Nagaur

Nagaur is a city of 111,000 people (2012) in Rajasthan, India. It is the capital of Nagaur District. Another name for it is the village "Khatwan". Nagaur is famous for spices and sweets (mithai). Nagaur has a temple of Maheshwari community Kuldevi in the name of Deresiya Mata Mandir.

Understand

Climate

Nagaur has a dry climate with a hot summer. Sand storms are common in summer. The district's climate is marked by extreme dryness, large variations of temperature & highly irregular rainfall patterns. The winter season extends from mid-November until the beginning of March. The rainy season is relatively short, extending from July through mid-September.

Get in

Nagaur lies approximately midway between Jodhpur and Bikaner.

See

Nagaur Fort

• 1 Nagaur Fort. Nagaur Fort is one of the finest examples of Rajput-Mughal architecture. Built in the early 12th century and repeatedly altered over subsequent centuries, it witnessed many battles. 90 fountains run in the gardens and buildings. The fort's buildings and spaces, both external and internal, serve as venue, stage and home to a Sufi Music Festival. 
• 2 Khimsar Fort, Khinvsar town (42 km from Nagaur on the National Highway No. 65 towards Jodhpur). A 500-year-old fort in the middle of the Thar Desert; turned into a hotel furnished with modern facilities. Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb used to stay here; Khinvsar town has 25 small temples; black deer roaming in herds are a tourist attraction.  
• 3 Kuchaman Fort, Khinvsar town.  
• 4 Meera Bai Temple, Merta City. Also known as the Charbhuja temple; 400 years old; evidence how total surrender helps attain godly qualities; how deep faith converts poison to 'Amrit'.  
• 5 Ladnu. 10th-century Jain temples are rich with historical attraction. Jain Vishva Bharti University is a centre of Jainism; a school of thought; a centre of spirituality & purification; and a society of Ahimsa.  

Sleep

• Hotel Mahaveer International, Vijay Vallabh Chowk, Ajmer Road, ☏ +91 1582 244158, narpatsinwer@gmail.com. (updated Aug 2017)