Kishan Bagh Desert Park Jaipur — Attraction in Jaipur Municipal Corporation

The history of Kishan Bagh started when in January 2016 Jaipur Development Authority(JDA) showed Pradip Krishen a vast barren land at the base of Nahargarh Hills in Vidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur. They sought his opinion on reshaping it into a public park. JDA had already worked on this landscape, and their park project was a disaster. They had created a cactus garden in Kishan Bagh a few years before but the project failed. Having worked on Rao Jodha Rock Park in Jodhpur, Pradip Krishen thought of restoring Kishan Bagh dunes into a natural desert landscape.

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The inspiration for this idea came from his explorations into the desert landscape of western Rajasthan which is called Roee by the locals. Roee landscape is dominated by small shrubs like Seenio (सींणीओ ), Bui (बुई), and Kheemp (खीम्प).

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Seenio is a preferred food for Chinkara deer. This becomes dry during the dry months and when the moisture returns to the air, it becomes green again. This is very similar to the monsoon forests of Aravali Hills. Kheemp grows in and around the sand dunes and grows 7-10 feet. But, on the other hand, has white cotton-like growth and is from the Amaranthus family. One can find all this information on boards installed on either side of...

Wow! The park is an oasis in the city of Jaipur. Beautiful, well kept, clean and gorgeously beautiful! Here you will be witness to the expanse of the beautiful local stones used to make the walkways in the park. The park is adorned with local vegetation. Each stone has a history on how it is formed through billions of years and there are stones on display along with the information. There are many birds to see for bird lovers and they have workshops and nature walks to give you more knowledge about it. You can see beautiful sunrises here and there are various vantage points where you can see the huge park and take beautiful photos.

The park changes looks in summer, monsoon and winters. With greens in monsoons with beautiful bloomed flowers and misty mountains and Brown's in winter.

The park is fairly new and totally a must visit in Jaipur. Request is to keep it clean and not litter in it.

The park has a nominal entrance charge and different hours for different times of the year (like Summers...

Kishan Bagh in Jaipur is a hidden gem that remains unexplored by most people and is just 15 Km from Pink City. The first time I stumbled upon its name was through the intriguing tale of Prince Jagat Singh Of Amer and Mariam Mahal. This prince, son of Mirza Raja Man Singh, defied societal norms and married Mariam, a foreigner who resided in the magnificent palace nestled amidst picturesque surroundings known as Kishan Bagh. The ruins of Mariam Mahal stand as a testament to their love story. Located at the foothills of Nahargarh Fort Hill, I have had the pleasure of hiking through Kishan Bagh's sandy dunes multiple times. It was during one such adventure that I captured an enchanting picture, forever etching this place in my memory. Years later, news spread about Pradip Krishen and JDA developing Kishan Bagh further; Pradip Krishen is renowned for his expertise on trees and local ecology with contributions like Rao Jodha Desert Rock Park in Jodhpur and his acclaimed book...