A Ghantaghar, a huge clock tower, stands at the centre of the market at Jodhpur. In my mother's time, there were camels around the Ghantaghar too, but now, I can barely imagine there being enough room for a goat, let alone a camel!The clock cost three lakhs way back in 1911. One lakh was paid for the making of the clock in London, one lakh was paid to have it installed in Jodhpur, and one lakh was paid to ensure that a clock like that was never made again! From the Mehrangarh Fort, we saw it standing out of the Blue City. That's when I knew I wanted to visit it.As darkness began to fall, we saw it lit up in all its glory. It was magnificent!And, loveliest of all, we read a board there saying that one could climb to the top between about 10:30 and 5:30 on any day except Saturday! So we went back the next day at 4:15, and stayed there for over 45 minutes.Why … [Read more...]