Places to visit nearby destination - Bikaner
Devi Kund
 Eight kilometres east of Bikaner lies Devi Kund, the site
of a royal crematorium with several ornamented cenotaphs
or chhatris built in the memory of the Bika dynasty rulers.
The white marble chhatri of Maharaja Surat Singh is very
imposing.
Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary
 Just 32 kilometres
from Bikaner, the Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary is home to a
variety of wild animals. The adjoining lake that reflects
the charming pink sandstone palace and gardens contrasts
so effectively with the surrounding scrubland where black
back, chital, sambhar, chinkara, nilgai, wild boar, rabbits,
partridges, quail, and Indian bustard abound, that you wonder
if it/’s real, or a desert mirage. From the paved terrace,
you see jungle animals come down to the water for a drink.
This lake attracts millions of migratory birds in winter.
The Maharajah of Bikaner held house parties for shooting
grouse, duck, and wild boar here.
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