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The Indian state Rajasthan offers a few places of attraction to the visitors. Jodhpur the capital of the kingdom of Mewar offers a few places of attraction to the visitors. A visitor will find a few magnificent royal buildings in Jodhpur. Rajput kings and nobles liked to live in a very lavish manner. The rulers of Rajput State Mewar also built a few very luxurious buildings in their capital Jodhpur. Recently many museums have been made on the site of the previous palaces in Jodhpur. Balsamand Museum has been made on the former site of Balsamand palace.
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This museum in Jodhpur is located just 7 km from Jodhpur. Previously Balsamand Museum was the summer palace of the royal family of Mewar. A lake is also situated at the vicinity of Balsamand Museum. This lake situated at the immediate vicinity of Balsamnad Museum gives the tourist a chance to enjoy the breathtaking beauty of Jodhpur. The embankment of this lake is an ideal place to sit and relax after a long journey. The former royal Balsamand Palace housed the famous Balsamnd Museum. This museum in Jodhpur has a wonderful collection of different things used by the royal families of Mewar.
The collection in Balsamand Museum also include arms and weapons used by the royal army of Mewar.The weapons preserved in this museum include different types of guns and swords. Other than guns and swords many other equipments used in war are also very carefully preserved in this museum in Rajasthan. The kings of Rajasthan were the connoisseur of fine arts. Many famous Rajput paintings are also preserved very carefully in Balsamnd Museum.
Visitors in Balsamand Museum can take part in a guided tour conducted by the approved guides of the museum. All the collections in Balsamnd Museum are very carefully showcased and also properly illuminated so that tourists can very comfortably watch the collection of the Balsamand Museum. Tourist visiting Balsamand Museum will find a few food stalls situated very near to this museum.
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