I had to visit Ajmer in order to view the world famous Ajmer Shrief,
the dargah of Moin-ud-din-Chisti. It took me around 3hrs to reach the
place as it is 132 km from Jaipur. After exploring the dargah or the
resting place, I had time to actually venture out in the city and to
know more about the place. But for that I had to call my guide, Ranvir,
who was came there within 1 hr. To be frank, he was a great help to me
in my tour to Rajasthan as without him I won't have been able to know
the grandeur past that the enchanting abode boost.
Ranvir told me that Ajmer was founded by Rajah Ajai Pal Chauhan, a
Rajput King, in the 7th century."Sie, as you have payed your homage
to Ajmer Shrief, it must be clear to you that Ajmer is a Muslim
pilgrimage center on the shore of Ana Sagar." he said. " Till
1193 A.D., Ajmer used to be a major center of the Chauhan power when the
rajput ruler Prithviraj Chauhan lost it to Mohammed Ghauri." he
added.
As we were crusing the city, my escort informed me that Ajmer is a well
linked place with nearest airport at Jaipur. " Sir, it is well
connected through road and rail, and you can also see the conveyence
within the city is also not bad" he informed.
Exploring Ajmer!
Apart from Dargah of Khawaja Moin-Ud-Din- Chisti, the shrine of Khawaja
Moin-ud-din-Chisti, a medieval sufi saint. I explored. Adhai Din Ka
Jhopda. "Sir, initially it was a Sanskrit college that was
destroyed by the Mohammad Ghauri and was converted into mosque in just 2
and half days and hence it was named after the situation." informed
Ranvir. This is one of the very old mosque in India built in 1193 AD and
is a great example of Indo- Muslim architecture and then the Museum that
was once the royal residence of Emperor Akbar ,the museum houses a rich
repository of the Mughal and Rajput Armour and exquisite sculptures.
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Ajmer
