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Climate
Summer: 40.5 degree C 26.8 degree C
Winter: 30.0 degree C 10.0 degree C
Rainfall: 45-60 cms.
Best Season: Sept.- March
Clothing: Summer light tropical , Winter light woollen
Languages: English, Hindi, Rajasthani.

Famous for the Kothar Haveli (1915 AD) Kanhayya Lal Bagla Haveli (1870 AD) having immense paintings of Dhola Maru,Sassi-Punnu, etc. and the six storeyed Surana Haveli. The distinctive features of the latter one are it Jhunjhunu, Nawalgarh and Sikr. Pink City Express is another train.

The distance between Jhunjhunu and Delhi is about 250 km, and the road passes via Rewari and Chirawa. Another route passes via Rohtak and Bhiwani. Other important road distances are:-
Jaipikaner highway. The market place is in the shape of a cross suggesting that the city was planned before construction. An array of stately havelis can be seen around the Clock Tower at the main crossing.

Sardar Shahar (46 km): Thn be seen around Dausa The top of the hill is occupied by an irregularly shaped fort which is believed to have been constructed by a tribe of Bargujars from whom it was wrested buy the Kachhawa Prince Dulha rai when he migrated from Narwar in Gwalior around 967 A.D. Dulha Rai, the real conqueror of Dhundhar was a youth of remarkable beauty and valour for which he was called dulha rai or the bridegroom prince. His fame attracted to his banners the voluntary support of all the spirited chiefs in the neighborhood . Dulha married the daughter of Ralhansi, the Chauhan Raja of lalsot, and received as his wife's dowry half the share of the fort of Dausa (and its adjacent area ) which his father in law owned. The other half belonged to a Badgujar family . After securing half of Dausa fort by marriage, Dulha Rai, with the armed help of his wife's kinsmen and no small amount of guile, expelled the Bar-Gujars from their portion of Dausa, and that city became the first capital of the kachhawas in Dhundhar land.

Dausa is a very ancient place. Carlleyle in the year 1871-72 found on the sloping ground to the north of the foot of the hill a number of stone circles one or two of which contained cromlechs, a few cairns and sepulchral mound of prehistoric date. Daya ram sahni also visited dausa and discovered other interesting antiquities which can be assigned to the late medieval period. These include a collection of some 40 or 50 fragments of stone images of some of the principal Hindu gods and goddesses. A large stone linga, whose top alone is visible above the ground, which originally belonged to a Shiva temple on the summit of the hill and whose site is now occupied by a later temple of Nilakantha Mahadeva. Another group of finely carved sculptures of about 12th century A.D. are worshipped which are built into the front wall of a modern temple (built in 1965) known as Mataji ka Mandir etc. 

Places To See
Bagru: A suburb of Jaipur. It is situated at 35 Kms  South West of Jaipur on way to Ajmer. It is famous for its textile printing.  The Bagru prints are unique, the printing is  done by hand. Vegetable colours are used in printing. There is  a fort to visit also. 

Ramgarh Lake: The man made lake created by  constructing  a high  dam. To store rain water for drinking. This lake  was created  in  the  9th century and was  the  main  source  of  drinking water for Jaipur. Situated 35 kms to the north east  of Jaipur is now a days a beautiful picnic spot.

Sanganer: An internationally known place which is famous for  its handmade paper, hand block textile printing and other  craft. It  is situated towards the south of Jaipur. It is now a  suburb of  Jaipur  and only 16 Kms. away from the pinkcity.  A  rained palace,  broken city walls, triple gateways are some of  the monuments which can be seen.

Abhaneri: This ancient place is famous for the temple of harshad Mata built in the 7th – 8th century and the stepped chand baori. Two jain temples were built here at a later period. The harshad mata temple was decorated with delicate sculptures of the highest quality some of which are to be seen in the museums of Jaipur.

Bairath: The site of ancient viratnagar of great antiquity it contains the relics and sturctures of Mauryuan, Mughal and Rajput periods. The excavated remains of a circular Buddhist temple, the only one of its kind in the country, 3rd century B.C. rock edicts of the Mauryan king Ashoka, unique in Rajasthan, make it an important historical place. In mughal times, Akbar constructed a mint and his son Jahangir a beautiful Mughal garden and remarkable monument with painted chhatris and walls . Temples and monuments of more recent times are also to be seen here. 

Samod: The old palace renovated and rebuilt in a very tasteful manner provides the most gorgeously decorated and painted example of Rajput haveli architecture. Set amidst the quiet of protective hills, it provides an ideal spot for outing. The town has its own cloth printers, bangle makers and other artisans. The palace has now been converted as a heritage hotel . 

How To Get There
By Air: There are direct connections to Delhi, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Aurangabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Calcutta, Varanasi etc. 

By Rail: An excellent connection from Delhi is Shatabadi Express which provides a fast, air conditioned rail service. Other direct connections to jaipur are from Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Secunderabad, Agra, Lucknow, Mumbai , Chennai and Calcutta. 

By Road: There is a network of comfortable tourist buses to most important destinations. Rajasthan roadways runs excellent regular service of AC and Deluxe Coaches from Delhi (Bikaner house, Pandara road and ISBT kashmiri gate. )