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The Blue City

The city is situated on the southern fringe of the Thar Desert. Known as the Blue City due to a great deal of the homes and buildings in the old town being painted in a shade of indigo blue. The blue intensifies as the days bright rays fade. Blue was the colour of the Brahim (member of a priestly section of Hindu society) houses but today even non-Brahim houses are painted blue.

Marwar Festival

In October there is an annual festival of dance and music. This festival celebrates the classical ‘Maand’ style of folk music - music centred on the romantic lifestyle of Rajasthan's rulers. The festival is held over 2 days during the full moon of Sharad Purnima. Other attractions of the festival include horse riding and horse polo.

Arts & Crafts of Jodhpur

Jodhpur in earlier days became the epi-centre of western Rajasthan as far as enamelling of jewellery is concerned. Silver and gold ornaments were enamelled for the neck called timniya. The city is known for specialised cottage industries which sell glass bangles, cutlery, carpets, and marble products. A unique craft of Jodhpur is also the painting of camel hide skins with gold to make small containers for asha (a blended liqueur which is a popular beverage in Jodhur). Asha is made up of distilled rose or saffron which is embellished with crushed pearls and ground gold with chunks of goat and sheep brains. IT was conceived and prepared by the great Moghuls.

Climate

The best time to visit Jodhpur is November and March. They city has a typical desert climate, hot and dry. Monsoon time is around July and August. The maximum temperature during summer is around 40ºC. Winter’s minimum ranges an average temperature of around 11ºC.