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Jaswant Thada Jaswant Thada is super clean and well maintained. Surrounded by the small amounts of the hill in which the fort wall runs over. The architecture is unique and has all the details about the forerunner and information about them. Beautiful place to chill and relax from the bustling streets. It has a green grass lawn and a small fountain to top the view The Jaswant Thada is a cenotaph located in Jodhpur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was built by Maharaja Sardar Singh of Jodhpur State in 1899 in memory of his father, Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, and serves as the cremation ground for the royal family of Marwar. The mausoleum is built out of intricately carved sheets of marble. These sheets are extremely thin and polished so that they emit a warm glow when illuminated by the Sun. The cenotaph's grounds feature carved gazebos, a tiered garden, and a small lake. There are three other cenotaphs on the grounds. The cenotaph of Maharaja Jaswant Singh dis...