Gardens

Mandore : Towards the north of Jodhpur is the ancient capital of Marwar, Mandore. It is just 8 Kms from the city. Main attractions of the place are hall of Heroes where sixteen huge figures which have been carved out of a single rock, the shrine of 330 million Gods and the royal cenotaphs. But one can not miss the caves in crags and the sprawling gardens, which are now shelter place for monkeys and peacocks. Greenery of the place makes Mandore, in true sense, an oasis Mandore Garden : Spread in an area of 82 acres, this garden has beautiful Ashok trees, Bougainvillea, row of floral plants and ancient trees. There are no definite clues to say how old this garden is but it surely existed during the reign of Kind Maldeo (1532-1572). Maldeo was married to the princess of Jaisalmer.The beauty of the garden has been captured on celluliod by many film makers. The fountains, especially the jet fountain is an all-time tourist attraction.Above this level is a natural pond known as Nagadari. The Nagpancharni and Veer puri fairs are organised in this garden. Nagkunds are worshipped by people during Nag Panchami. Now in this garden a little funworld is created for child

	Nehru Park : Spread in an area of 14 acres, Nehru Park was developed as a children's part. It was inaugurated on 7th September, 1966 by the then Chief Minister of state, Shri Mohan Lal Sukhadia, The part gets it's beauty from the fountain, pond, swings flower beds, trees and plants here

Umed Garden : Like Mandore gardens, Umed garden also covers an area of 82 acres. developed by Maharaja Umed Singh, it has green lawns, towering Ashoka trees, roses and seasonal flowers, museum, fountains, library and a zoo.In 1978 'Walk-in Avery' was made where one could see different types of birds-local, African and Australian parrots, ducks, rabbits etc; in their natural environment. A large cage for bears opposites, foxes, deers, lions leopard etc. educate children and mesmerise people with nature's beauty