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The holiest city
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Ajmer, Rajasthan

Last updated on: Monday, Nov 26, 2007
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Located 132 km south-west of Jaipur, Ajmer is one of the holiest cities of India. The Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti, the founder of the Chisti order in India is located here. Ajmer was founded in by Raja Ajay Pal Chauhan in the 7th Century A.D. and continued to be a major centre of the Chauhan power till the 12th century. Thereafter it became a part of the sultanate of Delhi and thence of the Mughal Empire and the British. The Mughal Emperor Akbar used to make a pilgrimage to the Dargah by walking down all the way from Delhi to Ajmer.

 

Getting there:  Ajmer is 132 km south-west of Jaipur and 198 km east of Jodhpur. It is connected by road to Bikaner (233kms), Jaisalmer( 490 kms), Udaipur, Kota Delhi( 392 kms) &  Ahmedabad(526 kms).

 

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Last updated on: Monday, Nov 26, 2007
 

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