karni Mata Temple

30 Km south from Bikaner on the road of Jodhpur, stands a little town-DESHNOK , is known for the shrine of Karni Mata, who is worshiped as an incarnation of Goddess Durga.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Bikaner had a population of 529,007. Bikaner has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%;

Culture

Bikaner is famous for its "Bikaneri Bhujia" and sweets. Other famous things of thar land Bikaner are its craft work, its camel farm which is the biggest camel farm of Asia, leather articles and palaces.

Every year in the month of January state government organises a camel festival with camel races, various cultural events and importantly fire dance by the Sidh people.

Fire dance and Sidh Sidh people who dance on fire bare feet are followers of Sant Jasnath Ji(A.D. Their origin place is Katariasar village, situated 45 km away from Bikaner in remote area where Sant Jasnath Ji had meditation. 1, June 2005, Pages 134 - 149

The Harsh community is also very popular in Bikaner.

Education Centres

Bikaner is now growing as a big centre for education. Some prominent schools in Bikaner are :

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Some colleges :

Notable people from Bikaner

Maharaja Karni Singh, Allah Jilai Bai, Nand Kishore Acharya ,Sandeep Acharya, Rajyashree Kumari,Rajiq Khan, Anurag Acharya