India is home to some of the most formidable forts in the world. Some grand structures here were built by various dynasties ...

Jaisalmer Fort is, in many ways, the very definition of the word ‘epic’. This is not simply one of India’s several World Heritage Sites; it is also one of the few fully-preserved fortified ...

The historic Sonar Fort, or more popularly known as Jaisalmer Fort, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, suffered a significant wall collapse due to heavy rainfall in the region over the past week.

View of Jaisalmer Fort, built in 1156 by Rawal Jaisal, which has 99 bastions around its circumference. John Henry Claude Wilson / Robert Harding World Jaisalmer Fort maintains a silent vigil in ...

Jaisalmer Fort has been featured in several Bollywood movies and international films, including Satyajit Ray’s Sonar Kella (The Golden Fortress), which further popularized its mystical charm.

Discover the wonders of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. From the stunning Jaisalmer Fort to the unique desert camps in the Thar Desert, find out where to stay and what to explore in this desert city.

Also known as the Sonar Killa or the Golden Fort, the Jaisalmer fort is a marvellous piece of architecture with several families residing in it. It overlooks a township which consists of the ...

Apart from Brahmins, the other dominant community living inside Jaisalmer’s fort is the Rajputs, a clan of northern Indian Hindu warriors who were responsible for the safety of the city that ...