Gajner Palace, Bikaner.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.eternalmewar.in/User/Travel/Hotels/Grand_Heritage/Gajner/index.aspx">Gajner Palace</a></b> in Bikaner was our second destination after experiencing the <i>havelis </i>in <a href="http://rangdecor.blogspot.com/2010/02/hotel-mandawa-haveli.html">Mandawa</a>, Shekhawati.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As we entered the palace premises, we knew we were in for a royal experience:-) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.eternalmewar.in/User/Travel/Hotels/Grand_Heritage/Gajner/index.aspx">Gajner Palace</a></b> was built by <b>H.H. Maharaja Sir Ganga Singhji</b>, the dynamic ruler of Bikaner. The architecture is a unique blend of traditional Rajput sandstone carvings on the exterior and the interiors styled in a typical late 19th century European country houses.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9iPmsTLrzbCQGhg-Ji6p2diaMef8DvpwktBTeVrO_QvFB7WGpIloiTORIkm1x6Uj6xNSC1rHqu3ELK5VEBerfFq98O318snp5CSESVwWmQfkchclYgbOJHnx9CbmNdiTSk8jkNqp0-0/s1600-h/g3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451281915004394898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hg-N033yZWuSnW_L48UKHJ3cYYMHBBOEatRCxEtpDbWixy1xFV9keFAua1yGgTL0Lxs76OBM15QrAdedohDWpWA8YJDRGIKNXEjTdN_hAAF_rSCPHJZ6xbkZAgCJ1vmCvCS8DApo5R4/s640/gaj5.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVo-v7qqs0CjjaBbXaGU1L488wNjW9u94jg6WO1oBIKnFlBFxqza9EoUjllqKGbGWVdKyLPcdZzf8xd6GYehODZ5gVCMRGXB4pq5WHZ991txYGR5bEs0NqwV1-2-l6b2kbKeCzoCtSlxg/s1600-h/g2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451281911304985554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO6mIY_nt8RUENzVL6t1SPjBEdkNLx1YsOpFXxPZZBc6jLKS6owt6wtRdmTDi_dBE3gTzyGnD00QlZesXlQ-4H_TzmezIziuvO8b9GcLSrXIpLiIWG-VwSDoV_6WrHoK2jG0Pa3VGEua8/s640/gaj4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Beautiful traditional metal pots lining the steps leading to the reception.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcLqUkIZ2Qdcwp0DuwodX9NM4I_7KY5tx2-vLmpDz6If8P_xbypyy8YUryU7pZYkMRxxNhtgU0-vcSvfarjKEi5-gKywSRM11JuAYKvNQy_yEWLfHJ_cjzOOmVKzW8YS0wyed4nQ7Awg/s1600-h/g1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" height="582" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451690056546486962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcLqUkIZ2Qdcwp0DuwodX9NM4I_7KY5tx2-vLmpDz6If8P_xbypyy8YUryU7pZYkMRxxNhtgU0-vcSvfarjKEi5-gKywSRM11JuAYKvNQy_yEWLfHJ_cjzOOmVKzW8YS0wyed4nQ7Awg/s640/g1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451281926814483730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXY0opOR7CrSK-_0vvOzayJbQwVKqMzjkbSeLp9K-eyEdUY8f3pxPDrOWRX9wnrX-ICTUno5_eMNqMVP-bRJ4FgLrcNd3uSjbVSrcZsMU_6jtW3LtO47HJF4TPA9n_9HwcfV0o_6TFZA/s640/gaj6.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><b><a href="http://www.eternalmewar.in/User/Travel/Hotels/Grand_Heritage/Gajner/index.aspx">Gajner Palace</a></b> is constructed along the embankment of a lake. The Palace grounds are a private wildlife sanctuary. </span></div><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div style="text-align: left;">It was so beautiful to sit along the side of the lake and watch many migratory water birds:-)</div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRlAc0yjEZ7FKi7Kihjzu4HdH1PzWCtoWDQWgq2EltVPaSbPK9qbeJduvymc1Sq5eknAr_KZ-9Ol8SEPpPD_NownZwGMEdb3dsu9QCKASO_zwPa1ekrZHwKPhmYs2TUnDExfUR5WOovw/s1600-h/gaj7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRlAc0yjEZ7FKi7Kihjzu4HdH1PzWCtoWDQWgq2EltVPaSbPK9qbeJduvymc1Sq5eknAr_KZ-9Ol8SEPpPD_NownZwGMEdb3dsu9QCKASO_zwPa1ekrZHwKPhmYs2TUnDExfUR5WOovw/s1600-h/gaj7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMc57zk4Hehuip_lppE0LfMphLD-STC0U1REzhbwyFXjlilD4qOu5q3EvYHTuiYsoolMZz50PBP_qoPg-T4pLC0CPzg3JWq7Mm1xIXkn5whyphenhyphenIRIAclQTLJbSyFw_FGEyqR9EPkRgV-U7E/s1600-h/4377303629_fa2ebec2d3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"></span><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451682983021676322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqR8tJ_kZ22IT85cemTwltcNRD-xiYSh3xDAriOhpSBzpT2fW2EwlQB_MbJIWcCrCjcymrzWOtY5T92Lp9eamz2OFtyyMzDIjhU2yO-Yma0OoLamMhC-51hNgrXz70BCuSX3gliMTl6D8/s640/gaj10.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div>The huge central courtyard with lush green trees.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451682955462346834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRlAc0yjEZ7FKi7Kihjzu4HdH1PzWCtoWDQWgq2EltVPaSbPK9qbeJduvymc1Sq5eknAr_KZ-9Ol8SEPpPD_NownZwGMEdb3dsu9QCKASO_zwPa1ekrZHwKPhmYs2TUnDExfUR5WOovw/s640/gaj7.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><img alt="" border="0" height="576" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451682987851429986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhpFgKJc_rPetuhImTeKuiz4Bd-gGYjqZPTWeOQ5Qbk_EAHmE-pgiDms8y6dnAV-3v5GCOuGwCF4ELQpsXRyOWqnSuBBXD0ije8bhR3HXRDU5gZxGnHcsU9hedTJhzFQJ1LEyz3D4OAs/s640/gaj11.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span>Floating flowers always have my full attention:-)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm60NSJvRWParF2FjThPoQbt0rPttbmwBleJzjQgR2hmJS0z7xwgY3_tsVWjunich6xhjZBeS2nMT1V-LVUtM1dDJl4XomKNp3Dq7wbyjXChRLJsLtVRtIaBOsKkMYjz8kns0Do-ddo0/s1600-h/4252368093_36059f240a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" height="588" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451690076188408466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9iPmsTLrzbCQGhg-Ji6p2diaMef8DvpwktBTeVrO_QvFB7WGpIloiTORIkm1x6Uj6xNSC1rHqu3ELK5VEBerfFq98O318snp5CSESVwWmQfkchclYgbOJHnx9CbmNdiTSk8jkNqp0-0/s640/g3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and the attention of the parrots too:-) What a lovely sight it was!</div><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451281899725804562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9WI5RgsWuYHQEo_teGTpvmC78NAky2ed6IZwxt5RfQKHLFhllshH84ABS3xSRBwRjcojnaHJfPpP76xSl_LsbyzROWAUeYVnVuVLJDguOYG8mSu5x4DO7S_kYuL6d8Ue2g6UrsW-vxU/s640/gaj2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /><b>Gajner Palace </b>used to be a hunting resort used by former Maharajas and visiting British dignitaries during the days of the <i>Raj</i>.<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451682961888296018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Z7GwVgU5r6aGc0x5-ENxwkJUMZuebMlKeTe4PGtCXWLhgdJpcJFkMsq0Gd1q9kSRCvX1TV984Q27Ykdfd4wWT66ugpWbY8oGyRjVzEU_HcqmwrGaSw1TD9BcLvlx8DwGDrvTCjCg6fY/s640/gaj8.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span>The view of the lake from our room.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm60NSJvRWParF2FjThPoQbt0rPttbmwBleJzjQgR2hmJS0z7xwgY3_tsVWjunich6xhjZBeS2nMT1V-LVUtM1dDJl4XomKNp3Dq7wbyjXChRLJsLtVRtIaBOsKkMYjz8kns0Do-ddo0/s1600-h/4252368093_36059f240a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="558" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451690064552384994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVo-v7qqs0CjjaBbXaGU1L488wNjW9u94jg6WO1oBIKnFlBFxqza9EoUjllqKGbGWVdKyLPcdZzf8xd6GYehODZ5gVCMRGXB4pq5WHZ991txYGR5bEs0NqwV1-2-l6b2kbKeCzoCtSlxg/s640/g2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm60NSJvRWParF2FjThPoQbt0rPttbmwBleJzjQgR2hmJS0z7xwgY3_tsVWjunich6xhjZBeS2nMT1V-LVUtM1dDJl4XomKNp3Dq7wbyjXChRLJsLtVRtIaBOsKkMYjz8kns0Do-ddo0/s1600-h/4252368093_36059f240a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="462" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451684929122541682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigm60NSJvRWParF2FjThPoQbt0rPttbmwBleJzjQgR2hmJS0z7xwgY3_tsVWjunich6xhjZBeS2nMT1V-LVUtM1dDJl4XomKNp3Dq7wbyjXChRLJsLtVRtIaBOsKkMYjz8kns0Do-ddo0/s640/4252368093_36059f240a.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></a>Stunning floor tiles in the corridor leading to the colonial-style rooms. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="507" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451690088539958978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGFg8yyvhu55YBZKWKbriwJQn8JvxmjGsFv_wrkiJzDE_FoxR1P4hJ9RZMzJiXjXHuPsOsjCeVSmNQUF1NN0Qj8lzietnq5qI2VZXIuLicoYeK3KL9mdnq03JorM9-jkoj7Mddk2C1w64/s640/g4.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Another view of stunning architecture.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhpFgKJc_rPetuhImTeKuiz4Bd-gGYjqZPTWeOQ5Qbk_EAHmE-pgiDms8y6dnAV-3v5GCOuGwCF4ELQpsXRyOWqnSuBBXD0ije8bhR3HXRDU5gZxGnHcsU9hedTJhzFQJ1LEyz3D4OAs/s1600-h/gaj11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451684944837744370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMc57zk4Hehuip_lppE0LfMphLD-STC0U1REzhbwyFXjlilD4qOu5q3EvYHTuiYsoolMZz50PBP_qoPg-T4pLC0CPzg3JWq7Mm1xIXkn5whyphenhyphenIRIAclQTLJbSyFw_FGEyqR9EPkRgV-U7E/s640/4377303629_fa2ebec2d3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The dusk at the palace was breath-taking.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqR8tJ_kZ22IT85cemTwltcNRD-xiYSh3xDAriOhpSBzpT2fW2EwlQB_MbJIWcCrCjcymrzWOtY5T92Lp9eamz2OFtyyMzDIjhU2yO-Yma0OoLamMhC-51hNgrXz70BCuSX3gliMTl6D8/s1600-h/gaj10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-MLl8rcN_b1rgPEkxFQjo1onvtD2cPDHKhrruznkMpkpjWg4AKhWFm0s6vMli23rhyphenhyphencJhR49vDXaJAJTOfznwUa0ggCvjcXGkUzozJqGCWUxYNezKP0LzVhv5Uq0v-jA0gjLNhZmgyY/s1600-h/gaj9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451682971293326242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-MLl8rcN_b1rgPEkxFQjo1onvtD2cPDHKhrruznkMpkpjWg4AKhWFm0s6vMli23rhyphenhyphencJhR49vDXaJAJTOfznwUa0ggCvjcXGkUzozJqGCWUxYNezKP0LzVhv5Uq0v-jA0gjLNhZmgyY/s640/gaj9.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></a>We were in for more surprises when the central courtyard was lit with a huge bonfire and Rajasthani folk singers singing the songs of the desert. What a beautiful winter night it was!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline;"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451281891590463394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEBx5h1eoSNZeFBURai2raX1J5XK4M5WObXcVkUibPqjo5aYzr_o1zGhxxLNSSwFWezE8aXoT2ezD_ROHE1AnkBOb-fLCh1PRqiIWEDROvtbQGwztf3326ft_WIJz0PnS6ykPG8JZLxQ/s640/gaj1.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left;" width="640" /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><a href="http://www.eternalmewar.in/User/Travel/Hotels/Grand_Heritage/Gajner/index.aspx">T</a></b></span><b><a href="http://www.eternalmewar.in/User/Travel/Hotels/Grand_Heritage/Gajner/index.aspx">he Gajner Palace</a></b> is now part of <b><i>HRH Group of Hotels</i></b>, who have restored the palace as well as the surroundings and is today one of the most beautiful heritage hotels in Bikaner, Rajathan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>(images by Arch)</i></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEBx5h1eoSNZeFBURai2raX1J5XK4M5WObXcVkUibPqjo5aYzr_o1zGhxxLNSSwFWezE8aXoT2ezD_ROHE1AnkBOb-fLCh1PRqiIWEDROvtbQGwztf3326ft_WIJz0PnS6ykPG8JZLxQ/s1600-h/gaj1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></div></div></div></div>

Gajner Palace, Bikaner.

Gajner Palace in Bikaner was our second destination after experiencing the havelis in Mandawa , Shekhawati. As we entered the palace premis...

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