Fatehpur Shekhawati
Frescoes a French artist spent her life restoring.
- Where
- Sikar, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.0001, 74.9706
Get the Fatehpur Shekhawati stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Fatehpur Shekhawati. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Fatehpur Shekhawati
Mandawa 18 km
Painted havelis on every street in the Shekhawati.
Nawalgarh Painted Havelis 34 km
Merchant houses frescoed inside and out in the nineteenth century, a whole town of them slowly fading.
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary 57 km
A flat saline grassland where blackbuck run in hundreds and harriers roost through the winter.
Harshnath Temple 59 km
A tenth century Shiva temple on a hill near Sikar, broken up by Aurangzeb's men and still worth the climb.
Khatushyamji 82 km
A Shyam temple in Sikar that draws lakhs in Phalgun, the deity being Barbarika of the Mahabharata.
Dhosi Hill 104 km
An extinct volcano in the Aravallis where Chyavana is said to have made the first chyawanprash.
Sambhar Salt Lake 118 km
The largest inland salt lake in India, worked since the sixth century and pink with flamingoes in winter.
Sambhar Lake Town 123 km
Salt pans, flamingos and a narrow gauge line.
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Questions
Where is Fatehpur Shekhawati?
Fatehpur Shekhawati is in Sikar, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mandawa (18 km), Nawalgarh Painted Havelis (34 km), Tal Chhapar Sanctuary (57 km).
How do I get the Fatehpur Shekhawati stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Fatehpur Shekhawati and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Fatehpur Shekhawati before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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