Sambhar

Sambhar (Sambhar Lake Town) is a village and a municipality in Jaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Spread in the 22.5 km area, this India's largest inland salt lake also regarded as a 'Gift from Thar desert'. This saline lake is divided by a 5.1 km long dam which helps in salt making. The water is fed to the lake mainly from river Mendha and Runpangarh. Salt laboratory and the Salt museum are some worthy places to visit nearby the lake. According to the mythology, during Mahabharata period demon priest Sukracharya lived here and he married his daughter Devayani to the King Yayati, the emperor of India. Devayani temple is situated here till now. During excavation a large number of terracotta figurines, stoneware, and decorated discs were found which are now kept in Albert Museum in Jaipur. The place is also known as Sambhar Lake Town and also Salt Lake City. Sambhar is located along with Sambhar Lake which is the largest saline lake in India. The lake is widespread with saline wetland with water deepness that is fluctuated according to seasons. The Sambhar lake basin is divided by a long dam made of sandstone.

An attraction of Sambhar city is the Albert Hall Museum that has exhibited many sculptures of past times. Following the tradition, many local fairs are conducted here in this region. Those include Shakambhri Mata Ka Mela, Dushera Ka Mela, Nandiya Ji Ka Mela, Devyani Ji Ka Mela, Teja Ji Ka Mela, and Teej-Ganguaur ka Mela. Visitors are facilitated to enjoy Tanga carriages i.e. horse carts, for moving from one place to another. Another place to visit is The Sambhar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is s