Jaisalmer Fort :

The fort was built in 1156 when the city was founded. Every part of the fort, from its outer walls to the palace, temples and houses within, is made of soft yellow Jurassic sandstone. The fort is inhabited unlike many other forts in Rajastan, and is protected by strict building codes which ban additional buildings. The walk through narrow windings streets was most pleasant and intriguing.

Next to one of four gates of the fort stands a "death well," which traitors and criminals were thrown down to their doom back in days of yore. The another gateway is now used during festive celebrations, but was once the scene of the gathering of troops, marriage parties, horse sacrifices and the terrible act of "johar" when women choose death rather than dishonor for themselves and their children after their husbands left for the battlefield.