A weekend in Jodhpur: Inside Chandelao Garh and the city’s legendary street food trail
The Hindu
From heritage hospitality at Chandelao Garh to a sunrise food walk in the Old City, here is how to spend a perfect weekend in Jodhpur.
A week before I landed in Jodhpur, I was on a hunt for recommendations: of the best street food spots, sights to see, and bazaars to visit. I was not disappointed. Passionate members of a city-based ‘thindi’ WhatsApp group sent meticulously drafted Excel sheets and lists that almost tailor-made my itinerary.
Sheru, the furry host at Chandelao Garh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Armed with these recos, I arrived in Jodhpur on a warm Saturday afternoon all set to head to Chandelao, a village located an hour away, for the weekend. The car made its way through the village before I reached Chandelao Garh, an ancestral home transformed into a boutique heritage hotel by owner Praduman Singh. Here, I was first welcomed by the team’s furry hosts Sheru and Pluto, and then Praduman’s son Veer Singh and daughter-in-law Yashodhara Chauhan.
A room in the ‘mardana’ quarters of Chandelao Garh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
After serving as the ancestral home of the Kumpawat Rathores for centuries, Praduman opened the doors of Chandelao Garh to the world in 1997 (after a careful restoration in 1995) to offer guests an immersive experience of the region. The first guests, he says, was an adventurous Australian biker gang on a pan-India tour. The property has 21 rooms that were former ‘mardana’ (men’s quarters), and stables.
A room at Chandelao Garh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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