Ajmer

Ajmer is located 130 kms west of Jaipur and was established and ruled by Chauhan rulers and later the rajputs, the mughals, the marathas, and the British have ruled for several centuries, all leaving their marks here. A great ruler Prithvi Raj Chauhan is associated with the final resting place of the greatest of the sufi saints - Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti. The dargah shariff, where the saint lies buried is visited by lakhs of muslim pilgrims every year during urs.The other notable monument of Ajmer is adhai-din-ka-jhompara with its ornate calligraphic inscriptions.