| Ajmer is acclaimed as a sacred place for together | | | | authentic to pray in, opulently overstated with ornate |
| Hindus and Muslims. It has the burial chamber of the | | | | calligraphic message, subtle carvings and meticulous |
| Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, the benedictions of | | | | trelliswork. |
| whom are enthusiastically hunted by pilgrims and make | | | | Getting there and around |
| them approach his dargah. Famous as the ‘Dargah | | | | Even though there is no airport in Ajmer, there is an |
| Sharif’, the saint’s marble arched tomb is | | | | airport at Jaipur which is around 135 kms from Ajmer, |
| India’s most significant holy place for Muslims and | | | | from where buses and taxis come to Ajmer very |
| experiences a never-ending stream of visitors of all | | | | frequently |
| beliefs as the unwell, the distressed and the | | | | Ajmer is very well connected by train; there are |
| unproductive women come here in search of a boon, | | | | recurrent sometimes even daily trains to and from the |
| a blessing or just stillness of mind. Fables has it that the | | | | town to other places in India, inclusive of Delhi, Mumbai |
| Mughal ruler, Akbar came here to the saint in the 16th | | | | and Jaipur. Delhi is well linked to Ajmer by the quick |
| century in search of a boon for a successor and the | | | | Shatabdi Express, effortlessly the fastest and most |
| saint obliged. | | | | relaxing way of reaching Ajmer. |
| The yearly pilgrimage or the urs of the dedicated is | | | | A high-quality national and state highway set-up links |
| celebrated every May at the Dargah with countless of | | | | Ajmer to other parts of Rajasthan and many vital |
| pilgrims coming in Ajmer to pay respect. Prolonged | | | | cities in India. Hired transport is easily accessible, be it |
| queues of several kilometres make their way past the | | | | cars, jeeps, minibuses or MUVs and almost all them |
| grave at the shrine while outside the Dargah area, two | | | | are operating with skilled drivers. State and interstate |
| enormous cauldrons steam sweet rice decorated with | | | | roadways buses, RTDC conducted tours and |
| dry fruits and condiments to be served as | | | | coaches link Ajmer to the majority of chief cities in the |
| ‘tabarukh’ or sacred food. | | | | area, including Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mt Abu, Udaipur, |
| Inside the dargah there is a mosque, constructed by | | | | Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Mumbai and Delhi. |
| the Mughal king Shah Jahan. Shah Jahan’s took | | | | |
| special care in getting this mosque constructed and it is | | | | Inside the city, rented cabs, local buses, auto rickshaws |
| an architectural wonder- a wonderful structure in white | | | | and cycle rickshaws are the other means of transport |
| marble with a extended and slender courtyard for the | | | | available. |