The engine was painted in a colourful blue and it felt like a toy train! Naliasar is the site of archaeological excavations and is located at a distance of 4 kms from Sambhar. In an excavation conducted in Sambhar in , a large number of terracotta figurines and stoneware were found. Most of these sculptures excavated from Sambhar are presently housed in the Albert Hall Museum at Jaipur.
The night sky in Sambhar is apt for astro photography and gazing at the stars is an enthralling experience. If one if able to procure the required permission for camping on the lake, then it is possible to explore the vast lake by taking a walk on the salt bed. One can savour the delicacy in Sambhar at one of the many sweet shops in town. Better options may be available at Phulera, 6 kms away from Sambhar. The Pujari family who live in the same premises as the Shakambari Devi Temple have also constructed rooms and are happy to let travellers stay there with prior notice for a nominal fee.
Jaipur and Kishangarh are the nearest airports to Sambhar, both are less than kms away. The railway station at Sambhar has trains from Jaipur, Jodhpur and Nagaur.
It is possible to see the salt mounds when one travels by train to Sambhar. Sambhar is well connected by road and the roads are fairly ok. Rajasthan State Transport buses ply regularly to Sambhar and tourist cabs can be hired for a day trip to Sambhar from Jaipur.
Thanks so much Arvind bhai!! Glad I went again and wrote this post. Sambhar is really a wonderful place. Beautiful Shubham. This place was on cards for a weekend in Feb-March but somehow did not work out. I had heard and read about it and found it really interesting. I will keep your post in mind for relevant info when we do finally go there. Thanks so much Monika.. Wish you all the best, it is such a surreal location with so much history!!
Loved the details and history and the way you explained it. I have gone thru the entire blog in era of vlogs. One request, will it be possible for you to mark the location on a map? Outstanding Post. Visiting Jaipur in mid-March. I am really inspired to visit Sambhar Lake. I have already visited Rann of Kutch. Skip to content. A Tata Nano providing the subject in the vast salt lake of Sambhar. The white look is of salt; this is also where I spotted a fox on my last visit to Sambhar.
Regular buses are available and Sambhar also has a railway junction. By Road: Sambhar lake is located near the Jaipur city at a distance of 80 km. One can easily reach here with the local taxi, roadways or private buses or cab.
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Over time, these have included the Sindhias, Rajputs, Marathas, Mughals and the rulers of Jaipur and Jodhpur who jointly owned the lake, and who in leased it to the British. After independence, the lake was taken over by the government and is now managed by Sambhar Salts Limited, a joint venture of Hindustan Salts and the Government of Rajasthan. Sambhar is India's largest saline lake, sq km in extent at full capacity, and lays some 60 km west of Jaipur, just outside prosaically named Salt Lake City.
This vast body of glacial saline is on average just 0. It stretches in length for Several seasonal freshwater streams, two of the major ones being the rivers Mendha and Rupangarh, feed it. The vast, roughly elliptically shaped lake has been divided into two sections by a 5-km long stone dam. The eastern section contains the reservoirs for salt extraction, canals and saltpans.
Water from the vast shimmering western section is pumped to the other side via sluice gates when it reaches a degree of salinity considered optimal for salt extraction. The waters here are glacially still, edged with a glittering frost of salt.
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