Dausa is a small ancient town named after a Sanskrit word Dhau-sa meaning Beautiful like Heaven.Also referred as Deva Nagri, located around 55 km from Jaipur, and 20 kilometres from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant on Jaipur Agra National Highway. The city was the first headquarter of the former Kachhawaha Dynasty and has much history and archaeological importance linked to it. Situated away from the bustling cities, the town of Dausa offers an authentic rural experience in Rajasthan.
Chand Baori (Stepwell)
7 Kilometers from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant.
Abhaneri 88 kms from Jaipur on the Jaipur-Agra road is another attraction of Dausa, it is believed to be established by Raja Chandra. Originally named as Abha Nagri which means the city of brightness due to mispronunciation it is now called as Abhaneri.
Bhandarej
25 Kilometres from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant.
Bhandarej is located about 65 km from Jaipur, on the Jaipur-Agra highway, and about 10 km from Dausa. Bhandarej, during Mahabharata times, was known as Bhadrawati. The walls, sculptures, decorative lattice work jaalis, terracotta utensils, etc., found in excavations, speak volumes about the ancient splendor of this place.
Harshat Mata Temple
7 Kilometres from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant.
Located 33 kms from Dausa adjacent to the Chand Baori is a temple dedicated to Harshat Mata – the goddess of joy and happiness. As per the legends, the goddess is always cheerful and showers the people with blessings of joy and happiness. Its magnificent architecture and sculptural styles are a delight for the eyes!
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple
25 Kilometres from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant.
Dausa town is surrounded by Mahadev (Shiva) in five directions – Nilkanth, Gupteshwer, Sahajnath, Somnath and Baijnath. Dausa is also known as Devnagri from the nearby Devagiri hill. On the hill is the famous Neelkanth Mahadev temple, which celebrates the popular annual Lakhi fair held in Sawan.
Mehandipur Bala Ji
25 Kilometres from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant.
Temple of Bajrang Bali (Lord Hanuman) is famous for treatment of mentally unbalanced people by the Pretraj. Despite tremendous growth in the medical science in the World, people from all over India still come to get themselves cured here. This temple is 50kms away from Dausa has a lot of religious significance.
Jhajhirampura
30 Kilometres from Janki Palace Hotel & Restaurant.
Jhajhirampura is famous for its natural water tank as well as the temples of Rudra (Shiv), Balaji (Hanuman), and other gods and goddesses. It is situated around 45 km away from the district headquarters, towards Baswa (Bandikui). Surrounded by hills and water resources, this place has natural and spiritual glory.