Location: Jhunjhunu
Top Things to do in Jhunjhunu
What to do and see in Jhunjhunu, India: The Best Places and Tips
Jhunjhunu is a city in the northern state of Rajasthan, India and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located 180 km away from Jaipur, 220 km from Bikaner and 240 km from Delhi. The city is famous for the frescos on its grand havelis. Khetri Mahal, known as Wind Palace, inspired Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh of Jaipur that he was so intimidated by this unique structure that he built the grand and historical Hawa Mahal in 1799, is located in Jhunjhunu. The Rani Sati temple is also located in Jhunjhunu.
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1. Rani Sati Temple
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 72 reviews
2. Dr. Ramnath A. Podar Haveli Museum
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4.5 based on 155 reviews
Reviewed By Anuradha G
Excellent ! A must visit place. The guy who gave us ticket ( don't know his name) explained us everything. He was too good. Very well maintained haveli !
3. Birla Museum
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4.5 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By sumantra_travel - New Delhi, India
25 June, 2016.
The Birla Museum was the first science and technology museum, in India.
Having been to three spectacular other such museums (the
Visvesvaraya museum in Bengaluru, the Science City in Kolkata and
the Nehru Science City in Mumbai), I can safely state that the
oldest is still one of the best maintained. Photography inside
the museum is out of bounds, so says the notice. I have visited
the place one in 1988, and this time, on 25 June, 2016. There is
little to separate it from my 1988 memories of the place. This
time, I had The Wife and Junior for company, and they enjoyed it
thoroughly. There were working models all around, and most could
be operated at the press of a button, which would light up
different areas, and make gears, and objects move. There were
models of dams, factories, industrial plants, and many more,
which would sow seeds of interest in a budding engineer. We were
taken past the Solar System exhibit quickly to the `Story of
Pilani' show, a new exhibit with life-like models of people
telling the story of the place, with their hands and mouths, and
other body parts, moving with the audio. The little auditorium
has its chairs rotate along with the exhibit being described. This
leads to a story of the Birla family, depicted in wax figures, on
the ground floor of this complex. This is as impressive as other
exhibits around. The cars used by the Birla family of
industrialists have been preserved, as has been a DC-3 plane used
by G. D. Birla, a scion of the family. These are there as outdoor
exhibits. The indoor exhibits feature a hall of physics and
mathematics, where interesting concepts are explained through
working models: right from resonance, magnetic effects of
electric current, optical illusions, the Pythagoras theorem, and
a Foucault pendulum, which draws Lissajous figures with sand
falling out of the pendulum. There is a realistic model of a
coal mine, and a Biology exhibit, which had all of us enthused.
One can spend more than an entire day in this museum!
4. Sone Chandi Ki Haveli
Overall Ratings
5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By Nilma S - Mumbai, India
The painting are in one structure like a room. The walls and ceilings are completely covered with artistic frescos in natural colours and gold. Every fresco tells a story from Hindu mythology. The geometric patterns are beautiful and every inch of the ceilings is covered with fine painting. The small place is a must see. The place is kept locked so if you want to see it you have to procure the key from a small shop below the Temple. Any local would guide. Do not leave the place seeing that it is locked for you will miss a masterpiece in ART. There is no fee but a small tip to the old man who comes with the key would be appreciated.
5. Aath Havelis
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4.5 based on 6 reviews
Reviewed By January1872 - Singapore
I love all the havelis but I dont't know all their names. My guide told me but poor me, too eager to take pics to pay attention. enjoy the pics if you are like me, love all things old and grand
6. The Modi and Tiberwala Haveli
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By Mayur S - Mumbai, India
The Modi Havelis are a pair of mansions that face each other. Each has splendid murals and woodcarving.
In the haveli on the eastern side is a frieze of a train with soldiers on horses running alongside it. There is a painting of a woman in a blue sari sitting before a gramophone. Between the supports of the gallery are paintings of the legends relating to Krishna.
The haveli on the western side has some pictures depicting some remarkable facial expressions and moustaches. Around the archway, between the inner and outer courtyards, there are some glass-covered portrait miniatures, along with some fine mirror-and-glass tilework. In the second half of the antechamber, Krishna dances with the gopis while angels fly overhead. The inner courtyard shows the hierarchy of the universe, with deities in the upper frieze, humans in the middle band, and animal and floral motifs below.
7. Khemi Sati Temple
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
8. Dundlod Fort
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4 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By Mayur S - Mumbai, India
This large fort has grand and imposing areas, but the rooms are rather shabby. Construction work was going on to expand the hotel in operation in the premises. The place is run by the extremely friendly and welcoming royal family.
9. Khetri Mahal
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4 based on 3 reviews
Reviewed By lolitabil - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
During our visit to Jhunjhunu sometime in 2016 we paved our way to this attractions thru narrow bazars of the city. The way to the palace from Jamuna Niwas was thru over crowded lanes from where manoeuvring the vehicle was herculean task. Upon reaching the so called attraction with the help of locals (they were looking strangely at us as to why we want to go this place). Architecture is definitely notable but the surroundings are stinking with human/animal excreta all around and inside the place. If at all someone wants to brave it, going on foot would be a better idea.
