It surprised me that most of the visitors to the Mehrangarh Fort, which is also a museum, were Jodhpuris. Arun, my host father’s brother, told me that he’s visited the Fort numerous times, and the atmosphere there reminded me of a weekend outing at a park. I wonder what makes Jodhpuris return to the Fort again and again.
True, the Jodhpuris get a special local price (I can’t remember what it was but it’s definitely less than the US$6 we paid), and the cool fort is a welcome respite from the heat of the day, but I doubt those are the sole reasons that they keep coming.
Does the beauty of the Fort and its museum instill in the Jodhpuris a sense of their history and culture, or is it the strong sense of tradition in Jodhpur that draws its people to the fort?
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