Jaipur

The city of victory, Jaipur, presides over the fascinating desert State of Rajasthan and the city very nearly exemplifies the character of the state and its people: surrounded by rugged hills, each crowned by a formidable fort, and beautiful palaces, mansions and gardens dotted throughout its precincts. Maharaja Jai Singh II who moved the capital from Amber to the present site founded the city in 1727 AD. Jai Singh's various talents are clearly exhibited in the city. The designing of the city was entrusted to a young Bengali architect, Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, who laid the plans according to the Hindu Treatise, the Shilp, Shastra. Jaipur was built in the form of a rectangle divided into blocks with roads and avenues running parallel to the sides. Then in 1863 AD, Jaipur dressed itself in pink to welcome Prince Albert the consort of Queen Victoria. Since then the city earned the epitaph 'The Pink City'. The modern Jaipur, however, has surpassed the earlier limits and now, nearly extends to the very doors of the ancient capital of Amber. Besides its own numerous places of interest, Jaipur forms an excellent base to explore the enchanting surroundings: Ajmer and Pushkar, famous for the Dargah of Khwaja Moin-Ud-Din Chisti and the Temple of Brahma; Shekhawati, the region of fabulous frescoes and havelis; Bikaner and Jaisalmer, the desert fastness whose color and architecture defies their harsh surroundings; Jodhpur, the city of the impregnable fort; Sariska and Bharatpur, homes of the wild denizens, and so much more.

Clinton's visit