Ajmer, India Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

As you head west from Jaipur, or north from Chittor and Bundi, the flat, arid expanse of the Dhundar plains are dramatically interrupted by the Aravallis, running in a bare brown ridge towards Mount Abu and the Gujarat border. Known locally as the Nag Pahar (Snake Mountain), this steeply shelving spur forms an appropriately epic backdrop for AJMER , famous throughout India as the former home of the Sufi Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti , founder of the Chishtiya order. To this day, the Chishti's tomb, or Dargah , remains one of the holiest Muslim shrines in the country, attracting streams of pilgrims and dervishes … more »