Gadisar Lake is located a kilometer away from the fort. It was constructed by the first ruler of the land, Raja Rawal Jaisal and later reconstructed by Maharawa
Thar Heritage Museum is located at the main market of the city. Laxmi Narayan Khatri was the founder of this museum. The museum presents you the history
To have a feel of the desert, you need to undertake Desert Safari. Sam Sand Dunes is the ideal location to set off for the Desert Safari.
The well-known Desert Festival in Jaisalmer is held in January/February. It is the most popular festival of Jaisalmer, which draws large crowds of participants from far and near. This festival is a three-day extravaganza of colour, music and gaiety; snake charmers, puppeteers, ‘Gair’ and fire dancers sway to the rhythms of traditional tunes. The festival culminates in a grand finale at the dunes in Sam, where it ends with a nightlong celebration around campfires.
Shopping in Jaisalmer is all about buying intricately carved wooden boxes, brassware, textiles, woven rugs and blankets, ethnic silver jewellery, leather bags, hand embroidered slippers and slip-ons called mojris and jootis are a specialty of the region. Visitors look for beautiful mirror work and embroidered articles, traditional rugs, blankets and shawls in typical Rajasthani colours of bright greens, vivid blues and oranges and shocking pinks. The shopping places in Jaisalmer are inside the Fort and include the Rajasthani Government Emporium as well as the Khadi Gramodyog Emporium. The Urmul Cooperative eliminates middlemen and sources handicrafts straight from artisans, with benefits and profits also going to them. Urmul workers make cotton and wool dhurries and rugs, woodcarvings, vegetable dye block prints on furnishings, mirror work and patchwork items.
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