Gardens
Mandore : Towards
the north of Jodhpur is the ancient capital of Marwar, Mandore.
It is just 8 Kms from the city. Main attractions of the place
are hall of Heroes where sixteen huge figures which have been
carved out of a single rock, the shrine of 330 million Gods
and the royal cenotaphs. But one can not miss the caves in
crags and the sprawling gardens, which are now shelter place
for monkeys and peacocks. Greenery of the place makes Mandore,
in true sense, an oasis
Mandore Garden :
Spread in an area of 82 acres, this garden has beautiful Ashok
trees, Bougainvillea, row of floral plants and ancient trees.
There are no definite clues to say how old this garden is
but it surely existed during the reign of Kind Maldeo (1532-1572).
Maldeo was married to the princess of Jaisalmer.The beauty
of the garden has been captured on celluliod by many film
makers. The fountains, especially the jet fountain is an all-time
tourist attraction.Above this level is a natural pond known
as Nagadari. The Nagpancharni and Veer puri fairs are organised
in this garden. Nagkunds are worshipped by people during Nag
Panchami. Now in this garden a little funworld is created
for child
Nehru Park :
Spread in an area of 14 acres, Nehru Park was developed as
a children's part. It was inaugurated on 7th September, 1966
by the then Chief Minister of state, Shri Mohan Lal Sukhadia,
The part gets it's beauty from the fountain, pond, swings
flower beds, trees and plants here
Umed Garden :
Like Mandore gardens, Umed garden also covers an area of 82
acres. developed by Maharaja Umed Singh, it has green lawns,
towering Ashoka trees, roses and seasonal flowers, museum,
fountains, library and a zoo.In 1978 'Walk-in Avery' was made
where one could see different types of birds-local, African
and Australian parrots, ducks, rabbits etc; in their natural
environment. A large cage for bears opposites, foxes, deers,
lions leopard etc. educate children and mesmerise people with
nature's beauty
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