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Bikaner Fort Museums |
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| Bikaner
Fort Museum |
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Ganga Mahal, the imposing halls added by Maharaja Ganga Singh,
now houses the Fort Museum. It contains a fine collection of
antique Rajput weaponry, jade handle daggers, camel hide dhals
(shiedls) and inliad handguns and camel guns.Gold and siliver
howdahs, jhulas, palkis and a first world war biplane are on
view.
Other important objects include a pair of durms belonging to
Jambhoji, the saint who predicated the foundation of the dynasty
by Rao Bika for 450 years. Photographs and items of personal
use by Maharaja Ganga Singh and miniatures are also on view.
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| Timing : 10:00 AM
to 4:30 PM |
| Closed : Friday
and Govt. gazetted holidays. |
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| Ganga
Golden Jubilee Museum |
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Ganga Mahal, the imposing halls added by
Maharaja Ganga Singh, now houses the Fort Museum. It contains
a fine collection of antique Rajput weaponry, jade handle daggers,
camel hide dhals (shields) and inlaid handguns and camel guns.
Gold and silver howdahs, jhulas, palkis and a first world war
biplane are on view. Other important objects include a pair
of drums belonging to jambhoji, the saint who predicated the
foundation of the dynasty by Rao Bika for 450 years. Photographs
and items of personal use by Maharaja Ganga Singh and miniatures
are also on view.
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| Timings : 10:00
AM to 4:30 PM |
| Closed: All Govt.
gazetted holidays. |
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| Ganga
Singh Museum |
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| Popularly described as the best museum
in the state, it displays a rich array of archaeological discoveries
from prehistoric Harrapan and early Gupta period. Separate sections
put on view paintings, arts and craft, terracotta, pottery, carpets,
coins and ancient Rajput weaponry. |
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| Timings : 10:30
AM to 4:30 PM |
| Closed : Fridays
and govt. holidays |
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| Sadul
Museum |
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| Part of the palace has been converted
into a luxury hotel and a museum known as Shri Sadul Museum. The
museum covers the entire first floor of the palace and houses well
preserved old photographs and trophies of wildlife. |
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| Timings : 10:00
Am to 5:00 PM Monday to Saturday |
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