Bikaner

Worth seeing in and around Bikaner

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Junagarh Fort

   Junagarh Fort is a fort in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. The fort was originally called Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or "Old Fort" in the early 20th century when the ruling family moved to Lalgarh Palace outside the fort limits.

   800 m · fort in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Lalgarh Palace

   Lalgarh Palace is a palace and heritage hotel in Bikaner, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, built for Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, between 1902 and 1926. Laxmi Niwas Palace is a part of Lalgarh Palace but it has been given on lease and recently is being used as a heritage hotel and marriage garden.

   3.3 km · building in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Laxmi Niwas Palace

   Lalgarh Palace is a palace and heritage hotel in Bikaner, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, built for Sir Ganga Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner, between 1902 and 1926. Laxmi Niwas Palace is a part of Lalgarh Palace but it has been given on lease and recently is being used as a heritage hotel and marriage garden.

   3.3 km · house in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

   Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences is a state agricultural university located at Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. It was established in 2010 by the Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Act, 2010 of the Government of Rajasthan, amended in 2013.

   2.5 km · state public university in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Bhandasar Jain Temple

   Bhandasar Jain Temple or Bhanda Shah Jain temple, is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple located in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The temple is famous for wall painting and art work.

   1.7 km · śvetāmbara Jain temple in Rajasthan, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sardar Patel Medical College

   Sarder Patel Medical College is a government medical college located in Bikaner, India. Established in 1959, it is one of six government-run medical colleges in the western state of Rajasthan, and the second to be established in the state.

   2.1 km · medical college in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University

   Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, formerly Rajasthan Agricultural University, is a state agricultural university located in Bikaner in the Indian state Rajasthan. The university, formerly a part of the Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur became a separate entity in 1987 through Rajasthan Agriculture University, Bikaner Act, 1987.

   7.3 km · state public university in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   National Research Centre on Camel

   ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, is a Premier Research Centre located at Bikaner city of Rajasthan. Considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, the Government of India established a Project Directorate on Camel at Bikaner on 5 July 1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research which was upgraded to National Research Centre on Camel on 20 September 1995.

   6.7 km · research institute in Bikaner, India · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Dungar College

   Dungar College is a government-funded educational institution located in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Established on 25 September 1912, it is one of the oldest and largest colleges in the Bikaner division, offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across the arts, science, and commerce streams.

   2.8 km · college in Rajasthan, India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Veterinary College, Bikaner

    The College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Bikaner, formerly Rajasthan Veterinary College, also known as Veterinary College, Bikaner, is a constituent college of Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.

    2.4 km · College of Rajasthan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Gajner Palace

   A jewel in the Thar Desert, the palace is built on the embankment of a lake.

2. 02
   Jain Temple Bhandasar

   An ornate two-storied Jain temple with vibrantly adorned paintings with gold leaf patterns.

3. 03
   Junagarh Fort

   The fort was built by Raja Rai Singh, the sixth ruler of Bikaner who reigned from 1571 to 1612.

4. 04
   Karni Mata Temple

   Located at Deshnok, 32 kilometres from Bikaner.

5. 05
   Laxmi Niwas Palace

   The Laxmi Niwas Palace is a former residential palace of the king of the former Bikaner state, Maharajah Ganga Singh in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan.

6. 06
   Lalgarh

   Lalgarh is another fort of the Rajputana family.

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Things to do

Bishnoi Camel Safaris is a project to save camels through tourism. It has contacts with grassroots camel men and provides fair prices to them. Camels have been the beauty of the Thar Desert but they are at the verge of end due to machines. They are not economically viable and have to compete with machines for survival. It's a pity that we keep on watching this situation.

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Where to eat

For a foodie a visit to Bhujia Bazaar (yes Bikaner does have a market named on famous Bikaneri Bhujia) and Chai Patti is a must. You will just fall in love with the Kachoris and Samosas at Chai Patti.

1. 01
   Chhappan Bhog

   One of the oldest fast food joints of Bikaner.

2. 02
   Hiralal

   Opposite Bikaner Railway Station.

3. 03
   Sankhla Kesar Kulfi

   If you have a sweet tooth, particularly a penchant for Indian sweets and are looking for some relief in the rising temperatures of Bikaner, then you need to drop by at Sankhla Kesar Kulfi.

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Getting to Bikaner

Airports

Maharaja Agrasen (HSS), 270 km · Jaipur (JAI), 280 km

Stations

Bikaner Junction railway station, 500 m · Lalgarh Junction railway station, 3 km

• Hisar → Bikaner

  267 km · quickest by road, 4h 59m · ₹2,150–2,680
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• Jaipur → Bikaner

  273 km · quickest by road, 5h 4m · ₹2,160–2,710
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• New Delhi → Bikaner

  388 km · quickest by road, 6h 56m · ₹2,910–3,640
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