http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/akal-fossil-park17-km/ http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/akal-fossil-park17-km/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:48:47 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/?p=311 Akal Wood Fossil Park is the fossillised remains of a forest that grew 180 million years ago. Close by is another pre-historic site – Kandiala – where there are undated fossilised rocks with tiny sea shells embedded, evidence that this desert was once part of the ocean bed.

]]> http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2010/01/akal-fossil-park17-km/feed/ 1 http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2009/12/akal-wood-fossil-park/ http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/2009/12/akal-wood-fossil-park/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:45:14 +0000 admin http://www.tourismjaisalmer.org/?p=277 Just 17 kms from Jaisalmer and a kilometre away from the Barmer Road are fossilised remains of 180 million-year-old forests. These are beautiful forest vistas and any forester around can show you. There is a ticket to visit the Park for foreigners. This 300 year old Haveli of Jaisalmer’s Prime Minister to Maharaja Rawal Gaj Singh Salim Singh, has a beautiful blue cupola roof with superby carved brackets in the form of peacocks.

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