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Exploring Jaipur: Outer Sites Sanganer
Jaipur district, 15 km (9 miles)
A parallel range of hills runs along Jaipur’s eastern periphery, S of Jaipur.
from Sanganer in the south up to Amber and beyond, enclosing This colourful town is famous
a narrow valley. Consisting of thickly wooded slopes and rocky for its blockprinted cotton.
terrain, this was the area where the nobility built temples, Today most of its printers and
dyers belong to a guild, with
gardens, pavilions and palaces. Perched high above the city retail outlets selling reasonably
are the dramatic fortresses of Nahargarh and Jaigarh that priced fabrics. Sanganer owes
guarded the approach to both Amber and the new capital its success as a printing centre
of Jaipur. The surrounding region also has the remains of to a rivulet whose waters have
fortified walls, temples, havelis and the marble cenotaphs a mineral content that fixes
of the Kachhawaha kings of Amber and Jaipur. dyes. Sanganer is also a centre
of handmade paper, and of
Jaipur's renowned, hand-painted
Sikar Delhi Blue Pottery, of which vases and
Ramgarh
Lake tiles with delicate Persian, Turkish
and Indian designs are made.
NH8 NH11C Ramgarh Tucked away in the old walled
town is the impressive 11th-
century Jain Sanghiji Temple,
NH11
Amber lavishly decorated with carvings.
Jaigarh • 55
Sanganer is now a busy suburb
Gaitor Jal Mahal of Jaipur city and houses the
Nahargarh city's airport.
Galta
NH11C Sisodia Rani ka Bagh
NH12
Ajmer NH11 Agra
Basi •
Sanganer
Sights at a Glance 0 kilometres 25
1 Sanganer 0 miles 25
2 Galta
3 Sisodia Rani ka Bagh
4 Ramgarh Key
5 Nahargarh Jaipur city centre A sacred tank in Galta
6 Gaitor National highway P Galta
7 Jal Mahal Major road Jaipur district. 10 km (6 miles)
8 Jaigarh
Minor road E of Jaipur.
This picturesque gorge cradles
Galta Kund, an 18th-century
religious site with two main
temples and a number of smaller
shrines. Its seven sacred tanks,
fed by natural spring water, are
said to have curative powers.
Two pavilions on either side of
the complex have well-preserved
frescoes. The Surya Temple, high
on the ridge, provides spectacular
views of Jaipur.

Y Sisodia Rani ka Bagh
Jaipur district. Purana Ghat. 6 km
(4 miles) E of Jaipur. Tel (0141) 264
0594. Open daily. &
This terraced garden was laid
Marble statue of a Jain tirthankara at Sanganer's Sanghiji Temple out in the 18th century for
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p699 and pp712–13

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