General Info 

Introduction :

There are many reasons for visiting Rajasthan. One of them is Shekhawati. Nowhere else in the world is there such a profusion of wall paintings, so intricate and finely executed, in hundreds of havelis, temples, cenotaphs, well and forts, as in this region. Shekhawati is today known as the open air art gallery of Rajasthan. This region has been the home of the Marwari community, which for more than a century has been the backbone of commercial entrepreneurship in India.

The semidesert Shekhawati region lies in the triangular area between Delhi, Jaipur and Bikaner. Starting around the 14th century, a number of Muslim clans moved into the area and the towns which developed in the region became important trading posts on the caravan routes emanating from the ports of Gujarat. Some of the fortified settlements of this land provide accommodation in ancestral homes, their atmosphere being far more important than any claims to service that they can provide. A few of these include castle Mandawa, Dera Dundlod quila and castle Mukundgarh. The principle towns in Shekhawati area include Fatehpur, Ramgarh, Mahansar, Mandawa, Dundlod, Mukundgarh, Jhunjhunu.