Jaipur in the state of Rajasthan, is one of the oldest cities of India. It was founded in the year 1727 by Raja Sawai Jai Singh the second, a warrior astronomer. The old part of the city is surrounded by a huge wall, which has a total of seven gates. This part is known as the 'Pink City', as all the buildings are painted pink in color, the lucky color of the Hindu's.

The city is located in the north-eastern part of Rajasthan. It is situated at a distance of 190 miles or 300 kilometers from Delhi, the capital o India. It is spread across an area of 9.8 square kilometers and has a population of 1.8 million. The city experiences hot and humid summers with temperatures going up to nearly 45ºC. Winters are cold and chilly, with the minimum temperatures being as low as 5ºC. Monsoons are mild over here.

A Jaipur overview clearly points out to the fact, that the tourism industry is one of the most important industries of this city. The ancient monuments, architectural buildings, palaces, museums, gardens and temples, attract a large number of people to this beautiful city every year. Tourists come over here to take a look at the magnificent Hawa Mahal as well as the 27-meter high sundial or the Galtaji Temple. Jaipur is also the seat of India's rich and vibrant culture. People from all across the world come here to attend festivals like Teej Festival, Gangaur and Elephant Festival. Handicrafts are extremely popular in Jaipur. The bangles and silver jewellery of Jaipur are pretty famous amongst the locals as well as the tourists.

Jaipur is famous for its majestic forts, opulent havelis, beautiful lakes and sand dunes. The history of Jaipur takes us about 300 years back in time, when the Mughal empire in India was on the decline. At this time Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in Rajasthan was looking for a safe place to shift the increasing population of Amber and found Jaipur to build the city.

He commissioned Vidyadhar Bhattacharya, a fine architect from Bengal the responsibility of building the city. Jaipur was designed strictly according to Shilpa Shastra, which is the ancient treatise on architecture. Thus Jaipur is considered as the planned city in India. The city has been divided into nine blocks and is encircled by a wall that has seven gates.

Jaipur is also known as the Pink City. Jaipur's date with the pink color goes back to 1905-06, when Jaipur city was getting ready to welcome the Prince of Wales and needed a fresh coat of paint. But the contractor's inability to provide any other color except the pink saw Jaipur washed in pink hue. Since then Jaipur is known as the Pink City.