Leaving Bikaner
My final day in Bikaner found me more comfortable with the people and still acting the tourist. It remained hot. At Hiteshwar’s suggestion, I rode a tuk-tuk to the Junagarh Fort, which dates from 1589 CE. The fort is full of artifacts of the Rathore dynasty of Bikaner. An earlier fort in this same place was taken by Kamran Mirna, the son Mughal Emperor Babur, in 1534 but only for one day. The fort contains palaces, temples (both Hindu and
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